Pinoys In Poland

CULTURAL ORIENTATION IN POLAND Petsa: Linggo, 09 Setyembre 2018 Oras: Ala 1:00 ng hapon Deadline para magpalista sa pagdalo o pagsali (R.S.V.P) : Lunes, 03 Setyembre 2018. Ang mga dadalo ay nire-request na mag-RSVP at mag-email sa pe.warsaw@gmail.com o tumawag kay Ms. Mariia Hruzetska +48 694 491 661. Pakiusap na galangin at sundin ang panuntunan ng Embahada para sa seguridad at sa ihahanda na munting meryenda. Ang hindi po makakapag-RSVP ay hindi po maaring lumahok. MGA KARAGDAGANG ANUNSYO PARA SA LINGGO, 09 SETYEMBRE May "special session" on Basic Polish Ipanapabatid rin po ng Embahada na si Ginang Marissa Daniszewska ay manganganak sa susunod na buwan. Ang mga kababayan po na nais magbigay ng token o regalo para sa kanyang baby boy ay maaring dalhin at deretsong iabot kay G. Daniszewska sa Linggo, 09 Setyembre 2018. Magkakaroon din po ng mini-baby shower. Ang kaganapan na eto ay upang itaguyod ang kulturang "bayanihan" nating mga Filipino.

The Balikbayan Privilege Program as instituted by Republic Act 6768 (amended by Republic Act 9174) was launched by the Philippine Government to attract and encourage overseas Filipinos to come and visit their motherland. This is in recognition of their contribution to the economy of the country through the foreign exchange inflow and revenues that they generate. The program allows visa-free entry to the Philippines for a period of one (1) year for foreign passport holders, with the exception of visa-required nationals. The term "balikbayan" shall mean A former Filipino citizen with foreign passport and members of his/her family. The term “family” shall mean the spouse and minor children of the balikbayan (who are not balikbayan in their own right) who are travelling to the Philippines together with the balikbayan A Filipino citizen who has been continuously out of the Philippines for a period of at least one (1) year from the date of last departure and their fa

LTO Certification of Philippine driving license for DFA authentication is primarily done to enable the Filipino applicant to apply for a foreign driving license abroad Holders of Philippine driver’s licenses applying for conversion to a Polish driving license have to secure a certification directly with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in the Philippines. The requirements for securing the LTO certification is as follows, as per the LTO website ( www.lto.gov.ph ): I’m currently out of the country and I would like to request for copies of my driver’s license records in the Philippines. How can I obtain this? With reference to your query, hereunder is the requirements and procedures to wit: The authorized representative here in the Philippines may file your written request at LTO, License Section, W -10, East Avenue, QC; Certification Fee is P100.00; State your purpose (Note from the Embassy: please state purpose as “conversion to foreign license”); For easy reference,

CULTURAL ORIENTATION IN POLAND Petsa: Linggo, 09 Setyembre 2018 Oras: Ala 1:00 ng hapon Deadline para magpalista sa pagdalo o pagsali (R.S.V.P) : Byernes, 31 Agosto 2018. Magemail sa pe.warsaw@gmail.com o tumawag sa 694 736 488 RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF OFW IN POLAND Petsa: Linggo, 30 Setyembre 2018 Oras: Alas 1:00 ng hapon Deadline para magpalista sa pagdalo o pagsali (R.S.V.P) : Byernes, 15 Setyembre 2018. Mag-email sa pe.warsaw@gmail.com o tumawag sa 694 736 488

Armed Forces Day, known also as the Feast of the Polish Armed Forces (Polish: Święto Wojska Polskiego), is a national holiday celebrated annually on 15 August in Poland, commemorating the anniversary of the 1920 victory over Soviet Russia at the Battle of Warsaw during the Polish–Soviet War. This year, the military parade (over 2 thousand soldiers and 101 aircrafts) will be held on ‘Wisłostrada’ Street along the Vistula river (Wybrzeże Gdańskie and Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie Streets). The military parade will start at 1 pm next to the Multimedia Fountain Park (Sanguszki Street), and will finish at 3 pm at the intersection with Karowa Street. The Wisłostrada Street will be closed for car traffic from Most Grota-Roweckiego bridge to Most Łazienkowski bridge (from 11 pm, August 14 until 5 pm, August 15).

EVENT/ KAGANAPAN: POLISH LANGUAGE LESSON Petsa: Linggo, 26 Agosto 2018 Oras: Alas 2:00 hanggang Alas 4:00 ng hapon Deadline para magpalista sa pagdalo o pagsali (R.S.V.P) : Lunes, 20 Agosto 2018 Mag-email sa pe.warsaw@gmail.com o tumawag sa 694 736 488 Ang pagpapalista po ay para maihanda ng Pasuguan ang bilang ng libro, notebook at ballpen na kakailanganin ng mga nagrehistro sa Polish Language Lesson. Wala pong "on the spot" na pagpaparehistro sa klase.

THE Department of Labor and Employment was asked to investigate the alleged recruitment of Filipinos who were already gainfully employed in Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong to work in Poland. The scheme known as “third-country” recruitment was exposed by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) following complaints from Filipino household service workers (HSWs) in Hong Kong, Singapore and Cyprus. The HSWs were lured into transferring to another country like Dubai, Mongolia, Turkey and Russia only to find out later that their conditions of employment were miserable or worse, that the offered jobs were non-existent. Recruitment through a third country is illegal because neither the recruiter nor the employer has authorization from the Philippine government. The Lilac Center for Public Interest said the jobs being offered in Poland were real and mostly in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors. However, it warned Overseas Filipino Workers not