Corpus Christi (Latin for Body of Christ) is a Western

Christian feast. Its purpose is to honour the Eucharist, and as such it does not commemorate a particular event in Jesus' life. It is held on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. Its celebration on a Thursday is meant to associate it with Jesus' institution of the Eucharist during the Last Supper, commemorated on Maundy Thursday, and this is the first free Thursday after Paschaltide.[1] In the Ordinary Form of the Roman Catholic Church, the feast is officially known as the Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ. In many English-speaking countries, Corpus Christi is transferred to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday by both Catholics and Anglicans. At the end of the Mass, it is customary to have a Procession of the Blessed Sacrament (often outdoors), followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
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A PUBLICATION OF AND FOR THE FILIPINO CATHOLIC MIGRANTS IN SEOUL ARCHDIOCESE

June 14, 2009

Czarjeff Laban
Last June 7, 2009, the FEWA/SULYAPINOY and Hyehwadong Filipino Catholic Community, gave a plaque of recognition to MS. ESPERANZA C. COBARRUBIAS, or Ms. Pat, as she was fondly called by her friends and the OFWs. Shes now going back home after her two years of service here in the Philippine Embassy, Seoul, South Korea. Labor Attache Delmer Cruz gave a short introduction about her and gave her a wish of goodluck in her return back home.
Ms. Pat Cobarrubias accepting the plaque of recognition from Fr. Alvin, FEWA Pres. Chabok, and LabAtt Cruz.

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The plaque was presented as a grateful recognition to her meritorious contribution in providing the general welfare and well being of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) like EPS workers and the Filipino Community in South Korea and their families in the Philippines. For her commitment in promoting the Programs like Education for Development scholarship, Skills-for-Employment, Bridging, Repatriation and Reintegration Program Campaign for OFWs as Welfare Officer of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration(OWWA). Signed by the following : Sofonias Paragsa, FEWA President; Edward Castro, EIC of SULYAPINOY; Rebensn Recana, Chairman of SULYAPINOY Board, Fr. Alvin Parantar, MSP, FEWA Spiritual Adviser and SULYAPINOY Consultant, and Prof. Emely Dicolen-Abagat, FEWA Adviser and SULYAPINOY Consultant.

The POLO Officials and Staffs and Fr. Alvin together with Ms. Pat Cobarrubias.

Father's Day Prayer

Thank you, friend Jesus, for my father who loves me, for my grandfather who cares for me and for God, my eternal father, who made me and is always with me. How Blessed I am! For fathers, who have given us life and love, that we may show them love and affection today and all days, we pray to God, our Father. For fathers who have lost a child through death, that they may find hope, and solace in your never ending love, we pray to you, O God, our Father. For fathers who have died, that God may welcome them into that peaceful place that is without ending, we pray to you, O God, our Father. God our Father, in your wisdom and love you made all things. Bless those fathers who have taken upon themselves, the responsibility of parenting. Bless those who have lost a spouse to death ... or divorce who are parenting their children alone. Strengthen them by your love that they may be and become the loving, caring persons they are meant to be. Grant this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Bevi Tamargo What is a father? A father is a very strong and protective figure in our lives. A father provides and gives strength. God the Father embodies the essence of all these roles. He is strict but merciful. Just but forgiving. He is our provider and source of strength. Fathers day is a day when we remember our fathers. It is a special day to thank God in His role as our Heavenly Father.

We thank Him for all the many ways He manifests Himself as a Father in our lives, and through many different people. Most of the time through own fathers. But at other times in other people who may act as fathers to us. Like people who give us practical sense and advice in times of confusion.

And it is a time to remember and thank our own Fathers for their sacrifices and their strength. For their leadership and their hardwork. And most of allfor their love...a love that would put their children before themselves.

