Government should monitor the developments in Syria because of its direct impact on the lives of 17,000 Overseas Filipino Workers. The Department of Foreign Affairs already alerted Filipinos in that Arab country due to the increasing violence happening there. If things get worse down there, this overwhelming number will add to the increasing volume of OFWs who lost their jobs during these past few months.
Statistics from the National Statistical Coordination Board says that around 5,000 Filipinos lost their jobs in the first quarter of this year. With the impending repatriation of OFWs from Syria, expect this number to balloon for the next few weeks or so.
President Aquino approved a 4 billion peso budget as assistance for displaced OFWs. The funds were distributed to TESDA, OWWA and POEA. The question really is---where are all these funds now? Are these being intelligently spent for the welfare of these OFWs?
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