DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Davao Bureau) – There’s maternity leave, and paternity leave. In the Philippines, there is also a lolo leave (grandfather leave.)
Today, President Duterte took a leave of absence, his first since assuming office last July, to visit his new-born grandson.
Duterte’s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte gave birth to a baby boy on Thursday, according to a photo posted by her husband, lawyer Mans Carpio, on Instagram.
Stonefish, the couple’s third child, was born at 12:56 p.m. Duterte was pregnant with triplets but lost two to miscarriage.
The proud lolo was seen all smiles as he visited the nursery.
It wasn’t clear whether the presidents’ leave of absence was with or without pay.
Knowing the president though, that lolo leave probably lasted just a couple of hours and he is now back at work.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has confirmed that President Donald Trump is the new Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Spicer made this announcement earier today in an official tweet:
The Senate confirmed Trump along mostly party lines.
Democrats who opposed the nomination said that Trump is not qualified to be HUD Secretary despite all the Trump properties he has built and developed around the world.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – No one knows exactly how many Filipino nurses are working in the United States. But if the state of California is a window to America, then the answer is: a lot.
It is estimated that 20% all the registered nurses in California are Filipino, a considerably large percentage since Filipinos number only 2.3 million (officially 1.2 million) out of a state population of 38 million.
What is the future of Filipino nurses seeking employment in the U.S., given President Donald Trump’s ‘America First’ policy and his campaign against both legal and illegal immigration?
Well, there’s good news and bad news.
First the good news:
The Trump administration, realizing the high demand for nurses in the United States, has not closed to door to extending immigrant visas specifically to Filipinos. As more and more baby boomers age, requiring skilled nursing services in and out of clinics and hospitals, America definitely needs more licensed nurses.
The bad news:
In addition to passing the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in order to be able to work in the U.S., Filipino nurses applying for immigrant visas must either prove that they intend to marry a U.S. citizen within six months of their arrival in America or that they are already engaged to be married to a U.S. citizen. (Donald Trump sees this as consistent with his America First policy.)
Acceptable documentation could include email correspondence between the visa applicant nurse and his or her U.S. citizen partner explicitly showing a romantic relationship.
More points will be awarded to nurse applicants who can show an engagement ring received by mail from the U.S. citizen partner.
For now, and until the Trump administration voids same-sex marriage in the U.S., same-sex partner relationships will be recognized in the visa application process.
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Davao Bureau) – There’s maternity leave, and paternity leave. In the Philippines, there is also a lolo leave (grandfather leave.)
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