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PHL declares total deployment ban to Kuwait | Samuel P. Medenilla @ 2020-01-16T08: Back Hot News
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES — THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT HAS IMPOSED A TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN OF FILIPINO WORKERS TO KUWAIT, FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF JEANELYN VILLAVENDE, WHO WAS TORTURED AND SEXUALLY ABUSED BY HER EMPLOYERS.
KUWAIT CITY, JAN 14: THE ISSUE OF FILIPINO WORKERS HAS COME TO THE FORE AGAIN AFTER THE DECISION OF THE PHILIPPINES TO BAN THE DEPLOYMENT OF DOMESTIC WORKERS TO KUWAIT DUE TO THE DEATH OF JEANELYN PADERNAL VILLAVENDE.
FURTHERMORE, LABOR SECRETARY SILVESTRE BELLO III HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE FATE OF THE GOVERNMENT』S POLICY ON DEPLOYING WORKERS TO KUWAIT HANGS IN THE BALANCE, DEPENDING ON THE RESULTS OF VILLAVENDE』S AUTOPSY. 「A TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN FOR WORKERS TO KUWAIT WILL BE ENFORCED ONCE THE AUTOPSY PROVES THAT VILLAVENDE WAS GRAVELY BEATEN TO DEATH,」 BELLO STRESSED. THE GOVERNMENT HAS IMPOSED A PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT BAN ON WORKERS TO KUWAIT FOLLOWING VILLAVENDE』S MURDER. BEFORE MAKING THE ANNOUNCEMENT, BELLO HAD A BRIEFING WITH THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (NBI) TEAM WHO CONDUCTED AN AUTOPSY ON VILLAVENDE』S BODY. THE BUREAU HAS YET TO REVEAL RESULTS OF THE AUTOPSY.
「THIS SHOULD SERVE AS A CLEAR MESSAGE TO KUWAITI AUTHORITIES. THE PARTIAL BAN MAY RIPEN INTO A TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN IF JUSTICE FOR JEANELYN VILLAVENDE IS NOT MET.」
CURRENTLY, ONLY A PARTIAL DEPLOYMENT BAN FOR NEWLY HIREDHSWS IS IN EFFECT IN KUWAIT. BELLO EXPLAINED HE WANTED IT TO BE ELEVATED TO ATOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN AFTER THE KUWAITI GOVERNMENT FAILED TO DISCLOSE IN ITSAUTOPSY REPORT THAT VILLAVENDE WAS ALSO SEXUALLY VIOLATED .
BUT THE TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES ON TUESDAY URGED A TOTAL BAN ON HSW DEPLOYMENT IN KUWAIT, CITING GOVERNMENT DATA THAT SHOWED THAT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS, SOME 200 DOMESTIC WORKERS HAVE DIED IN KUWAIT, SOME OF WHOSE CAUSE OF DEATH REMAINS UNKNOWN OR WAS LISTED AS SUICIDE.
ITO’Y MATAPOS LAGDAAN NG PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) ANG RESOLUSYON PARA SA TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN NG MGA OFWS PATUNGONG KUWAIT.
WHEN THERE IS A WORLD TO CONSIDER, WHY SHOULD WE CONTINUE SENDING OUR WORKERS TO A STATE THAT CANNOT KEEP THEM SAFE? WE AGREE WITH SECRETARY BELLO THAT WE SHOULD IMPOSE A TOTAL AND PERMANENT BAN TO DEPLOYMENT TO KUWAIT—AND SAY GOOD RIDDANCE TO ABUSIVE EMPLOYERS.
ON FRIDAY, LABOR SECRETARY SILVESTRE BELLO III SAID THE GOVERNMENT』S POSSIBLE DECLARATION OF A TOTAL BAN ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF OFWS TO KUWAIT RELIES ON THE RESULTS OF THE AUTOPSY RESULTS ON VILLAVENDE.