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PAGNINILAY:
Fr. Maxell Lowell C. Aranilla
May ibat ibang tanda at larawan ang dalisay na Pag-ibig. Sinasabing ito ay malaya at tapat. Malaya sapagkat hindi ito bunga ng pamimilit o dahas. Tapat sapagkat ito ay hindi pangmadalian lamang bagkus ito ay pangmagpakailanman. Ang pag-ibig ni Jesus ay pawang malaya at tapat. Malaya sapagkat maari niya sanang piliing hindi na lamang sumailalim sa paghihirap na hindi naman niya sana pagdaanan kung hindi niya ipinagpatuloy ang pangangaral hinggil sa Kaharian ng kanyang Ama. Sa huli, pinili pa rin niyang panindigan hanggang sa kamatayan ang makapagliligtas sa sanlibutan. Maari naman niyang itatwa at bawiin ang kanyang pag-angkin sa pagiging Anak ng Diyos at Mesias. Subalit bunsod na rin ng dalisay niyang pag-ibig, minarapat niyang sumailalim sa kaparusahan sa salang paggawa ng kabutihan. Tapat sapagkat kahit sa huling saglit ng kanyang buhay, bago pa man ang kanyang huling hininga, tinawag niya ang kanyang Ama, at sa kanyang mga kamay inihabilin ang kanyang kaluluwa matapos sabihing ang lahat ay naganap na. Masasabi nating bukod sa malaya at tapat ang pag-ibig ni Jesus, higit pa rito, ito ay mabunga, ito ay nagbunga. Buhay na buhay ang pag-ibig ng Diyos sa pagdiriwang ng Banal na Eukaristiya o Misa. Ang pagdiriwang na ito ay hindi isang paggunita, palabas o pagsasadula lamang. Buhay na buhay si Jesus sa Eukaristiya sapagkat ang kanyang buhay na katawan at dugo sa anyong tinapay at alak ang ating tinatanggap. Magugunita na sa kanyang huling hapunan, na binanggit rin sa ating Ebanghelyo ngayong araw na ito, kanyang winika Ito ang aking katawan, ito ang aking dugo na iniaalay para sa inyo Gawin ninyo ito bilang pag-alaala sa akin. Ang pagalaalang ito at pagsasang-ayon ay hindi basta isang kahapon na pilit na ginagawang ngayon. Ang salitang binitawan ni Jesus ay isang tanda ng pag-ibig at pangakong magpasawalang-hanggan. Buhay ang pag-ibig ng Diyos. Buhay ang Diyos sa Sakramento ng Eukaristiya. Kung paanong tinanggap ng mga apostol si Jesus, gayundin tinatanggap natin siya sa Misa.
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CATHOLIC FAITH:
A bout thirty years ago there were two brothers who got married. One was a tidy man who married a tidy wife and they had a tidy family. The other was a more carefree man who married a more carefree wife and they had a large family. Soon after marriage an enterprising salesman was able to convince both families to invest in all 24 volumes of the Encyclopedia Britannica. The first brother built a glass case with a lock and key for the precious books. The message was given to the children that these were precious books and were to be used with care, better wash your hands, and dry them carefully before touching the books, and then return them carefully after use, or Mom and Dad will be very displeased. In the other house the books were just stacked on the floor at the side of the living room. I remember once visiting this house and I saw the three year old son using the Encyclopedia Britannica! He could not reach the food on the table so he brought over the volumes and stacked them to make a stairs to get to the food! By four he was looking at the pictures. In a few years he was using the books to help him in his grade school, high school and college assignments. If an argument arose in the family, the books were frequently consulted to add new information and resolve the issue. try of Jesus. He reached out to people at mealtime; he broke down barriers by sharing meals with publicans and prostitutes; he manifested himself at meals. The Gospels tell us that he shared a fellowship meal with his disciples a short time before he died. The early church re-membered, were reconnected with Christ by a simple cultic celebration of the same meal. In this meal they recalled how Jesus took bread, blessed it, broke it and gave it to his disciples. So too Jesus takes each person and blesses them, sets them apart for his service. In fulfilling this call we will be broken. It is only when we are broken and know that we are needy that the Lord can make his home in us.

