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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Top Modern Infra Projects Of The Duterte Admin

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The Duterte Administration pays significant attention in building infrastructures to revive Philippine economy. With these mega projects, it generates employment and as these projects are being completed, the transport and business sectors as well as ordinary Filipinos would enjoy the benefits . As a product of state visits and negotiations with other countries, President Rodrigo Duterte has raised trillions of Pesos to fund these infrastructure projects.
Here are some of the priority projects of the Duterte administration's infrastructure projects:

The PNR North 2
With estimated budget of P150B, A 69.5 kilometer mass transportation railway that will extend PNR North 1, connecting NCR with Clark International Airport and New Clark City. The project will enable a one-way travel time of 56 minutes between Manila and Clark International Airport (CIA), supporting the development of CIA as a major air transport hub. PNR North 2 will be seamlessly integrated with PNR North 1 and PNR South Commuter.

Subic-Clark Cargo Railway Project

The Subic-Clark Railway Project will provide rail connection between Subic Bay Freeport Zone and Clark Freeport and Special Economic Zone, linking Subic Port with Clark International Airport and other major economic hubs in Central Luzon, especially Clark Green City, and forming an integrated logistics hub for the development of Central Luzon as a new growth center to decongest Metro Manila.

With estimated budget of P57.6B, the project is expected to be completed on 2021.

BGC to NAIA Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System

The Bonifacio Global City (BGC) – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a mass transport system that will traverse through the Bonifacio Global City, Bonifacio South, Villamor Air Base, NAIA Terminal (1-3) up to Ninoy Aquino Station of the proposed LRT-1 Extension Project. This is part of the Metro Manila BRT System that will help ease traffic congestion.

Clark International Airport Expansion (Phase 1)

With the growing demand of airports to accommodate the numbers of travellers going in and out of the country, the expansion and modernization of the Clark International Airport would be a great help. With estimated budget amounting to almost P22B, the project aims to construct a new passenger terminal building to accommodate 8 million passengers per annum, as well as the construction and installation of all required associated facilities - both landside and airside, to support the operations of the Clark International Airport.

New Clark City - Philippine Sports City

BCDA, in partnership with the Philippine Sports Commission, will build a sports complex inside the Clark Green City equipped with modern facilities for scientific sports training and development of Philippine athletes. With estimated budget of P97B, the project involves the construction of facilities for the National Sports Training Center, Sports Institute, and Athletes’ Village. It will also feature residential and commercial developments to support the activities in the sports complex. Envisioned to become world-class facility, the Philippine Sports City will be considered as a venue for major international sports events such as the Southeast Asian Games. It is expected to be completed on the latter part of 2021.

Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Philippines Asks OFW Builders to Return Home, May Import Foreigners for Infrastructure Projects

President Rodrigo Duterte’s P8-trillion infrastructure program will create a shortage in labor that might require bringing home overseas Filipinos or importing foreign workers to the Philippines. That is the view of Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno. He said the 75 projects under the President’s Build Build Build Program will create 2 million jobs annually and that currently, construction companies are “having a hard time” looking for laborers. Sec. Diokno said the Philippines is open to importing more laborers from other countries. This raised concerns among the labor sector that Filipino workers might be displaced, while those unemployed will continue to be ignored. "Build, build, build is going to create a shortage in labor," he said. “I don’t mind if we import labor just to finish the projects. We can even import labor from Pakistan, India. We have 75 major projects, there’s no way of stopping that. We won’t stop,” he said. Assuring the labor sector, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said importing labor only happens when the skills required for projects are not available domestically. “If you need special skills and they are not available in the country, then what should you do, you’ll bring it in right? Which we already do,” Dominguez said. The Finance department further assured Filipino workers, particularly those in the construction industry, should not worry about losing their jobs as only alien workers with highly technical skills are allowed to work in the country. The law only allows special work permits to be issued to aliens who are either highly technical or managerial. Under Section 20 of the Philippine Immigration Act, allowed non-residents coming for employment will only be when no person can be found in the Philippines willing or competent to perform the labor or service for which the non-immigrant is desired, and that the non-immigrant’s admission would be beneficial to public interest. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, for his part, has said the Department of Labor and Employment is considering measures to prevent the shortage of skilled workers in the country. He said the DOLE is eyeing to slow down the processing for the deployment of skilled workers abroad and to fast- track the training program to bring in more skilled Filipinos into the domestic workforce.

