Suspension
Mar 24 2008, Maynard

Many Filipino dreams of going abroad are temporarily shattered as 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are facing delays due to the suspended operations of many local recruitment agencies in the country.

It was dismay for many Filipinos who have...

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