Monthly Archives: August 2019

Govt blacklists foreign recruiters; suspends erring agencies

Twenty-one foreign recruitment agencies and direct employers were blacklisted and 19 erring local recruitment firms were suspended or whose licenses were canceled in a continuing bid by the government to rid the overseas placement industry of misfits, the labor department reported over the weekend. Administrator Bernard Olalia of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said cleansing the industry is part of the intensified

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Events in Japan during September

1. Kinchakuda Higanbana Field The symbol of early autumn, Higanbana flower (red spider lily)’s biggest field in Japan is located in Saitama Prefecture, which is only 1 hour away from Tokyo. 5 million burning hot flowers spark from mid-September. Date: mid-end September 2. Ultra Japan The biggest EDM festival, ULTRA JAPAN 2019 is back in Tokyo. Don’t miss the party with

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Seasons in Japan

As Japan is a long collection of islands stretching out over thousands of kilometers, the climate varies considerably from the northern island of Hokkaido (summer mild and short; winters long with heavy snowfall) to the southern subtropical island of Okinawa. Even in Japan’s mainland, there are appreciable differences in climate and weather between the western Japan Sea coast, which gets

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Filipino Qualities

There may be negative traits that are common to many Filipinos, such as crab mentality (envy and insecurity), mañana habit (procrastination) and tardiness, that are hindering our country’s progress and human development index. But on the other side, we also have several positive traits that make us one of the most admirable people on Earth. The following good habits make the Filipinos great

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Japanese Culture

The culture of Japan has changed greatly over the millennia, from the country’s prehistoric Jōmon period to its contemporary modern culture, which absorbs influences from Asia, Europe, and North America. Strong 9,000-year-old ancient Han Chinese cultural influences, including the 8,000-year-old ancient Han Chinese writing script, are still evident in traditional Japanese culture as China had historically been a global superpower, which has resulted in Japan absorbing

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Philippine Culture

The culture of the Philippines is a combination of cultures of the East and West. Filipino identity was created primarily as a result of pre-colonial cultures, colonial influences, and foreign traders intermixing and gradually evolving together. In pre-colonial times, the Philippines was a divided set of nations, islands, and tribes being ruled by their own kings, chieftains, lakans, rajahs, datus,

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