How to Claim Back Wages, Compensation, End of Service, or Death Benefits for Repatriated OFWs

There is a hThere is a huge shift in the economic situation in the Middle East. In Saudi Arabia alone, huge companies like Saudi Oger, Saudi Bin Laden Group, Al Saad Group, Al-Khodari, and other similar companies have sent home foreign workers numbering in thousands due to a slow economy. Trapped in this situation are thousands of OFWs who were left with almost nothing to bring home to their families. But actually, the DFA, via the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Welfare Affairs, has the mandate to go back after these employers who failed to pay back wages as well as end of service benefits to these former OFWs. In fact, A recent report from the Commission on Audit cited the OUMWA for failing to release over P112 in benefits to various OFWs, with some benefits reaching up to 10 years back. These benefits range from ESB, back wages, remunerations and injury or death benefits. If you have some back wages or other monetary benefits that is pending, you can actually go to the DFA to request for assistance in collecting them. The Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs is in charge of providing assistance to nationals (ATN) and legal assistance in coordination with relevant government agencies. They are mandated to provide assistance to distressed OFWs as well as repatriated OFWs. So if you have a claim to unpaid salaries or other benefits, or need legal assistance, here's what you need to do: 1. Inform OUMWA of any request for assistance through letters, telephone calls or visits to OUMWA’s office by your relatives. Requests for assistance can also be endorsed by government officials, from Congressmen and Senators, to local government officials. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as the media may also endorse such request. 2. Requests should include the following details, as applicable: Name of the OFW Address and contact number of the OFW Address and contact number of the employer Address and contact number of the foreign and/or local agency The specific reason for the request 3. If the request is about monetary compensation, unpaid wages or end of service benefits, the computation for the amount will be based on the host country's labor laws. An OFW who will be leaving behind his claim may need to execute a Special Power of Attorney to allow appointed Saudi lawyers to continue pursuing claims for unpaid wages and benefits on behalf of the OFWs after the OFWs are repatriated back to the Philippines. The same may be done by a former OFW who is already in the Philippines. 4. If the request is about end of service and unpaid wages for a deceased OFW, the OUMWA will coordinate with the host country via the Philippine Embassy there. Following the procedures and labor laws of the host country, the Embassy will process both the repatriation of the deceased, as well as facilitate the claims for the benefits. 5. Once all process is complete, the Philippine Embassy will receive the payment of the benefits and make necessary arrangements to forward the money to the account of the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) where the OFW of his/her legal beneficiaries can collect benefits. The OUMWA will require documentary proof for establishing the identification and relations of the beneficiaries. The following reasons may cause delay in processing or releasing claims: 1. OFWs using substitute names in their passport 2. illegal and undocumented workers 3. multiple marriages 4. illegitimate children 5. family disputes 6. incomplete documentary requirements 7. no identified beneficiary 8. discrepancies and inconsistencies between records 9. failure to reach an amicable settlement among the adverse claimants 10. unknown/untraceable whereabouts of the beneficiaries 11. failure of the recipients outside Metro Manila to readily open a bank account due to fund various reasons The OUMWA ay be reached through the following ways: OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS AFFAIRS Atty. Sarah Arriola Hotline: (+632) 834-4996 Assistance for death benefits: (+632) 834-3229 Fax number: (+632) 551-0847 e-mail address: oumwa@dfa.gov.ph, oumwa.database@gmail.com The OUMWA Office is found in DFA Main Office in Pasay, 3rd Flooruge shift in the economic situation in the Middle East. In Saudi Arabia alone, huge companies like Saudi Oger, Saudi Bin Laden Group, Al Saad Group, Al-Khodari, and other similar companies have sent home foreign workers numbering in thousands due to a slow economy. Trapped in this situation are thousands of OFWs who were left with almost nothing to bring home to their families. But actually, the DFA, via the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Welfare Affairs, has the mandate to go back after these employers who failed to pay back wages as well as end of service benefits to these former OFWs. In fact, A recent report from the Commission on Audit cited the OUMWA for failing to release over P112 in benefits to various OFWs, with some benefits reaching up to 10 years back. These benefits range from ESB, back wages, remunerations and injury or death benefits. If you have some back wages or other monetary benefits that is pending, you can actually go to the DFA to request for assistance in collecting them. The Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs is in charge of providing assistance to nationals (ATN) and legal assistance in coordination with relevant government agencies. They are mandated to provide assistance to distressed OFWs as well as repatriated OFWs. So if you have a claim to unpaid salaries or other benefits, or need legal assistance, here's what you need to do: 1. Inform OUMWA of any request for assistance through letters, telephone calls or visits to OUMWA’s office by your relatives. Requests for assistance can also be endorsed by government officials, from Congressmen and Senators, to local government officials. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), as well as the media may also endorse such request. 2. Requests should include the following details, as applicable: Name of the OFW Address and contact number of the OFW Address and contact number of the employer Address and contact number of the foreign and/or local agency The specific reason for the request 3. If the request is about monetary compensation, unpaid wages or end of service benefits, the computation for the amount will be based on the host country's labor laws. An OFW who will be leaving behind his claim may need to execute a Special Power of Attorney to allow appointed Saudi lawyers to continue pursuing claims for unpaid wages and benefits on behalf of the OFWs after the OFWs are repatriated back to the Philippines. The same may be done by a former OFW who is already in the Philippines. 4. If the request is about end of service and unpaid wages for a deceased OFW, the OUMWA will coordinate with the host country via the Philippine Embassy there. Following the procedures and labor laws of the host country, the Philippine Embassy will receive the payment and make necessary arrangements to forward the money to the account of the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) where the deceased OFW’s legal heirs collect their respective benefits. The OUMWA will require documentary proof for establishing the identification and relations of the heirs. The following reasons may cause delay in processing or releasing claims: 1. OFWs using substitute names in their passport 2. illegal and undocumented workers 3. multiple marriages 4. illegitimate children 5. family disputes 6. incomplete documentary requirements 7. no identified beneficiary 8. discrepancies and inconsistencies between records 9. failure to reach an amicable settlement among the adverse claimants 10. unknown/untraceable whereabouts of the beneficiaries 11. failure of the recipients outside Metro Manila to readily open a bank account due to fund various reasons The OUMWA ay be reached through the following ways: OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS AFFAIRS Atty. Sarah Arriola Hotline: (+632) 834-4996 Assistance for death benefits: (+632) 834-3229 Fax number: (+632) 551-0847 e-mail address: oumwa@dfa.gov.ph, oumwa.database@gmail.com The OUMWA Office is found in DFA Main Office in Pasay, 3rd Floor

