The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has but to obtain requests for repatriation from abroad Filipino staff (OFWs) in Taiwan amid feedback made by a Chinese official that they might be affected by the creation of latest EDCA bases close to the Taiwan Strait.
“As far as the Filipinos in Taiwan are concerned, wala pa kaming nababalitaan na gustong umuwi o nababahala. Sanay na sila dito,” DFA Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega mentioned on the Laging Handa briefing on Tuesday.
(We have but to obtain info that they need to go dwelling or that they’re involved. They are already used to it.)
This got here after China supposedly “advised” the Philippines to oppose Taiwan’s independence as a substitute of providing the United States entry to its navy services close to the Taiwan Strait in the event that they cared for the 150,000 OFWs in Taiwan.
Meanwhile, based on De Vega, contingency plans for the OFWs are in place.
“The DFA is committed to the promotion of the welfare and security of all overseas Filipinos, including the migrant workers. So we can assure the public that contingency is in place… where there are high concentrations for OFWs, including Taiwan,” he mentioned.
De Vega additionally mentioned that the DFA maintains the One-China precept.
The One-China precept is the place of the Chinese authorities that there’s just one state below China and that Taiwan is a part of China.
“DFA reaffirms the One China policy stance. So sabihin natin Taiwan. Hindi bansang Taiwan,” De Vega mentioned.
(If we point out Taiwan we simply name it by title.)
Trafficking circumstances
Meanwhile, De Vega mentioned that the DFA repatriated a complete of 203 trafficking victims from Myanmar, Cambodia, and Laos.
He mentioned 90 have been repatriated from Myanmar, 52 have been repatriated from Cambodia, and 68 have been repatriated from Laos.
De Vega mentioned the DFA can also be anticipating 4 extra to be repatriated from Bangkok on Tuesday.
“Naka tawid na sila. Naayos natin na pakawalan sila ng kanilang mga amo. And meron pang expected, about, maybe about half a dozen more,” he mentioned.
(They have been in a position to go after they have been launched by their employers. We are additionally anticipating extra, possibly a half dozen.)
According to De Vega, the DFA additionally noticed a lower within the variety of trafficking victims.
“Ang magandang balita diyan, mukhang nakikinig naman yung ating mga kababayan… kasi lately, bumababa na ‘yung mga numbers ng mga Pilipino na kailangan natin tulungan,” he mentioned.
(The good news is that our countrymen appear to be listening. We’ve observed a decline within the variety of folks that need assistance.) —VAL, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
