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Friday, December 07, 2018

No More Opening Of Bags In The Airport—Duterte

"You know if there is an improvement in public service in the airport, one is that there will be no more inspection for bags that come in." It is a statement from President Rodrigo Duterte following another incident of the alleged baggage pilferage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that victimizes the passengers especially the overseas Filipino workers (OFW).
The president said that he would prefer minimizing human contacts in checking and screening of the baggage.
"You know if there is an improvement in public service in the airport, one is that there will be no more inspection for bags that come in." It is a statement from President Rodrigo Duterte following another incident of the alleged baggage pilferage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) that victimizes the passengers especially the overseas Filipino workers (OFW). The president said that he would prefer minimizing human contacts in checking and screening of the baggage. Ads Sponsored Links President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday bags of travelers will no longer be opened during airport screening and "human contact" would be minimized. The President then made a joke about how bringing in contraband like dynamite, bullets, and marijuana would be okay, but that the police and the members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) would be waiting for them outside the airport. He also said that there would be no more human contact in airport immigration. By this, he was most probably referring about the newly installed eGates at the airport which is now operational. he said. Duterte said that in his years as a public servant, he has seen how poorly the overseas Filipino workers are being been treated. He recalled one instance where he witnessed an OFW who arrived from Hong Kong with a small TV being charged a fee the worker could not afford. The President said he nearly got into a fight with the airport personnel over the way the OFW was treated. The president also reiterated that he does not like any form of oppression among the Filipino people, especially on his presence. Filed under the category of public service, inspection, President Rodrigo Duterte, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, overseas Filipino workers

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President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday bags of travelers will no longer be opened during airport screening and "human contact" would be minimized.

The President then made a joke about how bringing in contraband like dynamite, bullets, and marijuana would be okay, but that the police and the members of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) would be waiting for them outside the airport.

He also said that there would be no more human contact in airport immigration. By this, he was most probably referring about the newly installed eGates at the airport which is now operational. he said.

Duterte said that in his years as a  public servant, he has seen how poorly the overseas Filipino workers are being been treated. He recalled one instance where he witnessed an OFW who arrived from Hong Kong with a small TV being charged a fee the OFW could not afford.

The President said he nearly got into a fight with the airport personnel over the way the OFW was treated.
The president also reiterated that he does not like any form of oppression among the Filipino people, especially on his presence.
Filed under the category of public service, inspection, President Rodrigo Duterte, Ninoy Aquino International Airport, overseas Filipino workers

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Sometimes, OFWs and families are getting into inevitable situations like a loss of loved ones who work abroad. If your OFW family or relative died overseas, here is the procedure provided by the DFA. Take note that this procedure is only applied to documented overseas Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia only. Whether they died a natural cause or under unfavorable circumstances, it is very important that their remains be repatriated immediately Ads Sponsored Links Should such a thing happen, according to the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh, here is the procedure to be followed: 1. The sponsor should inform the family of the deceased of the death and secure a Letter of Acceptance for remains. 2. The sponsor should secure the medical report and death notification of the deceased from the hospital where the Filipino died or where his remains were brought to. 3. The sponsor should report the death to the Police station having jurisdiction over the case to obtain its endorsement for the issuance of the death certificate of the deceased. 4. The sponsor should submit to the Embassy four (4) copies each of the following documents: the death certificate; the medical report; the Police Report (if the Filipino died of unnatural causes, such as work-related or road traffic accidents, or cases wherein there was foul play) photocopy of the passport of the deceased; and list of the personal belongings of the deceased. 5. After completion of these requirements, the Embassy will then issue its No Objection Certificate. The fee for the Certificate is SAR 100.00. 6. The sponsor of the deceased will then present the Embassy’s No Objection Certificate to the concerned Police authorities to the secure the following letters from the said office: the Saudi Passport Office; the hospital morgue; the airport; the Immigration Office; the Customs Office; and the cargo company. 7. The sponsor must go to the Passport Office for the issuance of the exit visa of the deceased. 8. The sponsor should proceed to the airline and the cargo company to secure the flight booking and to arrange the shipment of the personal belongings of the deceased to the Philippines. 9. The sponsor should then inform the Embassy of the confirmed flight details of the shipment of the remains of the deceased. 10. The sponsor will proceed to the Hospital morgue for the release of the human remains of the deceased for transport to the airport. For further inquiries, please contact telephone number (009661) 480-3662 or send an email to atn-remains@riyadhpe.com or sor@philembassy-riyadh.org. Please note that it is the employer who is primarily responsible to process the above-stated documents. The Saudi Labor Law, Article 40, states that : The employer shall bear the costs of the foreign workman’s recruitment, the fees for issuance and renewal of his residence and work permits, as well as the attendant delay fines, profession change fees, exit and re-entry visa fees, and return ticket to the workman’s homeland upon termination of the relationship between the two parties. The workman shall bear the costs of his return to his homeland if he is found unfit for work or if he wishes to return home in the absence of a legitimate reason. The employer shall bear the cost of transferring the services of the workman he wishes to employ. The employer shall bear the cost of repatriating the dead body of the workman to the location where the contract has been concluded or the workman recruited, except where the dead workman’s body is buried in the Kingdom with the approval of his family. The employer shall be relieved of this duty if the General Organization for Social Insurance assumes this obligation. Filed under the category of OFW, work abroad.work abroad, DFA, documented, repatriated,Saudi Arabia

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