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OFW Remittance Will Not Be Taxed Under Duterte's Tax Reform Plan

If you are an OFW, or your family relies on OFW remittance, then here's some good news for you! If you are aware of President Duterte's Tax Reform Plan, many OFWs were wondering if their remittances are going to be taxed as some people have speculated on social media. The good news is that Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua has confirmed that the proposed Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP) does not cover remittances from Overseas Filipino Workers since these are money coming from outside the country. Simply put, the Philippine government has no jurisdiction over such inbound funds. Just to stress, the laws apply only to remittances sent from within the country and, even then, the principal amount itself is not taxed. Only the domestic remittance fees are being charged with value-added tax (VAT). Economists agree, that the continuing growth of OFW remittances, as well as the local BPO Industry, are a big help in achieving the 6-7% target growth of the Philippines' GDP. Last year, overseas Filipino workers had remitted a total of $28 Billion. Remittances came mainly from the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Singapore. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the CTRP was expected to help reduce the poverty rate in the Philippines from 21.6 percent in 2015 to 14 percent by 2022. Dominguez said that meant lifting some six million Filipinos out of poverty and helping the country achieve upper middle-income status.

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Sunday, April 23, 2017

The Philippines' Golden Age of Infrastructure - Duterte Admins' 15 High-Impact Projects in Photos

The Duterte Administration has finally launched the Philippines' Golden Age of Infrastructure! During the #Dutertenomics Forum last April 18, 2017, the President Duterte's economic team unveiled the administration's economic program.
The forum showed the administration’s development plans and the ambitious infrastructure program that will be rolled out in the next six years – anchored on the president’s 10-point socioeconomic agenda that seeks to speed up inclusive growth and transform the economy into one that is also pro-poor. 4th on the President's agenda is the acceleration of Infrastructure spending.