In time the practice developed of taking the Eucharist to those who, because of sickness, could not be present at the celebration. The sacred hosts were reserved for the sick. Later, they came to be reverenced - because they were the real sacramental presence of Jesus. While this devotional development has a logic and a value, it also has it's danger. The danger is that "the real presence" becomes too identified with the hosts in the tabernacle. The bread that Jesus spoke of as taken, blessed, broken and given was something more than that, it was a living bread immersed in the midst of life. There is great danThe first family has now grown up ger in having a too-holy-to-beand left the nest. The books are as touched God. It is so much good as new in their glass case easier to love Jesus really preand the owners are looking for sent in the Blessed Sacrament someone who may buy them. The than to love him in an irritable second family has also grown up mother-in-law or a cantankerand left the nest. The Encyclopeous neighbor. We will miss the dias are old and tattered, marked real presence of Jesus if we with ice-cream and coffee stains. ignore that presence found in the heart of each person. Nobody in the family would think of selling the books and nobody outside would think of buying them. The books had This is the presence that we are present to when we meditate, and being present to this also brings us to a richer suffered the love of a generation of children, they had beunderstanding of Eucharist. come part of them and in doing so had lost their own beauty. If you were an encyclopedia, which would you like to be at the end of your life: spick and span, untouched by Source: life, or, worn and used, kicked about and loved by life? This tendency to put what is precious away in an untouchable place of reverence can also be seen regarding the Eucharist, the Body of Christ, the feast we celebrate today. It is clear that meals were of great importance in the minisTaken from Sundays into Silence - A Pathway to Life. Copyright 1998 by Claretian Publications Reflections by Fr. Gerry Pierse, C.Ss.R. http://www.bible.claret.org/liturgy/sundays/cycleB/

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KARUNUNGAN:
Bro. Allan Rodriguez

(Hango sa Ebanghelyo) Ang alaala o pag-aalaala ay napakasimple lamang at kadalasan hindi na natin ito binibigyang-halaga. Ngunit kung ang tao ay nagkaroon ng amnesia o may sakit na pagkalimot o Alzheimer, doon pa lamang natin malalaman na siya ay nasa kalunos-lunos na kalagayan. Kung mawawala ang ating alaala, nangangahulugan na ito ay pagputol ng ating kaugnayan sa nagdaang panahon. Kung magkagayon, hindi na natin makikilala pa ang ating katauhan. Ang bawat isa ay mayroong alaala. Hindi lamang ito pag-iimbak ng ibat ibang karanasan bagkus bahagi ito ng ating pagkatao na nagiging sanhi upang mapanatili natin ang ating pakikipaglaban sa kasalukuyan at panghinaharap. Mayroon tayong tinatawag na social memory ang pinagbabahaginang alaala ng isang lipunan. Ang pinagbabahaginang alaalan na ito ang siyang bumubuo ng pamayanan tulad ng maliliit na samahan ng mga pamilya o angkan o maging malaking tribu o bansa.

miyembro. Ipinaalaala ni Pablo na ang kanilang mga gawi at kilos ay pagtaksil sa alaala ng gabing kung kailan si Jesus ay ipinagkanulo. Ibinigay ni Jesus ang kanyang katawan at dugo bilang pagkain para sa mga disipulo, at iyon din ang katawan at dugo na kanyang ibinigay mula sa krus nang sumunod na araw. Itoy isang tradisyong iniingatan ng ebanghelistang si Juan nang ilarawan niya ang paghuhugas ni Jesus ng paa ng mga disipulo, isang gawain mapagkumbaba at pagsasakripisyo. Ang pag-aaway ng mga taga-Corinto ay isang pagtataksil sa alaala kung kaya ngat inaanyayahan sila ni Pablo magising at hintayin ang bawat isa. Ang pagkakahati-hati at pag-aaway ay pagtataksil sa katawan ng ating Panginoon maging sa sakramento at komunidad ng mga mananampalataya.

