Alfredo Salmos, 52, an overseas Filipino worker in Jeddah Saudi Arabia is appealing for help after he was accidentally electrocuted about two years ago in his work. According to Salmos, he was sucked into a 14,000 volts breaker that he was trying to shut down. Salmos has suffered burns and wounds which damaged his face, head and neck. Wounds formed into keloids and hardened scars which make him difficult to move. He is currently jobless due to his condition. Salmos is from Nueva Ecija who moved to Saudi Arabia 30 years ago to earn a living. Salmos said that he has lost communication with his family and that they have moved to another place. He will live with his mother in Nueva Ecija once granted a final exit visa by the Saudi government. On the other hand, Saudi government could not just issue him his exit clearance unless he settles a car that is allegedly under his name. It was learned that Salmos figured in a car accident a decade ago. Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia can help Salmos by providing him food, clothes and financial assistance. Salmos is now being assisted by some OFW friends and the Philippine consulate in Jeddah. You may call Philippine consulate in Jeddah on how to reach Alfredo Salmos at 0555-219-617 ( from the WEB)
Manila slums Families Survive on tossed food scraps : CNN report “pagpag”
Families Survive on tossed food scrapsReal junk food in the Philippines – CNN.com Video. Real junk food in the Philippines – CNN.com Video. In Manila’s slums, the contents of fast food restaurants’ trash bags are turned into whole new meals, called ‘pagpag’
Itaas ang Sahod : Higher minimum wage
President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday rejected anew the proposed P125 legislated wage hike, saying it will cost the jobs of some 527,000 workers. He said a simple computation would show that the P125 minimum wage increase to 40 million Filipino workers would cost the industry P1.43 trillion a year. “Paano po ito babawiin ng mga magbabayad tulad ng mga negosyante? Di po ba itataas nila ang presyo ng mga produkto at serbisyo o di kaya ay magko-cost cutting tulad ng paglay off sa mga empleyado,” he said. “May nagpaliwanag bang may mahigit 527,000 na Filipino ang pwedeng mawalan ng trabaho sa taong ito at sa susunod na taon pag ipinatupad ang ganitong klaseng mungkahi,” he added. Like mo ba ang Sinabi ni Pnoy?