President Duterte clearly wants things done – but he also wants everything to be transparent, untainted by suspicions of graft and corruption. The newly launched website www.build.gov.ph is a transparency tool that people can access to check the status of these mega-projects.
The economic blueprint – with its massive and very ambitious $160-billion infrastructure plan over the next six years – looks very promising. In the plan, there are 64 big-ticket infrastructure projects in the works.
Here are 15 projects that can jump-start the Philippines into a world-class economy:

1. BGC to Ortigas Road Link Project

Sta. Monica-Lawton Bridge involves the construction of a 4-lane bridge across Pasig River and a 4-lane viaduct structure traversing Lawton Avenue onwards the entrance of Bonifacio Global City and the ramp before Kalayaan Avenue in the City of Makati. The total length of the projects is 961.427 m.

2. UP-Miriam-Ateneo Viaduct

The UP-Miriam-Ateneo viaduct aims to reduce the travel time at Katipunan and CP Garcia.

3. Iloilo-Guimaras-Negros-Cebu Link Bridge

When completed, you can find it easier to travel to Iloilo, Guimaras, Negros and Cebu via a bus or car.

4. Davao City Bypass Construction Project

Travel to Digos, Davao del Sur through Panabo, Davao del Norte will only be only 45 minutes instead of the usual 2 hours.

5. NLEX-SLEX Connector Road

The project involves the construction and operation and maintenance of a 8 km. 4-lane elevated expressway over the Philippine National Railway (PNR) right of way. It starts from C3 Road in Caloocan through Manila crossing Espana towards PUP, Sta. Mesa connecting Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3 (MMSS3). Once completed, the NLEX-SLEX Connector road is expected to decongest traffic in Metro Manila by providing an alternative to C-5 Road, EDSA, and other major thoroughfares, and cut the travel time between NLEX and SLEX to 15-20 minutes which today takes more than an hour.

6. Manila-Clark Railway

Guaranteed ONE HOUR from Metro Manila to Clark International Airport

7. Metro Manila Bus rapid Train system

The Metro Manila Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) - Line 1 Project spans 12.3 kilometers from Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) to Manila City Hall via Elliptical Road, Quezon Avenue, and Espana Boulevard. It is expected to serve 291,500 passengers daily in its first year of operations.

The EDSA BRT Line 2 is a proposal to establish and implement a 48.6-kilometer high-quality bus-based mass transportation system and a corresponding pedestrian and bicycle greenway network. The system consists of four corridors; namely, a main corridor along EDSA, and spur corridors along Ayala Ave. to World Trade Center, Ortigas to Bonifacio Global City, and NAIA terminals.

8. Mindanao Railway

A 105 kilometer segment of the larger 830 kilometer Mindanao Railway network. The Mindanao Railway will connect major cities, seaports, economic zones, allowing for faster transportation of passengers and freight. The Tagum-Davao-Digos segment alone is expected to serve over 100,000 passengers daily in its opening year.

9. Regional Airport Development

This list includes Bacolod Airport, Davao Airport, Iloilo Airport, Laguindingan Airport, Bohol Airport, and Puerto Princesa Airport.

The project involves construction of new airports in Bohol and Palawan, and the expansion, development and upgrade of the other airports mentioned.

10. RORO Ports Development

Also called Central Spine RORO Alignment Project (CSR), the project aims tp align road and sea linkages through the Roll-on Roll-off system from Batangas Port, Batangas City to Cagayan de Oro. These include RORO ports in Manila, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro, Naga, Aklan, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Cebu, Bohol, Zamboanga.

11. Clark International Airport , New Terminal Building

With a proposed capacity of 8 million passengers, the new terminal is expected to decongest Manila-based terminals and encourage Filipinos to use the airport as a viable alternative to the NAIA.

12. Clark Green City

Envisioned to be the country’s first smart, disaster-resilient and green metropolis, the Clark Green City is a 9,450-hectare master planned property within the Clark Special Economic Zone. At full development, Clark Green City will have some 1.12 million residents, 800,000 workers and contribute a gross output of approximately P1.57 trillion per year to the national economy.