Sa Bibliya, ipinahahayag ang pagpaparami ng tinapay at ng dalawang isda, at ang pagpapakin sa napakaraming tao. Ang pagkuha ni Jesus sa tinapay, pagtingala sa langit, paghahati ng tinapay, at pagpapasa nito ay tulad din ng gawain niya sa Huling Hapunan. Ang alaala ng pagpapakain sa limang libong tao kung gayon ay tumutukoy sa Eukaristiya ng Huling Ating ipinagdiriwang ngayon ang Dakilang Kapistahan ng Katawan at Dugo ni Kristo. Ito ay pagdiriwang Hapunan nang ibinigay ni Jesus sa huling pagkakataon ng Sakramento ng Eukaristiya kung saan pinagsasalu- ang tunay na tinapay na nagmula sa kalangitan Naihahalintulad ito sa milagro na ginamit ni Juan bilang han natin ang Katawan at Dugo ni Jesus bilang pagpanimula sa pagpapahayag niya kay Jesus bilang Tinakain ng ating buhay. Ang Eukaristiya ay pasasalamat, pay ng Buhay. sakripisyo, komunyon, pag-aalaala ayon sa kung anong aspeto ng sakramento ang nais nating bigyangAng pelikula ni Zhang Yimous The Road Home, ay diin. Sa kapistahang ito ay binibigyang-pansin natin isang halimbawa ng lakas at ganda ng alaala. Nan gang ang anamnesis o pag-aalaala. Sa tuwing ang mga guro ng isang malayong baryo sa Tsina ay namatay, Kristiyano ay natitipon, upang ipagdiriwang ang Eupinagpilitan ng asawa niya na iprusisyon ang kanyang karistiya, kanilang ipinagdiriwang ang anamnesis ng labi tungo sa kanilang bayan. Nang dumating ang takPanginoon hanggang sa muli Niyang pagbabalik. Ang dang araw, ang mga naging estudyante niya mula sa binabalikang-tanaw ay hindi lamang ang pag-aalaala ibat ibang lugar ay nagbata ng lamig habang tinatahak ng kahapon, bagkus ang buhay, ang pinagsamanila ang lugar ng paglilibingan. Dahil dito, masasabi na samang alaala upnag mapanatiling buhay sa pagdiriang guro ay naging simbulo ng walang kamatayang wang at patuloy ang paghubog ng buhay ng komunialaala sa kanyang asawa at anak at maging sa buong dad. Makikita natin ito sa anamnesis ng Huling baryo. Hapunan ni Jesus na ibinigay ni Pablo sa komunidad ng mga unang Kristiyano sa Corinto. Ang komunidad ay may banta ng pagkakahati-hati. Ang pagdiriwang ng kanilang Eukaristiya ay nahahati dahil sa pag-aaway, pang-aabuso at di pagtanggap sa mga mahihirap na
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Sa Bawat Tatay
ni Amie Sison

PAGSUSUMAMO
ni Bro. Joel Tavarro

SALAMAT PO ITAY
ni Michael Balba

Sa bawat Ama dito sa mundo Isang pagpupuri ang para sa inyo Lalo na sa mga Amang Migranteng Pilipino Saludo ako sa paghahanapbuhay ninyo.

Makapangyarihang Diyos, sa Iyo akoy lumalapit Sapagkat marapat lamang na sa Iyo ay kumapit Upang ang kaligtasan ko ay aking makamit Masaganang pagpapalay tunay na masulit.

Labis akong nangungulila Sa iyo, O amang minumutya Di mapigilan, pag-agos ng mga luha Pagkat hinahanap ko, iyong pagkalinga.

Tanggap ko namang wala ka na Minsan kung dumarating ang kahinaan Pamilya ay huwag sanang kalilimutan At anak ang maging sentro ng pagmamahalan Sa takdang panahon uuwi sa pamilyang iniwan. Ang paglingkuran Ka ay bukal sa aking puso Anong ligaya, kung presensiya Moy nadarama ko Pasakit at pagpapagal, mistulang naglalaho Dahil ang pangalan Mo, matibay na sandata ko. Noon ay hindi ko gaanong naipadama Kung gaano ka sa akin kahalaga Sapagkat sa ibang bansa ako ay nagpunta Sa mga Amang gumagabay sa kababayan Taas noo ako sa inyong nasimulan Upang huwag mainip at bisyo'y maiwasan Dapat kang ipagmalaki at bigyan ng karangalan. Sa tuwing nababalisa, Ikaw ang nangingibabaw Kaya ang mga desisyon koy umaaliwalas, lumilinaw Plano ay nagtatagumpay dahil sa Ikaw ang gumagabay Sa kaguluhan at pagkalito, kapangyarihan Mo ang umaalalay. Kaya naman napalayo, sa iyo aking ama. Alam kong sa langit, ikaw ay maligaya Ngunit di ko mapigil, pagluha ng mga mata Kapag ikaw Itay ay aking naaalala.

