ONE way [to ease the plight of overseas Filipino workers] is to investigate the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) regarding the anomalies unearthed by the Commission on Audit (COA).
Prosecute POEA and OWWA employees involved in the corruption unearthed by COA. Refund to OFWs or start a Foundation for OFW Benefits with whatever money that can be recovered. Make OWWA membership voluntary instead of compulsory.
– Elmer Fabros, Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia (via e-mail)
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April 17th, 2008 at 5:03 am
Lee Kwan Yew are you thinking? Your solution is very shallow. You people are so good in generalising your solutions without laying out the details on how it is to achieve. My gosh, what the Philippines really needs is to get rid of your kind. The govt is not the reason why every Filipinos wants to go abroad, their reasons are for their own self interest and preservation. Currently in my line of work the median salary range in the Philippines is now $2,000/month but we still prefer to work abroad to gain more experience and of course the pay is 3-5x higher. Not all OFWs went abroad because of neccessity but also because of choice. And why there is POEA and OWWA, its a safeguard against illegal recruiters. Why the fees, OFW despite their high salaries are exempted from paying Phil taxes, whats P1,500/year or P100/exit compared to paying 30% income tax? These agencies (POEA/OWWA) have personnel that also need to be paid every month. Are you so greedy that you dont want to share a portion of your income to pay a portion of their salaries, or you want their salaries to come all from the income taxes of local Filipino workers?
April 17th, 2008 at 2:36 am
the only hope of my beloved country are the sons and daughters of parents who says ” i am a God-fearing” citizen…. now, who among you are God-fearing individuals? ……. Those who raised their hands, pls go home (if you are not home already) and start the crusade to stop corruption and the ills of the government. And for those who did not raised their hands…. I wish you and the rest of your ancestors suffer for the rest of your lives… enjoying the fruits of our labor ….
April 16th, 2008 at 8:24 pm
@LKW
you sounds more like Pol Pot of Cambodia.
April 16th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Lee Kwan Yew
YOU ARE ONE BIG MORON AND AN IDIOT..IF YOU ARE A FILIPINO YOU SHOULD JUST SHOOT YOURSELF AND DIE…YOU DONT DESERVE TO BE CALLED A FILIPINO..YOU ARE A DISGRACE.
WAG KA SASALI SA USAPAN NG MGA MAGAGALING…KASI BOBO KA..DI MO ALAM SINASABI MO.
April 16th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
What The Philippines needs to do is eliminate OFW’s all together. No one leaves the country, no foreigners enter the country. The country is sealed off and not allowed to join the rest of the world until all problems are solved. It begins with the individual. From the government to the beggars on the street, an internal change must occur. The right values must replace the current Filipino values of shallowness, superficiality, fatalism and procrastination. All foreigner worship must disappear. Rediscover your own culture and history. Keep your language pure. Love each other. Set in place sound economic policy. Above all, seek Almighty God, because your destiny is in His hands.