– “Moonlighting” or black work up to 500 euros now allowed legally in Belgium without having to pay taxes.

– Seafarer’s contract seen & signed only at Manila airport shortly before departure. We discussed the difference of contract offers in Europe.

– Let us all pray for the safety of the Filipino people while the Philippines is being hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), the most powerful storm on the planet in 30 years. 

– First snow has fallen yesterday in Signal Botrange in the High Fens, the highest point of Belgium, located in this region at only 694 metres (2,277 ft) with temperature of about 1°C, as reported by weatherman David Dehenauw.

– The unmasking of thousand pedophiles, including thirteen Belgians, using the virtual Filipino girl Sweetie (10) is a great success. Many countries expressed gratefulness for the early start of a large-scale research.