A version of the recorded video shown at a UN Conference. The uploader has captioned the video full of sentiments. Notice the Vice President's Seal of Office was blocked out by a yellow circle, a color associated with the VP's Liberal Party.
More than 500 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) voiced grave concern for their own safety after Vice President Leni Robredo delivered a controversial recorded speech before a UN conference, painting a ghastly but misperceived image of the Philippines. The Filipino workers complained that the speech led their employers to question and harass them in their workplaces.
Government officials said OFWs in Italy, Canada and UK reported being questioned and ostracized by employers and colleagues “because of Robredo’s malicious video message."
![Is It True That Leni Robredo's UN Video Puts OFWs At Risk? More than 500 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) voiced grave concern for their own safety after Vice President Leni Robredo delivered a controversial recorded speech before a UN conference, painting a ghastly but misperceived image of the Philippines. The Filipino workers complained that the speech led their employers to question and harass them in their workplaces. Government officials said OFWs in Italy, Canada and UK reported being questioned and ostracized by employers and colleagues “because of Robredo’s malicious video message." “Many OFWs complained the past few days because they are harassed by their employers... they could not work properly because they are being confronted on the killings here,” the official said in a dzRJ forum in Makati City. Most of the complaining OFWs, he added, are working in the health sector. In the video message, Robredo claimed Filipinos have become “hopeless and helpless” against the killings, among other opinions she raised on President Duterte’s war against illegal drugs. Volunteers, bloggers and lawyers are drafting an impeachment complaint using economic sabotage as ground. Some of the lawyers created a unified email address so they could consolidate their evidence and other needed data. The group includes political science professor Antonio Contreras, lawyers Trixie Angeles, Bruce Rivera, and Tom Berenguer. They call themselves the Impeach VP Leni Team. They are currently reviewing one of Duterte’s speeches that asked people to stop impeaching the Vice President as he might have said “step it up” and not “stop it.” The assistant secretary for DILG, Epimaco Densing III, said the Philippine economy was affected by what Robredo did. “If it did not affect our economy and OFWs, maybe we would have just dismissed it… but her audience was the international community. This is too much,” Densing said. Robredo’s comments, he added, led to the country’s loss of grants and investments. This is reportedly aside from the negative impact on tourism and the planned cancellations of trade privileges to the European Union. This has also led to massive protests in the capital of Manila, as well as in other cities nationwide. OFWs around the world also posted protests on social media.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguEhqCeFE5fZhwHxI5_YPnZa2Tf7CPySeOs0H5L7MVoguJs60xlWCi89GZnsGMtk9J19mjy91sIbG9o0xNDjOmDozII80hEi-Jw28NfcYfl85WQM4PYuxEic5D_rW58WCpKHN0/s400/Slide2.JPG)
“Many OFWs complained the past few days because they are harassed by their employers... they could not work properly because they are being confronted on the killings here,” the official said in a dzRJ forum in Makati City.
Government officials said OFWs in Italy, Canada and UK reported being questioned and ostracized by employers and colleagues “because of Robredo’s malicious video message."
“Many OFWs complained the past few days because they are harassed by their employers... they could not work properly because they are being confronted on the killings here,” the official said in a dzRJ forum in Makati City.
Most of the complaining OFWs, he added, are working in the health sector.
In the video message, Robredo claimed Filipinos have become “hopeless and helpless” against the killings, among other opinions she raised on President Duterte’s war against illegal drugs.
Volunteers, bloggers and lawyers are drafting an impeachment complaint using economic sabotage as ground. Some of the lawyers created a unified email address so they could consolidate their evidence and other needed data.
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Prof. Antonio Contreras shares experiences of OFWs around the world, as affected by the VP's contoversial UN Speech on extra-judicial killing. |
In the video message, Robredo claimed Filipinos have become “hopeless and helpless” against the killings, among other opinions she raised on President Duterte’s war against illegal drugs.
Volunteers, bloggers and lawyers are drafting an impeachment complaint using economic sabotage as ground. Some of the lawyers created a unified email address so they could consolidate their evidence and other needed data.
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The Impeach VP Leni Team of Lawyers and Volunteers |
The group includes political science professor Antonio Contreras, lawyers Trixie Angeles, Bruce Rivera, and Tom Berenguer. They call themselves the Impeach VP Leni Team. They are currently reviewing one of Duterte’s speeches that asked people to stop impeaching the Vice President as he might have said “step it up” and not “stop it.”
The assistant secretary for DILG, Epimaco Densing III, said the Philippine economy was affected by what Robredo did.