13. BGC to NAIA Bus Rapid Transit System

One can arrive at the NAIA airport within 15 minutes from Fort Bonifacio. No traffic and no delay.

14. Subic Clark Cargo Railway Project

A connection from the Subic port and the Clark airport to reduce the number of cargo and delivery trucks traversing Metro Manila, and in effect, reducing cost of goods.

15. Mega Manila Subway Phase 1 from Quezon city to Taguig

A 25-kilometer underground mass transportation system connecting major business districts and government centers. It is expected to serve around 370,000 passengers per day in its opening year alone. The feasibility study is being conducted with the help of a grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

In his 10-point Socioeconomic Agenda, President Rodrigo Duterte envisioned the reduction of poverty from 21.6% in 2015 to 13%-15% by 2022.
The acceleration of infrastructure and the development of industries will yield robust growth across the archipelago, create jobs and uplift the lives of Filipinos.
Infrastructure is among the top priorities of this Administration with public spending on infrastructure projects targeted to reach 8-9 trillion pesos from ‎2017-2022.

sources: Blogwatch, Build.gov.ph

Philippines Asks OFW Builders to Return Home, May Import Foreigners for Infrastructure Projects

FREE SIM With UNLI CALL and FREE NET for OFWs and Tourists - Reserve Yours Now

Just ahead of the amnesty program in Saudi Arabia, and the summer vacation of many Filipinos working abroad, Philippine Airlines and Globe Telecom have joined forces to provide OFWs a service that has never been seen before. Globe started giving free Globe Traveler SIM cards to all passengers arriving in Manila from other countries. With the free SIM card, OFWs as well as tourists will be able to contact their loved ones and connect with friends. All SIM cards are equipped with unlimited calls to Globe and TM subscribers, 20 free text messages to all other networks and 15Mb mobile data valid for one day. Nikko Acosta, Senior Vice President of IBG, said "Globe and Philippine Airlines collaborated to be of service to more Filipinos in and out of the country. Our common advocacy is delighting the international visitors and returning Filipinos by giving them a wonderful experience every time they arrive in the Philippines. As an increasing number of Filipinos fly back in the country to support their families, it is becoming more important for them to find ways to connect to their loved ones as soon as they land.” The free sim is only a promotion. Currently, the Promo period is from January 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017 only. It is available for non-Philippine residents or Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) only. To avail of the free sim card, you have to present your foreign passport, foreign resident card, Seaman's book, or OFW E-Card at the Globe booth in the arrival area of any airport listed below. Also, for every foreign passport, foreign resident card, Seaman's Book, or OFW E-Card shown, you are entitled to one (1) FREE LTE Traveler SIM. This means, if the whole family is vacationing, then everyone has a chance to get their own sim card, for FREE! Manila – NAIA Terminals 1, 3, and 4 Clark – Clark International Airport Cebu – Mactan-Cebu International Airport Davao – Francisco Bangoy International Airport Kalibo – Kalibo International Airport Iloilo – Iloilo International Airport Caticlan - Caticlan Jetty Port Laoag - Laoag International Airport If you are vacationing in the Philippines anytime soon, you can RESERVE your own free Globe Traveler Sim NOW. Click the image below to go to the reservation page. Getting your sim card directly from telephone companies is recommended. This will help you avoid the various sim card scams that target mostly tourists. If you want to know more about the Globe Traveler SIM, as well as their other promotions, click here.

Poor PGH Patients to Benefit From P100Million Funds From President Rodrigo Duterte

