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Sotto to senators: “Let’s not abandon OFWs”

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Senate President Tito Sotto made an appeal to fellow senators to think about the plight of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) as they open the new session of the 18th Congress.

In a speech during the opening of Congress on Monday morning, Sotto said that senators should prioritize legislations that would benefit Filipino workers abroad.

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“Huwag nating kalilimutan ang ating mga bagong bayani. Sa kasalukuyan, pinag-uusapan sa Senado ang pag-balangkas ng mga sistema sa mas mabuting pangangalaga para sa mga overseas Filipino workers. Pati na rin ang pagbibigay sa kanila ng karagdagang benepisyo,” Sotto said.

He also said that the COVID-19 pandemic affected millions of OFWs. It’s time that the country gives what is due them.

“Alam natin na maraming taon, binuhay ng kanilang pawis at dugo ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas. At ngayong medyo lugmok ang kanilang kalagayan, hindi tama na sila’y pabayaan,” he said.

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The bill creating the Department of Overseas Filipinos has barely moved in the Senate despite being a priority bill of President Rodrigo Duterte.

“Masusing gagawin at susuriin ng Senado ang batas na magbibigay lunas sa kanilang mga pangunahing hinaing sa sistema ng paghahanap ng trabaho sa ibang bansa. Naghahanap tayo ng paraan upang magbukas ng mas maraming trabaho sa bayan para hindi na nila kailangang iwanan ang kanilang mga pamilya para maghanap-buhay,” Sotto said. (TDT)

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