Appeal for Donations of School Supplies
The Blas F. Ople Policy Center received this urgent request for donations of school supplies which we would like to share with possible individual or institutional donors. For those who wish to donate any of the supplies written below, kindly contact the Ople Center at 833-5337 or e-mail us at blasoplecenter[at]gmail.com.
These supplies will enable fifty former child workers to go back to school. The DoLE will tend to their other needs. They just need these school supplies to ease the burden on the children’s parents. Read the story »
Ople Center Aids OFWs In Syria
Last April 10, 2007, Alice Reyes, Marife Carino and Radilyn Bucad, with the help of The Ople Center and the Department of Foreign Affairs, were finally able to come home.
Human trafficking survivor Alice Reyes gives Ople Center President Susan Ople a joyful embrace at the airport.
Jobseekers flock to Ka Blas F. Ople Job Fair
More than a thousand jobseekers trooped to the Blas F. Ople 80th Birthday Commemorative Job Fair held last February 2, 2007 at the Activity Center of Market! Market! Mall in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Read the story »
Ople Shoes Project Featured on Inquirer Front Page
A picture of Ople Center President Susan “Toots” Ople fitting shoes to recipient students graced the front page of the Philippine Daily Inquirer’s Christmas Issue 2006. The banner read, “Ople Shoes distributed to poor Bulacan students.” Read the story »
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Ople Center Helps 137 Bus Drivers File Charges Against CYM International and RJJ LacabaNews Release Blas F. Ople Policy Center April 29, 2009 CYM International, RJJ Lacaba financing company in hot water over recruitment scammsn A...
Ople Center Calls Attention of Government Agencies to 137 Bus Drivers Stranded in DubaiNews Release Blas F. Ople Policy Center April 12, 2009 Filipino community rallies around 137 stranded bus drivers in Dubai; Ople Center...
Ople Center calls on NEDA to explain the government’s economic stimulus plan to thousands of displaced workers, affected OFWs, and trade unionsA non-government organization assisting displaced overseas Filipino workers called on the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)...
RP debaters shine in Asian TournamentPhilippine debaters scored major victories in the recent Asian Universities Debating Championship (AUDC) that pits different schools...
Ople Center warns of higher illegal recruitment cases due to hard times;Laments inadequate manpower to fight human trafficking The Blas F. Ople Policy Center expressed concern that inadequate incomes and...
Ople Center urges call centers to follow OSH guidelines of DoLEFormer labor undersecretary Susan Ople urged the call center industry to follow the guidelines set by the Occupational Safety and Health...
Ople Center initiates online Labor Day petition for free shuttle services for night-shift call center employeesThe Blas F. Ople Policy Center has started an online petition to exert pressure on the call center industry to look after the safety...
Ople Center recommends additional non-wage benefits for May 1The Blas F. Ople Policy Center proposed five specific non-wage benefits that the government can study as part of its package of benefits...
Commentary: Our Women, Their Slaves by Susan OpleFemale migration from rustic rural communities to bustling cityscapes is a daily occurrence, prompted by poverty and driven by the...
Ople Scholar GraduatesRommel C. Lantayao, an Ople Scholar for SY 2006-2007, graduated last March 31, 2007 from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila with...
