1.   Filipino workers specialize in Hopi kachina dolls as well as Zuni inlaid jewelry.

2.   The Filipino Express reported on local Filipino domestic workers who fall victim to violations of labor laws.

3.   Only Roland Ulla, a Filipino worker at a scuba diving resort, remains in captivity.

4.   Overseas Filipino workers are the biggest foreign exchange earners for the country.

5.   President Fidel Ramos ordered the new plans to issue permits as he lifted the ban after Singapore officials agreed to help protect Filipino workers.

6.   Philippine officials also forbade the deployment of more maids to the city-state, which is one of the biggest employers of Filipino domestic workers.

7.   Philippine officials have become sensitive about the plight of Filipino workers abroad following the controversial execution for murder of another maid, Flor Contemplacion, in Singapore in March.

8.   Philippine officials have become sensitive about the plight of Filipino workers abroad following the execution for murder of another maid, Flor Contemplacion, in Singapore in March.

9.   Philippine President Fidel Ramos held talks with government and business leaders Monday as part of a trip that includes efforts to seek better conditions for Filipino workers.

10.   Philippine President Fidel Ramos promised Filipino workers in Hong Kong on Monday that their compatriots will not be forced to seek jobs overseas because of poverty at home.