Kung ako sana ay isang mang-aawit Ikay hahandugan ko, ng nais mong himig Kung ako ay pintor, sana ay aking iguguhit Larawan mong punong-puno ng pag-ibig.

Hindi madali ang mangingibang bansa Tulad ng mga Ina na mayroong tiyaga Trabaho, habang tayo ay nangungulila Pagmamahal, pagmamalasakit, at pagkalinga.

Sa Iyoy naninikluhod na huwag akong pabayaan Sapagkat ako ay mahina at walang kakayanan Lahat sa akin ay hiram, buhat sa Iyo ang pinanggalingan Tanging patnubay Mo, sa akiy nagbibigay kalakasan.

Bilang isang manunulat, sa tula idinaan Pasasalamat sa iyo, aking amang hirang Maraming salamat, dakila ka Itay Ikaw, aking ama ay walang kapantay.

Mula sa aking puso, Salamat po Itay sa lahat Isa kang biyayang, sa langit nagbuhat Kahit ngayoy wala ka na ama naming liyag Ngunit sa isip at pusoy lagi kang kayakap.

Mga Amang may iba't-ibang papel sa lipunan Hindi alintana ang anumang kapaguran Upang pamilya ay mapaglingkuran Tagumpay ng pamilya kanilang karangalan.

Dala Mong mabuting balita, nais kong panghawakan Mga pangakong hindi nagbabago, ibig kong makamtan Tugon sa problemat pagdarahop, Ikaw ang kalutasan Yaring pagsusumamo, naway makarating sa Iyong luklukan.

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Importance of Father's Day

Father's Day festival is considered extremely important as it help acknowledge the contribution of fathers to individual families and to societies as large. Besides observance of Father's Day provide children an opportunity to express love and respect for their fathers. The sentiment goes a long way in strengthening father-child relationship and consequently in the emotional development of a child. History of Father's Day The idea of celebrating Father's Day Festival was given by Ms Sonora Dodd, a loving daughter from Spokane. Her father Henry Jackson Smart single-handedly raised Sonora and five of her siblings after the death of her mother during childbirth. When Sonora attended a Mother's Day Sermon in 1909, she thought that if there is the day to honor mother then there should also be a corresponding day to honor fathers. Sonora worked relentlessly for years to ensure that the idea of Father's Day becomes a reality. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge first recognized Father's Day. In view of the massive popularity of the festival, in 1972, President Richard Nixon established a permanent national observance of Father's Day to be held on the third Sunday of June. Over the years, the concept of celebrating Father's Day spread beyond geographical boundaries. Today, millions of children across the world express gratitude for their dads as they celebrate Father's Day festival. Significance of Father in our Lives Many people laughed at Sonora Dodd when she gave the concept of having a Father's Day, as traditionally, only mother is regarded as the sole nurturer of a child. The role of father is often relegated to a secondary status as compared to a mother. But all of us know that father is just as important for a child as the mother is. If mothers are the heroes of child rearing, significance of father in the development and emotional well being of a child is no less. Children depend on their father for their spiritual, emotional, physical, financial and social well being. For daughters, father is the ideal man in the world and also the first man they adore, while for sons, father is an idol and the strongest man they aspire to emulate. Though traditionally father is seen more as a provider and guide for children, the scenario appears significantly changed in nuclear family culture of today. With most husband and wife working, fathers in present times are as involved in child rearing job as the mothers are. Today, most fathers do not shy away from changing nappy or taking the difficult task for putting the baby to sleep. This cultural change is helping in strengthening father-child relationship and consequently in emotional development of a child and building of stronger family bonds. Significance of Father's Day Festival Father's Day festival give us the opportunity to express thanks to our Daddy for all their unconditional love and affection. Observance of Father's Day makes fathers feel that their contributions are acknowledged in the society and also by their children. They feel proud of themselves ! Besides by celebrating Father's Day, children come closer to their father. For, most often children take love of their parents for granted. Celebration of Father's Day makes them ponder for a while on the important role their father play in their life. This helps them appreciate the selfless care and protection provided by their father and hence they come emotionally closer to their dad. Children must therefore take full opportunity of the day and express their gratitude for fathers with all their heart. The best way to do so is to do small things that daddy appreciates and by saying I love you, Papa with a gift of beautiful flower.
Source: http://www.fathersdaycelebration.com/importance-of-fathers-day.html