“If it did not affect our economy and OFWs, maybe we would have just dismissed it… but her audience was the international community. This is too much,” Densing said.
Robredo’s comments, he added, led to the country’s loss of grants and investments. This is reportedly aside from the negative impact on tourism and the planned cancellations of trade privileges to the European Union.
![Is It True That Leni Robredo's UN Video Puts OFWs At Risk? More than 500 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) voiced grave concern for their own safety after Vice President Leni Robredo delivered a controversial recorded speech before a UN conference, painting a ghastly but misperceived image of the Philippines. The Filipino workers complained that the speech led their employers to question and harass them in their workplaces. Government officials said OFWs in Italy, Canada and UK reported being questioned and ostracized by employers and colleagues “because of Robredo’s malicious video message." “Many OFWs complained the past few days because they are harassed by their employers... they could not work properly because they are being confronted on the killings here,” the official said in a dzRJ forum in Makati City. Most of the complaining OFWs, he added, are working in the health sector. In the video message, Robredo claimed Filipinos have become “hopeless and helpless” against the killings, among other opinions she raised on President Duterte’s war against illegal drugs. Volunteers, bloggers and lawyers are drafting an impeachment complaint using economic sabotage as ground. Some of the lawyers created a unified email address so they could consolidate their evidence and other needed data. The group includes political science professor Antonio Contreras, lawyers Trixie Angeles, Bruce Rivera, and Tom Berenguer. They call themselves the Impeach VP Leni Team. They are currently reviewing one of Duterte’s speeches that asked people to stop impeaching the Vice President as he might have said “step it up” and not “stop it.” The assistant secretary for DILG, Epimaco Densing III, said the Philippine economy was affected by what Robredo did. “If it did not affect our economy and OFWs, maybe we would have just dismissed it… but her audience was the international community. This is too much,” Densing said. Robredo’s comments, he added, led to the country’s loss of grants and investments. This is reportedly aside from the negative impact on tourism and the planned cancellations of trade privileges to the European Union. This has also led to massive protests in the capital of Manila, as well as in other cities nationwide. OFWs around the world also posted protests on social media.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vTsbKIt4h8H0wk5bNCIZ-q1WwI1D08KsrbVf1Hw-nO_msuazmWlM_ESsh6pkDg2LS8nDY0-ZMHO8bpj_MDqRXAcRoPGVU4mAxh15lxAZ2SXo-CzR_Whczk7KCxndcpYmVl_vZYxP_l=s0-d)
This has also led to massive protests in the capital of Manila, as well as in other cities nationwide. OFWs around the world also posted protests on social media.
![The OFWs are the reason why President Rodrigo Duterte is pushing through with the campaign on illegal drugs, acknowledging their hardships and sacrifices. He said that as he visit the countries where there are OFWs, he has heard sad stories about them: sexually abused Filipinas,domestic helpers being forced to work on a number of employers. "I have been to many places. I have been to the Middle East. You know, the husband is working in one place, the wife in another country. The so many sad stories I hear about our women being raped, abused sexually," The President said. About Filipino domestic helpers, he said: "If you are working on a family and the employer's sibling doesn't have a helper, you will also work for them. And if in a compound,the son-in-law of the employer is also living in there, you will also work for him.So, they would finish their work on sunrise." He even refer to the OFWs being similar to the African slaves because of the situation that they have been into for the sake of their families back home. Citing instances that some of them, out of deep despair, resorted to ending their own lives. The President also said that he finds it heartbreaking to know that after all the sacrifices of the OFWs working abroad for the future of their families they would come home just to learn that their children has been into illegal drugs. "I made no bones about my hatred. I said, 'If you do drugs in my city, if you destroy our daughters and sons, I'll just have to kill you.' I repeated the same warning when i became president," he said. Critics of the so-called violent war on drugs under President Duterte's administration includes local and international human rights groups, linking the campaign on thousands of drug-related killings. Police figures