I don’t understand how Migrante’s John Monterona could express alarm over the continued recruitment of Filipinos in Iraq and maintain a stoic stance on the Philippine government’s inability to create jobs for the very same people they are “concerned” with.
How could he express fear for our overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and let the government’s ineffectiveness to maintain support systems, especially for our OFWs working in places like Iraq, go unchecked ? How could he justify his concerns when the corrupt immigrations people at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport suck the blood out of the very same people trying to earn a decent living and not partake of the corruption that has plagued the government?
Has Migrante forgotten the cause of its very existence?
– Jun Bauzon Odono, Kabul, Afghanistan (via e-mail)
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April 14th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Yup, very true…. nice one… finally “Rizal” has come to life once again hehehe
April 13th, 2008 at 9:08 pm
Migrante:Under Communist Influence
The very existence of the so called/self annointed defender of OFW’s Migrante has lost it true cause of depending the Filipinos.This organization actually is taking orders /direction from its masters in Netherlands.Migrante is run and contolled in short by communist. So what do you expect from them?
Same as true with the so called bogus human rights advocates,Karapatan.
April 12th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
yeah right. a lot of this so called leftist group always find fault in the administration. when a kid committed suicide in davao, they rally in malacañang telling the president to resign! because its arroyo’s fault. what?!! when crude oil in international market goes up, it’s arroyo’s fault! oh c’mon guys, what can you offer to the poor that this administration cannot. nothing!!! tell us your alternative offer. coz right now, there is none!
April 12th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
Mr. Bauzon,
kanino ka ba galit? kay john monterona ng MIGRANTE dahil ini-expose nila ang kainutilan ng ating gobyerno sa pagtugon sa rights and welfare nating mga OFWs O sa gobyerno mismo dahil kinukurakot nila ang at sinisipsip ang perang pinaghihirapan natin?!!!!
Linawin mo nga, kabayan? at mag-aral ka nang konti, ha?
Salamat,
Tatang ng mga OFWs
April 12th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
To: Mr. Jun Bauzon Odono from Kabul, Afghanistan
Migrante’s concern on the continued sending of OFWs, illegally, in Iraq despite ban imposed by the Arroyo govt. is a valid concern as we don’t want to see another OFWs die in war torn Iraq or in Afghanistan.
If only the present Arroyo administration is able to create and generatre jobs locally that would give us sufficient income to survive our families, if only the Arroyo govt. has a good economic policy based on nationalization of basic industries and implement genuine agrarian reform so that majority of Filipinos who are farmers could have raised enough income increasing the domestic per capita income of the Philippines that would in turn make the economy self-sufficient and not relying solely on foreign investments and loans, you and I and the almost 10-M OFWs will not be forced to accept risky jobs abroad.
Fighting Corruption and bribery as well as unjustified state exactions or imposition of additional taxes to OFWs is one only of the numerous crusade undertaken by Migrante International as a recognized defender of migrant rights and staunch promoter OFWs and families’ welfare.
Hope you will be one with us and for Migrante’s cause.
Best regards and take care.
John Leonard Monterona
Regional Coordinator
Migrante Middle East