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Tuesday, May 01, 2018

Duterte Directs Every Philippine Embassies To Open On Weekends

Philippine Embassies in different parts of the world are usually closed during weekends. As a part of service to the Filipino people especially the overseas Filipino workers (OFW)) and immigrants, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte directed all the embassies of the Philippines to extend their operations even on weekends.

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President Rodrigo Duterte has directed all Philippine embassies worldwide to open on weekends to further assist Filipino workers and residents.

The President’s, during his meeting with the Filipino Community in Singapore, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the President has ordered DFA to check on the operating hours of Philippine Embassies to know if such system will be applicable.

The directive aims to extend consular services to more Filipino workers overseas who usually take their days off on weekends.

Government data shows that there are 10 million overseas Filipino workers deployed in 170 countries in the world. A large chunk of whom reside or work in the Middle East.

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Thursday, February 22, 2018

Is It True, Duterte Might Expand Overseas Workers Deployment Ban To Countries With Many Cases of Abuse?

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said that there is a strong possibility that the deployment ban for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) could be extended to other countries with many cases of abuse and maltreatment.
“We are doing an audit now (to) find out the places where we deploy Filipinos and our countrymen suffer brutal treatment and human degradation,” Duterte said.

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President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would extend his ban on sending workers to Kuwait and other countries as well if investigations showed Filipinos were being seriously abused by employers elsewhere.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said that there is a strong possibility that the deployment ban for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) could be extended to other countries with many cases of abuse and maltreatment. “We are doing an audit now (to) find out the places where we deploy Filipinos and our countrymen suffer brutal treatment and human degradation,” Duterte said. Advertisement Sponsored Links President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would extend his ban on sending workers to Kuwait and other countries as well if investigations showed Filipinos were being seriously abused by employers elsewhere. The Philippines has suspended the deployment of workers to Kuwait since last month after Duterte said the abuse was unchecked and had been a cause for several Filipino household workers there to end their own life. Read: Body Of Household Worker Found Inside A Freezer In Kuwait; Confirmed Filipina More than 2 million Filipinos are working in Kuwait and other Middle East countries, including Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but many cases of abuse have also been reported elsewhere. They often work as domestic helpers, construction workers, engineers and nurses. Kuwait has invited Duterte for a visit,in attempt to mend diplomatic ties.The Philippine government wants Kuwait to sign a memorandum of agreement concerning the safety of Filipinos before the ban can be lifted. Duterte has said his long-term aim is to slow, if not end the exodus abroad by boosting the local economy and generating jobs that would provide workers with decent jobs and sufficient income. Read More: Do You Agree With The Proposed Filipino Deployment Ban To Abusive Host Countries? Body Of Household Worker Found Inside A Freezer In Kuwait; Confirmed Filipina Senate Approves Bill For Free OFW Handbook Overseas Filipinos In Qatar Losing Jobs Amid Diplomatic Crisis—DOLE How To Get Philippine International Driving Permit (PIDP) DFA To Temporarily Suspend One-Day Processing For Authentication Of Documents (Red Ribbon) SSS Monthly Pension Calculator Based On Monthly Donation What You Need to Know For A Successful Housing Loan Application What is Certificate of Good Conduct Which is Required By Employers In the UAE and HOW To Get It? OWWA Programs And Benefits, Other Concerns Explained By DA Arnel Ignacio And Admin Hans Cacdac ©2018 THOUGHTSKOTO www.jbsolis.com

The Philippines has suspended the deployment of workers to Kuwait since last month after Duterte said the abuse was unchecked and had been a cause for several Filipino household workers there to end their own life.

Read: Body Of Household Worker Found Inside A Freezer In Kuwait; Confirmed Filipina

More than 2 million Filipinos are working in Kuwait and other Middle East countries, including Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, but many cases of abuse have also been reported elsewhere.

They often work as domestic helpers, construction workers, engineers and nurses.

Kuwait has invited Duterte for a visit,in attempt to mend diplomatic ties.The Philippine government wants Kuwait to sign a memorandum of agreement concerning the safety of Filipinos before the ban can be lifted.

Duterte has said his long-term aim is to slow, if not end the exodus abroad by boosting the local economy and generating jobs that would provide workers with decent jobs and sufficient income.