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MGA LIBRENG KONSULTA AT GAMOT Doty Hospital42-5 Eung-am-dong, Unpyeong-gu, Seoul 122- 906, tel. no. (02)385-1477 Joseph Clinic - 423 Yeungdongpo-dong, Yeung dongpo-gu, Seoul 150-030, Mon.-Fri. 1pm-9pm, Tel. No.(02)2634-1760 Raphael Clinic - inside Tong Song High School, every Sun. , 2-6 pm. National Medical Center Dongdaemun Tel. No. 2260-7062 to 7063 Seoul Medical Center Gangnam Tel. No. 3430-0200 MIRIAM COUNSELING CENTER For Migrant Women 50-17 Dongsoong Dong Chongrogu Seoul 110-809 near Maronnier Park. Tel #(02) 747-2086 E-mail: kcwc21@jinbo.net (KCWC) Office hours: MonFri. 11 am-5 pm Sat. day off Sun. 3 pm-6 pm Activities: Emotional/ spiritual counseling Womans rights and labor issues Korean language/culture study (men and women are welcome).
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KAILANGAN SA PAGPAPABINYAG

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Birth certificate ng batang bibinyagan 2X2 ID pictures (2 pcs) Application formipasa ito sa Catholic Center isang linggo bago dumating ang takdang araw ng binyag.

Katekismo sa binyag na ginaganap tuwing ika-10 ng umaga, araw ng linggo (mismong araw ng binyag). Tanging ang mga pangalan ng mga nakadalo ng katekismo ang mailalagay sa Baptismal Certificate. Ang bilang ng mga ninong at ninang ay hindi dapat lalabis sa dalawampu. Ang lahat ay pinakikiusapang isaisip ang angkop na pananamit para sa okasyon. KAILANGAN SA PAGPAPAKASAL
Birth Certificate ng mga ikakasal Status of singleness from Census (notarized) Parents consent as proof of singleness (notarized) Baptismal Certificate for marriage purposes Confirmation Certificate for marriage purposes Passport (xerox copy) Pre-Cana seminar na gaganapin bago ang takdang araw ng kasal. Makipagugnayan po lamang sa Catholic Center para sa schedule.

MIGRANT CENTERS
Guri Pastoral Center Ansan Galilea Center Suwon Emmaus Center Friends Without Borders Counseling Office Gasan, Song-uri International Community Uijungbu, Nokyangdong Migrant Center Masok Chonmasan Migrant Center Bomun, Seoul Foreign Workers Labor Counseling Office
MGA IMPORTANTENG PAALAALA

031-566-1141 031-494-8411 031-257-8501 032-345-6734/5 031-543-5296 031-878-6926 031-593-6542 02-928-2049/924-2706 PANAWAGAN PARA SA MGA NAGPAPABINYAG Tinatawagan ang pansin ng lahat ng mga di pa nakakakuha ng Baptismal Certificates ng kanilang mga anak. Maaari na ninyong kunin ang mga ito sa Catholic Center tuwing linggo sa ganap na alas 9:00 ng umaga hanggang ika 12:00 ng tanghali, at sa ganap na ika 4:00 hanggang ika 5:00 ng hapon. Maliban po lamang sa tuwing ikadalawang linggo. Ng bawat buwan. Makipagugnayan po kay Rebeck Beltran (010-8671-2761) o kay Edison Pinlac:

Mga kailangang dokumento sa paga-asikaso ng mga reklamo tungkol sa sahod: 1. Pay Slip or any other proof of payment of salary 2. Daily Time Record (DTR) if available, or self-made record of daily work attendance specifying Regular Working hours, Overtime, and Night Differential. 3. Labor Contract 4. Bank Book/ Passbook 5. Alien Card and Passport
SA LAHAT NG MAY E-9 VISA PARA PO SA LAHAT NA MAY E-9 VISA, MAY TATLO PONG TANGING DAHILAN UPANG PAYAGAN KAYONG MAKALIPAT NG KUMPANYA. ITO PO AY ; 1. KAYO AY DALAWANG BUWANG HINDI PINAPASAHOD 2. KAYO AY PISIKAL AT VERBAL NA SINASAKTAN, o di kayay 3. BANKRUPT O LUGI ANG KUMPANYA

