More
than half in his six year term, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his
administration is really making every day counts most especially since he does
not know if the next president will share the same vision of the country.
The
Duterte government is exhausting all avenues possible for the creation of local
jobs for Filipinos, both in and outside the country.
Such
commitment was made after president Duterte, through Chief of Presidential
Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs Robert Borje, assured
that he has “continuing care” for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
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| President Rodrigo Duterte (photo credit to owner) |
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relayed the message of the Chief Executive during the Christmas Party with distressed
OFWs and Filipino minors held at the Philippine embassy in Manama, Bahrain.
“In his speech, Chief of Presidential Protocol and
Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs Robert Borje conveyed the President’s
continuing care for OFWs and concern over the need to improve services for
Filipinos overseas, particularly those in distress,” the Palace said.
“Undersecretary Borje, who was appointed Special
Envoy of the President to Tunisia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kingdom of
Bahrain, said the Duterte administration is doing everything to improve the
country’s economy to create more local jobs to Filipinos,” it added.
“He noted that President Duterte recognized the
role of OFWs in nation-building and development, saying they are part of
progress not just because of remittances they send home but for their
determination to uplift the living conditions of their families in the
Philippines,” it said.
“Undersecretary Borje said overseas Filipinos
served an important part as the country moves towards greater development,” the
Palace added.
As per Philippine Statistics Authority there are an
estimated 2.3 million OFWs worldwide, according to a 2018 survey.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reports that remittances
sent home by OFWs went up by 4.2 percent to USD2.87 billion in August this year
from USD2.76 billion in the same month last year.
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