“What drives workers to go abroad is not absolute poverty or unemployment. The majority of the workers who go abroad have skills that are remunerated at levels three to ten times (even more in the case of seafarers) what they can earn here. In fact, the ones who become OFWs are not those ... continue reading
A significant number of participants in Asia do not easily undergo any health treatment when they are ill and majority of them resort to self-medication using medicine, such as Panadol, Losartan, Valsartan, Melbanin, Tylenol, Lisinopril, Zocor, Motrin and vitamins that are easy to access through friends. Some would call home so that their ... continue reading
This article was originally posted at 2019-10-04 17:01:16 La Serena, Chile. — “If we take good care of our women today,” says University of Asia and the Pacific Associate Professor Dr. Veronica Ramirez at the APEC Women and the Economy Forum in La Serena, Chile, “we strengthen the generations that will come after us.” It ... continue reading
[Update: Dr. Veronica Ramirez has been announced as the first prize winner of the 2019 APEC Healthy Women, Healthy Economies (HWHE) Research Prize. Detailed story to follow.] PASIG, Philippines – As the economics of the 21st century makes it ever clearer how essential it is for women to join and thrive in the contemporary workforce, ... continue reading
The Center for Research and Communication (CRC) signed a memorandum of agreement with the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Foundation, Inc., establishing the BPI Professorial Chair for Migration and Overseas Filipino Work (MOFW) last February 3 at the BPI Head Office. BPI Foundation Executive Director Florendo Maranan and BPI President Cezar Consing sealed the ... continue reading
By Veronica E. Ramirez, Ph.D. The Center for Research and Communication, through the BPI Professorial Chair for Migration and Overseas Work, organized the Focus Group Discussion on the Implementation of the No Placement Fee Policy on December 11, 2015 at the University of Asia and the Pacific. Chair Holder, Veronica Esposo Ramirez, Ph.D led the ... continue reading
Dr. Veronica Ramirez, CRC Director for Operations, presented two research papers on migration entitled, “Maximizing Remittances to the Philippines towards Integral Human Development” and “Foreign Students in Philippine Education: Trends and Challenges.” This was at the 2015 International Metropolis Conference in Mexico City on Sept. 8 and 9, 2015, organized by Metropolis Professional Development (MPD) ... continue reading
The Middle East continues to be a leading destination for OFWs, with land-based OFWs reaching 2,473,668 in 2010, and the establishment of 46 Philippine Schools in the region (Ramirez, 2015). Despite their growing number and increasing remittances, minimal research studies have been conducted on the life and work of Filipinos in the Middle East; their ... continue reading
Dr. Veronica Ramirez is now an alumna of Metropolis Professional Development (MPD) as she has completed the Training Programme for Migration and Integration Professionals held at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada from June 23 to 28, 2014. The training was sponsored by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). Metropolis Professional Development (MPD) is a comprehensive training ... continue reading
This post was recovered from an article first posted on 2014-06-20 06:47:27 Strengthening Maritime Education: Issues and Strategies Round Table Discussion Maritime Education RTD participants. Photo by CRC. Maritime Education RTD participants. Photo by CRC. [/caption] CRC held a round table discussion on the theme, Strengthening Maritime Education: Issues and Strategies at the University of ... continue reading
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