With the president of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, visiting Qatar, Filippinos in Qatar have been in the news recently.
According to their President, reported on Filippino news site Balita, it is good news for them. Instead of potentially losing their jobs in Qatar due to the world credit crunch, she believes that there are a further 37,000 jobs available for them here.
These jobs would be coming at a time when expat workers in other countries are being made redundant.
However, not every Filipinno is confident about the future, as this Al Jazeera video below shows...
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