PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT OFFICES

1. MALACAÑANG PALACE: official website of the President of the Philippines (with links to different cabinet ministry offices);
2. HOUSE OF SENATE: official website of Philippine Senators;
3. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: official website of Philippine Congressmen;
4. SUPREME COURT: official website of the Philippine Supreme Court;
5. DOLE (Department of Labour & Employment);
6. POEA (Philippine Overseas Employment Administration):
7. DIRECTORY of POEA officials;
8. DIRECTORY of POEA Regional Offices in the Philippines;
9. OWWA (Overseas Workers Welfare Administration) - NOTE: still under construction;
10. TESDA (Technical Education and Skills Development Authority);
11. POLO (Philippine Overseas Labour Office) - offices of our Labour Attaches around the globe;
12. DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs);
13. Philippine Embassy and/or Consulate Offices around the globe;

• DzAR 1026 MHz AM RADIO: listen to "PARADA OFW ... Trabaho at Kapakanan" - every Sunday 2:00PM (Manila Time) - this is a weekly radio program of PARADA (Phil. Association of Recruitment Agencies Deploying Artists) - and get updates about job orders, Filipino Entertainers (OPAs) to Japan, etc.
• In MANILA: Call Tel#s:(02)6382226/6382234/6382239(telefax). Send ur msgs/greetings/comments via SMS/text to:2299 by typing [DZAR<SPACE>your Name<SPACE>your Message] then SEND, or CHAT/CALL toll-free via Skype:@ DzAR_studio!
• INQ7 (an Inquirer & GMA-TV Network Company);
• The Manila Bulletin Online;
• net25 - Feed your mind (official radio & TV station of the Iglesia ni Cristo);
• The Philippine Journal (Journal Group);
• The Asahi Shimbun (English version) Japanese Newspaper;
• The CHINA POST (Taiwan's English Daily) Online;
• The TAIPEI TIMES;
• TAIWAN GLOBE (latest news from WN network);

MATER ET MAGISTRA (Mother and Teacher) by John XXIII, 1961 - Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII issued on May 15, 1961;

PACEM IN TERRIS (Peace on Earth) by John XXIII, 1963 - Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII on "Establishing Universal Peace in Truth, Justice, Charity and Liberty" issued on Holy Thursday, April 1, 1963; and 

CENTESIMUS ANNUS (The Hundred Years) by John Paul II, 1991 - Encyclical Letter of Pope John Paul II on the 100th Anniversary of Rerum Novarum.

1. Can you explain what is meant by the common good?;
2.  When I hear language like “serve the common good” I begin to worry about personal freedom. Some talk about the common good sounds an awful lot like socialism. Isn’t the common good a socialist idea?;
3. What do you mean by solidarity?;
4. Among the key social institutions is the state. What is the role of the state according to CST? What are those norms governing the state's role?;
5. Can we summarize subsidiary to mean that "smaller is better" or "the less government the better"?;
6. Among the basic rights of labor which CST has proposed is that of a just wage. What is meant by a just wage?;
7. Is the church's teaching on capitalism one of approval or disapproval?;
8. Has the teaching on private property evolved over the years?;
9. What does CST mean by the just war tradition?;
10. What is the remedy for the gap between rich and poor?; and
11. What is "integral development"?

1. SEARCH for your friends, classmates, or relatives on-line! NAME DATA-BASE serves anyone that's on-line (NOTE: you may register on-line for quick-search);
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4. DATA-BASE OF WORLD FLAGS;
5. FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERSION WEBSITE: convert foreign currencies in Philippine Pesos (as well as all other currencies in the world);
6. FREE TRANSLATION ONLINE: Translate in different languages with ease;
7. ROTARY INTERNATIONAL: the official website;
8. FENG SHUI: Master Rao's Chinese Horoscope official website;
9. These welding tips are meant to be helpful hints;
10. HUMAN TRAFFICKING: what you need to know about Human Trafficking;
11. TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL: anything you need to know about global-corruption;
12. TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL (Philippine-Chapter): anything you need to know about corruption in the Philippines;
13. REAL AGE: you may not be acting at your REAL AGE, take the test by CLICKING HERE;
14. EARLY CHRISTIAN WRITINGS: books about Christianity that were written that were, or were not, included in present-day BIBLE;
15. DEBATE ON JUDEO-ISLAMIC-CHRISTIANITY: an Arab Psychologist (Dr. Wafa Sultan) based in Los Angeles shares her thoughts about these three (3) predominant religions in the world over Al-Jazeera Television (NOTE: entire debate is spoken in Arabic language w/English sub-titles);
16. The Death of a Muslim Woman: "The whore lived like a German" an international observation;

1. The LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES (provision on overseas employment);
2. PRIMER or Introduction COPY of the 2002 Revised POEA Rules and Regulations on Overseas Employment of Landbased Workers (with helpful Q&A discussions);
3. Full-Text COPY of the 2002 Revised  POEA Rules and Regulations on Overseas Employment of Landbased Workers;
4. REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042: or better known as Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995;
5. POEA data-base of Memorandum Circulars issued during the years covered Y1997 to Y2003;
6. POEA data-base of Memorandum Circulars issued during Y2004;
7. POEA ADVISORY on "How to avoid illegal recruitment";
8. BAGONG BAYANI AWARDS Official Nomination Form - nominate an OFW to become next year's BAGONG BAYANI (New Hero);
9. POEA Compendium of Overseas Employment Statistics (OFW Global Presence);