BAGONG TALAAN NG SAHOD PARA SA MGA EPS JANUARY 1, 2009-DECEMBER 31, 2009 44 Hours/week (6 days) with 19 persons below Per Month Per Day Per Hour OT Per Hour ND Per Hour 904,000 won 32,000 won 4,000 won 6,000 won 2,000 won

40 Hours/Week (5 days) with 20 persons above Per Month Per Day Per Hour OT Per Hour 836,000 won 29,857 won 3,732 won 5,598 won

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ALL LEADERS LEAGUE IN KOREA Grand Prizes Ticket Nos. 1st 2nd 3rd Jing Poblete Ulak Seoul Benji Obaldo 006136 006236 003575 Solicitor Zeny Madlangbayan Ulak Seoul Daboy

PANAWAGAN Ang mga taong ito ay hinihiling na makipag-ugnayan sa POLO Office ng Philippine Embassy, sa lalong madaling panahon sa telepono bilang (02)3785-3634 o (02)3785-3624, o magsadya ng personal sa kanilang tanggapan. Hanapin lamang si OWWA Officer Pat Cobarrubias. Kung sino man ang nakakakilala sa mga taong ito, ipagbigay alam lamang po sa kanila o ibigay ang address o telepono sa POLO Office: Joel Capacio Bausing, Marilou C. Abenes, Minero B. Caben, Jufel Barry B. Ratillo, Renato Barro Cabang, Herbert Baldos Montaner, Ronie Cablayon, at Mario Buquel PAUNAWA Nakarating sa kaalaman ng Embahada na may mga kababayan tayo sa Korea na nagsasanla ng kanilang pasaporte sa ibang tao o groupo para makautang . Ito po ay mahigpit na ipinagbabawal sa ilalim ng batas ng Pilipinas sa dahilan na ang pasaporte ay pag-aari ng Pamahalaan ng Pilipinas. Ipinaala sa lahat na mapipilitan ang Embahada na ipaalam sa Department of Foreign Affairs sa Manila ang mga pangalan ng mga kababayan natin para maimbestigahan. Ang parusa sa paglabag sa batas ng hustong gamit ng pasaporte ay cancellation of passport by the Secretary of Foreign Affairs .

5 Consolation Prize 1.Mischelle Basina 2.Michael Reyes 3.Lizel Atienza 4.Kuya Boy 5.Tauloy 002802 007279 005542 004737 001615

Sa lahat po ng organisasyon at sa lahat ng sumuporta,maraming maraming salamat po at God Bless us all!

ULIRANG AMA 2009

Tumatanggap na pa po ng mga nominasyon sa tatanghaling ULIRANG AMA ngayong 2009. Ang mga nominado ay mayroong mga ganitong katangian: isang Katoliko at kasal sa Simbahan (maaring solong magulang subalit kasal sa Simbahan); dalawang (2) taon ng migrante sa Korea o sa ibang bansa; may maayos na buhay moral; mahuhusay ang mga anak sa tulong at gabay ng ama; may kakaibang istilo ng pagiging ama; at aktibong nagsisimba at isinasabuhay ang kanyang pananampalataya. Ang huling araw ng pagbibigay ng mga nominado ay sa ika 10 ng Hunyo. Makipag-ugnayan kay Ely Torres (016-783-5023) o sa kahit na sinong miyembro ng Council.

JUNE SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

June 6 June 7 June 12 June 14 June 27 June 28 Prayer Vigil BEC/Core Group Formation Independence Day Ulirang Ama/Fathers Day One Philippines Exhibit One Philippines Exhibit Council Meeting GINOO, BINIBINI, AT GINANG KALINANGANG FILIPINO 2009

Downloadable Forms If you need the following forms:

Tumatanggap nap o ng mga pangalan ng mga nais sumali sa G, Bb at Gng Kalinangang Filipino 2009. Ang mga sumusunod ang batayan sa pagpili ng mga kandidata: 1. A Filipino citizen 2. 18-35 years of age (para sa G at Bb candidates) 3. 20-55 years of age (para sa Ginang candidates) 4. a Catholic 5. Married in the Church (para sa Ginang candidates) 6. With good moral standing
Makipag-ugnayan lamang kay Mike Panlilio (010-8685-4161) o kay Roger Amboy (010-7263-1972).