Known to be a President with a soft spot for the poor and those who are in the lace of society, President Rodrigo Duterte has once again proved it when he allocated P100 million to fund the hospitalization of the poor patients at the state-owned Philippine General Hospital (PGH). The President turned over the check to PGH Director Dr. Gerardo Legaspi during a meeting in Malacañang on March 7, 2017. In a statement released by Radio Television Network Malacañang, it says that the said fund will be allocated for the underprivileged patients who cannot afford medical procedures and treatments. The President has shown his soft spot for the poor after giving P2 billion from PAGCOR, to the Department of Health to be used for the free medical assistance to the public. Present during the meeting with the President were PGH Director Gerardo Legazpi, Dr. Ireneo Quiron of the PGH Fiscal Services, Deputy Executive Secretary for Finance and Administration Rizalina Justol, and Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher ‘Bong’ Go. Recommended: The President assures that he will bring 250 stranded OFWs from Saudi Arabia with him when he returned to the Philippines after a series of visit in the Middle East. During his speech in Davao before his departure, he said that God-willing, he will bring some OFWs in death row with him when he return to the country. During his speech in front of the Filipino Community in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia, President Duterte said that he will be bringing home the first batch of 250 OFWs who had been stranded in Saudi Arabia for a very long time, and they will continue to do it. "We are arranging for the transportation of 250 OFWs who hopefully be back to the Philippines in time for the return of President Rodrigo Duterte.., " DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. Secretary Bello also added that since the announcement of the Saudi Crown Prince Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior Prince Mohammed bin Naif Al Saud about the amnesty program for expats, DOLE has already sent an augmentation team to assist the OFWs to comply with the requirements for the amnesty and a lot of them have already availed it. According to Secretary Bello, they are also working on the unpaid claims of the OFWs and they are only validating it in order to establish their claims. If they are all been verified, OWWA will be paying their money claims in advance. President Duterte will also be visiting Bahrain and Qatar after his visit to Saudi Arabia and is expected to be back in the Philippines on April 17. Recommended: "They've been given the clearance. I will fly them home. When I return, I'll be bringing some of them home, " he said during a pre-departure press briefing in Davao City. Reports saying that the Embassy officials in Saudi Arabia have been acting slow with regards to helping stranded and runaway OFWs are not entirely correct according to Philippine Consul General Iric Arribas. He also said that the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the philippine Consulate in Jeddah are both providing the OFWs all the help they need which includes repatriation as well. 700 OFWs have been in jails in Saudi Arabia for various charges because there are no assistance coming from the Embassy officials, according to the reports from various OFW advocates. 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 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. ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com SEARCH JBSOLIS "They've been given the clearance. I will fly them home. When I return, I'll be bringing some of them home, " he said during a pre-departure press briefing in Davao City. The President assures that he will bring 250 stranded OFWs from Saudi Arabia with him when he returned to the Philippines after a series of visit in the Middle East. During his speech in Davao before his departure, he said that God-willing, he will bring some OFWs in death row with him when he return to the country. During his speech in front of the Filipino Community in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia, President Duterte said that he will be bringing home the first batch of 250 OFWs who had been stranded in Saudi Arabia for a very long time, and they will continue to do it. "We are arranging for the transportation of 250 OFWs who hopefully be back to the Philippines in time for the return of President Rodrigo Duterte.., " DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III said. Secretary Bello also added that since the announcement of the Saudi Crown Prince Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Interior Prince Mohammed bin Naif Al Saud about the amnesty program for expats, DOLE has already sent an augmentation team to assist the OFWs to comply with the requirements for the amnesty and a lot of them have already availed it. According to Secretary Bello, they are also working on the unpaid claims of the OFWs and they are only validating it in order to establish their claims. If they are all been verified, OWWA will be paying their money claims in advance. President Duterte will also be visiting Bahrain and Qatar after his visit to Saudi Arabia and is expected to be back in the Philippines on April 17. Recommended: "They've been given the clearance. I will fly them home. When I return, I'll be bringing some of them home, " he said during a pre-departure press briefing in Davao City. Reports saying that the Embassy officials in Saudi Arabia have been acting slow with regards to helping stranded and runaway OFWs are not entirely correct according to Philippine Consul General Iric Arribas. He also said that the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the philippine Consulate in Jeddah are both providing the OFWs all the help they need which includes repatriation as well. 700 OFWs have been in jails in Saudi Arabia for various charges because there are no assistance coming from the Embassy officials, according to the reports from various OFW advocates. 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 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. ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com SEARCH JBSOLIS Reports saying that the Embassy officials in Saudi Arabia have been acting slow with regards to helping stranded and runaway OFWs are not entirely correct according to Philippine Consul General Iric Arribas. He also said that the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the philippine Consulate in Jeddah are both providing the OFWs all the help they need which includes repatriation as well. 700 OFWs have been in jails in Saudi Arabia for various charges because there are no assistance coming from the Embassy officials, according to the reports from various OFW advocates. 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 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 ©2017 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com SEARCH JBSOLIS

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