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The vice presidential candidate noted that the reason for the travel bans was because Filipinos are “worried” about foreigners “bringing diseases” to the Philippines. “So if we provide good healthcare, jobs, and housing and education here, I think it could help alleviate the stress and pain suffered by our overseas Filipino workers.”Īs for the Fil-Ams who want to visit the Philippines, Ong assured that he and Domagoso would ease the international travel restrictions. “We really need (the OFWs) to boost the economy, community development, but of course we’re worried about brain drain and the psychosocial cost,” he said.
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To put a stop to that, Ong reiterated the need to provide a good healthcare system in the Philippines. So unless we fix the health care system here, it’s really going to drain the resources of the overseas Filipino workers,” he explained. “When their relatives in the Philippines get sick in a hospital, they ask for hundreds of thousands of money. Meanwhile, Ong noted that one of the OFWs’ problems is taking care of their relatives in the Philippines. So we’ll make sure that we’ll put somebody there representing the country in their embassy to really address the real situation and give attention (to their problems).” I spoke with the Middle East and some European OFWs and yun ang isang problema nila (that’s one of their problems). Nangyari, naging turista yung POLO officers natin, na yung mga na-appoint… parang yung walang ka-ide-idea ( What happened was our POLO officers became tourists, the ones who were appointed… seemed like they had no idea what to do),” he added.ĭomagoso continued: “Sad to say, that is the general sentiment. I don’t want to point fingers at somebody, whoever it is. “Nagkaroon tayo ng masamang habit ( We developed a bad habit), the State itself. “One of the common denominators, not only in America - the OFWs’ problem is the embassy, the POLO,” he pointed out. One way to do it, he said, was to make sure that the embassies and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) are properly functioning. are deep).”ĭomagoso likewise promised to help address the problems of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Our relationships with countries like the U.S. Malalim naman ang ating relasyon sa mga bansang yun katulad ng Estados Unidos ( That’s easy. He added, “We need to cooperate… build relationships and create a better impression to the world. We need to do it because, at the end of the day, no man is an island like our country,” he said. “We’ll bring back the Philippines to the world stage. “In fact, I made it public already that we will continue the VFA, with regard to our military capabilities so that in the future, we will be more equipped… We’ll guard whatever is left in an archipelagic country like the Philippines, when some countries are putting muscle on us because we’ve shown weakness,” he added.ĭomagoso also vowed to bring back the Philippines to the “world stage,” stressing the need to build relationships with other countries. “There are existing agreements, the MDT (Mutual Defense Treaty) and all other trade treaties. One of Domagoso’s promises included continuing the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the U.S. “But there is this type of distrust or mistrust,” he added. didn’t vanish),” he said in response to a question from the Asian Journal. Hindi naman nawala ( But as they said, it can be polished again. “I do believe ‘tarnished’ is the right word with regard to our diplomatic relationship, but sabi nga, pwede naman pakinangin uli. has become “tarnished,” but assured that it can be “polished” again. Willie Ong, met with the Filipino American community via Zoom conference on Tuesday, October 26, to further discuss their platforms of governance.Īccording to Domagoso, the diplomatic relationship between the Philippines and the U.S. The presidential aspirant, along with his running mate Dr. MANILA Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso has expressed his intent to forge a better relationship with the United States if elected the next president of the Philippines. Willie Ong, held a Zoom town hall with Filipino American community members on Tuesday, October 26. Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso (pictured), along with his running mate Dr.