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Swine Flu and our OFWs

Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Susan Ople in OFW Corner, Personal Essays 0

Just as we were starting to see streaks of light and life in a moribund global economy, Mexico was zapped with swine flu and now the world is feeling the shakes from a possible pandemic.
The implications of a swine flu pandemic on our own little corner of the world are enormous.
Right now, international travel is [...]

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Conditional Cash Transfers for Children of Displaced OFWs

Posted on 22. Mar, 2009 by Susan Ople in OFW Corner 0

The Blas F. Ople Policy Center issued a press release today proposing a program on conditional cash transfers to help children of displaced OFWs stay in school. The cash transfers will be contingent on the following conditions: 1) enrollment this coming schoolyear; and, 2) monthly medical check-ups for children enrolled in this program.
The text [...]

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