THE CLAMOR TO IMPOSE A TOTAL BAN IN DEPLOYMENT OF FILIPINO HSWS TO KUWAIT, MEANWHILE, IS STEADILY GAINING GROUND WHILE THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT AWAITS THE FORMAL FILING OF CHARGES AGAINST VILLAVENDE’S EMPLOYERS.
「HINIHINTAY NA LANG ANG MGA PIPIRMA. PERO APRUBADO NA YUNG RESOLUTION. THE DEPLOYMENT BAN IS A RESULT OF THE INSTANCES OF ABUSES AND MALTREATMENT OF OUR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) THERE FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, STARTING WITH JOANNA DEMAFELIS HANGGANG DITO NGA KAY JENEALYN VILLAVENDE. HINDI CONVINCING YUNG PINADALA NG KUWAITI GOVERNMENT NA AUTOPSY REPORT, MUKHANG MAY ATTEMPT TO COVER UP,」 THE SOURCE TOLD PEOPLE』S JOURNAL.
“I’M SENDING OWWA ADMINISTRATOR HANS CACDAC TO SAUDI AND KUWAIT, ADMIN OLALIA TO LEBANON AND USEC (CLARO) ARELLANO TO THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. THE PURPOSE IS FOR THEM TO ALREADY INFORM OFWS IN THOSE AREAS ABOUT THE TENSE SITUATION,” HE SAID.
HER REMAINS ARE SET TO BE FLOWN TO GENERAL SANTOS CITY AND FROM THERE WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO HER HOMETOWN IN SOUTH COTABATO.
ABDULLAH MACAPAAR, ALSO KNOWN AS “KUMANDER BRAVO,” THE MILF LEADER WHO USED TO LEAD ATTACKS IN LANAO DEL NORTE INCLUDING KAUSWAGAN TOWN, AND NOW A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT IN THE BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (BARMM), SAID ON SATURDAY HE DOES NOT WANT CONFLICT ANYMORE AND ENCOURAGED EVERYONE TO WORK TOGETHER TO BRING LASTING PEACE TO MINDANAO DURING THE 23RD QUR’AN READING COMPETITION IN BRGY. DELABAYAN, KAUSWAGAN, LANAO DEL NORTE.
「NOW THIS IS ANOTHER POSSIBILITY, A DEPLOYMENT BAN IN KUWAIT IS NOT REMOTE UNLESS THEY CAN SHOW US THAT THEY CAN GIVE JUSTICE TO JEANELYN. I』M READY TO DO THAT (DEPLOYMENT BAN),」 HE ADDED, SAYING THE COUNTRY』S LABOR ATTACHE IN KUWAIT WAS MONITORING THE INVESTIGATION OF THE VILLAVENDE CASE. 「MY INSTRUCTION IS VERY CLEAR — WE HAVE TO KNOW THE IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF THE DEATH OF JEANELYN.」
BUT THERE IS A BIGGER CONCERN: HOW TO PROVIDE JOBS TO FOUR MILLION FILIPINOS ONCE THEY RETURN HOME. SO FAR, OUR POLICY MAKERS HAVE BEEN SILENT ON THE MATTER. IT IS THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM. BUT IT IS A SCENARIO THAT MUST BE PLANNED FOR, IF ONLY TO TAKE STOCK OF OUR LONG-TERM ECONOMIC PROSPECTS. THE IMPACT ON OUR ECONOMY WOULD BE TREMENDOUS. IT WILL TEST THE LIMITS OF THE GOVERNMENT』S CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO THEIR NEEDS, PARTICULARLY FOOD, SHELTER, AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FOR AN UNDETERMINED PERIOD. IT WILL DEMAND COMPETENCE, FLEXIBILITY, AND SWIFT ACTION ON THE PART OF GOVERNMENT. COMPARED TO THESE, BRINGING OUR OFWS HOME WOULD BE THE EASY PART.

 

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