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Magandang araw, kabayan. Today is a proud one, and a useful one. Filipino students just won the country's first gold at the Asia-Pacific AI Olympiad, the free AI courses built for OFWs are closing in a few days, and verified jobs are open for applications right now. | |||||||||
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Win of the Day
Filipino students just won gold in AI, on the country's first tryAn eight-member Filipino high school team won gold, silver, and two bronze medals at the first Asia-Pacific Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence. On June 27, students from across the country sat a single six-hour exam against more than 100 of the sharpest young minds in the Asia-Pacific. Team Philippines finished sixth of 18 countries on its debut, and Noe Nathan Arreza of Philippine Science High School earned an individual gold. The results were announced in the first week of July. Why it matters AI is already reshaping the jobs our readers are chasing. This is proof that Filipino talent can compete for the highest-value work in the world, and that it starts young. Read how Team PH did it -> | |||||||||
Opportunities This Week OFW Training Free AI courses for OFWs close July 15. The DMW and TESDA K2K program offers free, certified AI and data courses built for returning and current OFWs, with job facilitation included. Pre-registration closes on July 15, so this is the week to sign up. Requirements are light: 18 and up, high school graduate, and basic computer skills. See the K2K courses and enroll -> OFW News New protections for Filipino seafarers took effect. A new DMW standard employment contract for seafarers took effect July 3 under the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. It raises grade 1 disability compensation to about US$66,000, guarantees at least 10 rest hours in every 24, and defines abandonment so that unpaid wages of two months or more trigger a seafarer's rights. If you or a family member works at sea, these are now the floor, not the ceiling. Read what changed for seafarers -> Skills Start free digital literacy tonight. If a full AI course feels like a big step, TESDA's online 21st Century Skills track has free, self-paced digital literacy courses you can start on a phone tonight. They are the base layer every AI course builds on. Open the digital literacy courses -> OFW Safety Two recruiters arrested over fake Poland jobs. A June 30 DMW entrapment operation in Manila caught two recruiters who collected more than ₱300,000 in fees for factory and welder jobs that did not exist, and the unlicensed office was closed. Before any payment, verify the agency license and the approved job order directly with DMW. | |||||||||
Verified Apply Links Stay safe: legitimate overseas jobs are DMW-licensed. Verify any agency at dmw.gov.ph and never pay a placement fee upfront. No license, no deal.
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Salamat for reading, kabayan. Today's small move: if you or an OFW you love qualifies, start the K2K sign-up before the July 15 cutoff, then send one application.
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