show that legitimate police operations have led to over 2,600 deaths of individuals involved in drugs since the war on drugs began. However, the war on drugs has been evident that the extent of drug menace should be taken seriously. The drug personalities includes high ranking officials and they thrive in the expense of our own children,if not being into drugs, being victimized by drug related crimes. The campaign on illegal drugs has somehow made a statement among the drug pushers and addicts. If the common citizen fear walking on the streets at night worrying about the drug addicts lurking in the dark, now they can walk peacefully while the drug addicts hide in fear that the police authorities might get them. Source:GMA {INSERT ALL PARAGRAPHS HERE {EMBED 3 FB PAGES POST FROM JBSOLIS/THOUGHTSKOTO/PEBA HERE OR INSERT 3 LINKS} ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com SEARCH JBSOLIS](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOmrN4I6TTvDmLPifHSAUarMP6-2dcknT9f96ZQEo5UE8inbaDDI2ucubjJBAVURJn1b7jyC257L98AzuiNniwXDi4Hrl4_GRI7tqz3WrbgJAcoX3VYCg66Wt5p6nAkdfYMTaWA/s640/000000000000000000000000000000000.png)
![The Philippine government has pledged to repatriate some 5,000 overseas Filipino workers from Saudi Arabia. This comes days after the Saudi Government launched a new initiative to rid the country of illegal workers and residents. See 90-Day Amnesty For Illegal Workers In Saudi Arabia Starts. Read To See If You Are Qualified. In a press statement, DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said: "This is our top priority. We will do our best to process their travel documents as soon as possible.” A team of labor officials is on process to be deployed to Saudi Arabia as soon as possible. They will set-up three processing centers where OFWs can go to facilitate their repatriation while the 90-day amnesty is still in effect. These will be in Riyadh, Al Khobar and Jeddah. The group will be headed by POEA OIC Dominador Say, who is also the DOLE Undersecretary. As for the cost of repatriation, the Saudi Government made it clear that they will not shoulder the cost this time, unlike the amnesty program that was implemented in 2016. As such, the Duterte administration has pledged to pay for the plane tickets of OFWs who are qualified under the amnesty program. Anyone who wants to get a free ride home should register with the processing centers stated above. Also, DOLE and OWWA, along with the Local Employment Bureau, will provide livelihood assistance for the repatriated OFWs. The 90-day amnesty, which began March 28, covers undocumented workers with no or expired iqamas or residence permits; and those who escaped from or were abandoned by employers. Overstaying individuals of Hajj, Umrah, or those with expired visit-visa holders are also included in the amnesty. The amnesty applications are free and there will be no jail sentences or monetary penalties to be paid. No objection certificates will also be waived and those who are approved will be given exit visas. To avail of amnesty, holders of valid Passports and Travel Documents and know their Iqama numbers must apply for appointment online via the Ministry of Interior’s website. Those without travel documents or expired travel documents must go the the embassy first to secure a valid travel document before registering with the Ministry of Interior. The expatriate must leave the country before the deadline. They will be exempted from the effects of the "Deportee Fingerprint System" which is a database of deported individuals. Persons listed in the database are banned from entering GCC Countries for a given amount of time. However, undocumented OFWs who have pending police cases or warrants, unpaid traffic violations, and bank obligations cannot avail of the amnesty.Those who will be caught after the 90-day amnesty will be subject to prison sentence, a fine of up to SR100,000 and deportation.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7zvdBgDouFSEkda__3hs_Xaprox1muf67QOibRcvqz4Sg45kILHnzJCqbOP1cnDXsgiJv1vmPU7x9F0-HEkbB__Kd5OOTNRatCljuPnTou9zf088onSyupVRjRrkK7zvQ9m6/s1600/5K.png)
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The assistant secretary for DILG, Epimaco Densing III, said the Philippine economy was affected by what Robredo did.
“If it did not affect our economy and OFWs, maybe we would have just dismissed it… but her audience was the international community. This is too much,” Densing said.
Robredo’s comments, he added, led to the country’s loss of grants and investments. This is reportedly aside from the negative impact on tourism and the planned cancellations of trade privileges to the European Union.
This has also led to massive protests in the capital of Manila, as well as in other cities nationwide. OFWs around the world also posted protests on social media.