One Philippines Invitation for Korean Employers Check the website: http://www.sambayanan.org/forms.php?id=54

Baptismal form Confirmation form Volunteers application form Registration for One Philippines Job/Referral Form for Korean Companies in Phils Reemployment form for EPS Workers

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Philippine and Korea Labor execs renew MOU on EPS

Despite being shaken by the global economic crunch, Korea will continue to hire Filipino workers. This after Labor Secretary Marianito D. Roque and his Korean counterpart, Minister Lee Younghee, signed on 30 May 2009 the Memorandum of Understanding on the Employment Permit System (EPS) which could send up to 5,000 OFWs to Korea within the next ten months.

Maligayang pagdiriwang ng 111th Anniversary ng ating bansa! I understand that this years Independence Day Theme is: Kagitingan, Kagalingan at Kasipagan Tungo sa Tunay na Kalayaan. Where beWitnessed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and South fore our heroes fought to gain political freedom, today, we must use Korean President Lee Myung-bak, the two labor chiefs signed the our sense of community and solidarity to gain freedom from economic MOU at the Blue House, venue of the bilateral meeting between Ardeprivation. royo and Lee.
Today, we are faced with a global economic crisis. In the Philippines we were fortunate to have taken tough measures several years ago which have helped stave off the worst of the global economic crisis. Roque expressed elation over the agreement because despite the economic slowdown and the job losses among domestic employees, Korea will continue to hire Filipino workers. This reflects the confidence of Korean employers in Filipino workers, Roque averred.

In a recent survey conducted by the Korea Labor Ministry, We raised revenues, cut down on smugglers, increased collection and Filipinos ranked first in terms of ability to adopt to the Korean society took the new revenue and invested heavily in long overdue physical and second in communication skills. and human infrastructure. Even with that, we had to invest new money and delay balancing our budget by a year or two in order to pump more money into the economy and to provide relief for the poor who are hardest hit. Next, we developed a track of expanding our domestic demand. This decreased our reliance on exports. Our exports to GDP ratio now is 28.5 percent against 49.0 percent in year 2000. Under the new MOU, the minimum standards set by the Philippine government, such as free accommodation, are ensured thru the POEAs authority to review contract offers of employers. It likewise minimizes pre-departure cancellation of employment contracts and pre-termination of existing ones by disqualifying employers as well as workers with derogatory records.

Filipino workers also will continue to enjoy pension coverage pursuant to the National Pension Law and shall be entitled to equal As a result of our dramatic reforms, our GNP grew 8.0 percent in treatment with that of Korean workers, including minimum wage and 2007. In 2008, when two-thirds of the world went into recession, we insurance protection. sustained GNP growth of 6.1 percent. In the 1st quarter of 2009, our GNP still grew by 4.4 percent. Our unemployment only increased from Aside from the MOU on EPS, the two labor chiefs signed an 7.4 percent in 2008 to 7.8 percent. MOU on Labor and Manpower Development which provides, among Ganumpaman, the pain and disruption of the current global contagion others, for the training of workers on-site to better prepare them for hurts. And the poorest among us are those who hurt the most. But we their eventual return to the Philippines. There will be exchanges, too of trainers and experts and development of curricula to improve vocacan take heart in the fact that there are tentative signs of recovery in tional education and training. the biggest international market -- the U.S. There are early signs of improvements in consumer spending and consumer confidence with greater stability in the financial sector and an up-tick in manufacturing. Nobel laureate Paul Krugman, a widely followed economist due to his New York Times column, and others see recession bottoming out this year. Hopefully this represents the beginning of a rebound in the U.S. and in the global economy. Your services and constant remembrance of your motherland and the Philippines form an important part of our countrys social and economic growth. Sa lahat ng Pilipino sa lahat ng dako ng mundo, Mabuhay! Source: http://www.philembassy-seoul.com/news_details.asp?id=225
Labor Secretary Marianito D. Roque and his Korean counterpart, Minister Lee Younghee,

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