Duterte: Our OFWs are My Inspiration on War on Drugs
![The OFWs are the reason why President Rodrigo Duterte is pushing through with the campaign on illegal drugs, acknowledging their hardships and sacrifices. He said that as he visit the countries where there are OFWs, he has heard sad stories about them: sexually abused Filipinas,domestic helpers being forced to work on a number of employers. "I have been to many places. I have been to the Middle East. You know, the husband is working in one place, the wife in another country. The so many sad stories I hear about our women being raped, abused sexually," The President said. About Filipino domestic helpers, he said: "If you are working on a family and the employer's sibling doesn't have a helper, you will also work for them. And if in a compound,the son-in-law of the employer is also living in there, you will also work for him.So, they would finish their work on sunrise." He even refer to the OFWs being similar to the African slaves because of the situation that they have been into for the sake of their families back home. Citing instances that some of them, out of deep despair, resorted to ending their own lives. The President also said that he finds it heartbreaking to know that after all the sacrifices of the OFWs working abroad for the future of their families they would come home just to learn that their children has been into illegal drugs. "I made no bones about my hatred. I said, 'If you do drugs in my city, if you destroy our daughters and sons, I'll just have to kill you.' I repeated the same warning when i became president," he said. Critics of the so-called violent war on drugs under President Duterte's administration includes local and international human rights groups, linking the campaign on thousands of drug-related killings. Police figures show that legitimate police operations have led to over 2,600 deaths of individuals involved in drugs since the war on drugs began. However, the war on drugs has been evident that the extent of drug menace should be taken seriously. The drug personalities includes high ranking officials and they thrive in the expense of our own children,if not being into drugs, being victimized by drug related crimes. The campaign on illegal drugs has somehow made a statement among the drug pushers and addicts. If the common citizen fear walking on the streets at night worrying about the drug addicts lurking in the dark, now they can walk peacefully while the drug addicts hide in fear that the police authorities might get them. Source:GMA {INSERT ALL PARAGRAPHS HERE {EMBED 3 FB PAGES POST FROM JBSOLIS/THOUGHTSKOTO/PEBA HERE OR INSERT 3 LINKS} ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com SEARCH JBSOLIS](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHOmrN4I6TTvDmLPifHSAUarMP6-2dcknT9f96ZQEo5UE8inbaDDI2ucubjJBAVURJn1b7jyC257L98AzuiNniwXDi4Hrl4_GRI7tqz3WrbgJAcoX3VYCg66Wt5p6nAkdfYMTaWA/s640/000000000000000000000000000000000.png)
How To Avail - Duterte Admin To Provide Free Tickets For OFWs
![The Philippine government has pledged to repatriate some 5,000 overseas Filipino workers from Saudi Arabia. This comes days after the Saudi Government launched a new initiative to rid the country of illegal workers and residents. See 90-Day Amnesty For Illegal Workers In Saudi Arabia Starts. Read To See If You Are Qualified. In a press statement, DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said: "This is our top priority. We will do our best to process their travel documents as soon as possible.” A team of labor officials is on process to be deployed to Saudi Arabia as soon as possible. They will set-up three processing centers where OFWs can go to facilitate their repatriation while the 90-day amnesty is still in effect. These will be in Riyadh, Al Khobar and Jeddah. The group will be headed by POEA OIC Dominador Say, who is also the DOLE Undersecretary. As for the cost of repatriation, the Saudi Government made it clear that they will not shoulder the cost this time, unlike the amnesty program that was implemented in 2016. As such, the Duterte administration has pledged to pay for the plane tickets of OFWs who are qualified under the amnesty program. Anyone who wants to get a free ride home should register with the processing centers stated above. Also, DOLE and OWWA, along with the Local Employment Bureau, will provide livelihood assistance for the repatriated OFWs. The 90-day amnesty, which began March 28, covers undocumented workers with no or expired iqamas or residence permits; and those who escaped from or were abandoned by employers. Overstaying individuals of Hajj, Umrah, or those with expired visit-visa holders are also included in the amnesty. The amnesty applications are free and there will be no jail sentences or monetary penalties to be paid. No objection certificates will also be waived and those who are approved will be given exit visas. To avail of amnesty, holders of valid Passports and Travel Documents and know their Iqama numbers must apply for appointment online via the Ministry of Interior’s website. Those without travel documents or expired travel documents must go the the embassy first to secure a valid travel document before registering with the Ministry of Interior. The expatriate must leave the country before the deadline. They will be exempted from the effects of the "Deportee Fingerprint System" which is a database of deported individuals. Persons listed in the database are banned from entering GCC Countries for a given amount of time. However, undocumented OFWs who have pending police cases or warrants, unpaid traffic violations, and bank obligations cannot avail of the amnesty.Those who will be caught after the 90-day amnesty will be subject to prison sentence, a fine of up to SR100,000 and deportation.](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7zvdBgDouFSEkda__3hs_Xaprox1muf67QOibRcvqz4Sg45kILHnzJCqbOP1cnDXsgiJv1vmPU7x9F0-HEkbB__Kd5OOTNRatCljuPnTou9zf088onSyupVRjRrkK7zvQ9m6/s1600/5K.png)
DID LENI ROBREDO REALLY SAID THAT SHE WILL RESIGN IF SHE WINS AND WITH DUTERTE AS THE PRESIDENT?
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