Marcos vows to protect welfare of OFWs, strengthen partnerships with host countries

Marcos vows to protect welfare of OFWs, strengthen partnerships with host countries

Marcos vows to protect welfare of OFWs, strengthen partnerships with host countries

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has vowed to strengthen partnerships with international locations that host abroad Filipino staff (OFWs).

In his vlog launched on Saturday, Marcos stated the nationwide authorities will make sure the safety of OFWs and their households within the Philippines as a method of acknowledging their contributions to the nation.

“Ang tanging maisusukli ko sa inyong hindi matatawarang kontribusyon sa ating lipunan ay masiguro ko ang inyong proteksyon, ang inyong kalagayan, at ang kalagayan ng mga naiwan ninyong pamilya sa ating bansa,” Marcos stated.

(To reciprocate your contributions to our nation, I’ll just remember to and the households you left behind in our nation are protected and brought care of.)

“Ang tanging maisusukli ko ay ang patuloy na pagpapatibay ng ating ugnayan sa mga kinatawan ng bawat bansang kinaroroonan ninyo ganyan ang pakay natin lagi. Gaya noong isang araw tinipon natin ang ambassador ng iba’t ibang bansa sa Palasyo,” he added.

(We will proceed to strengthen our relationship with the officers of your host international locations. That is our purpose. Just the opposite day, we gathered the ambassadors of various international locations within the Palace.)

Marcos earlier met with the diplomatic corps for the standard vin d’honneur held in Malacañang.

The President additionally stated that the nationwide authorities will present scholarships and housing to the households of OFWs.

“Kung sila ay babalik at naghahanap ng bagong trabaho eh tutulungan natin sila training yung tinatawag na reskilling and upskilling dahil ito yung ibang trabaho na lumalabas na highly technical kaya’t itetraining natin ang ating mga OFW para kaya nila makipag kompetensya sa labor market sa buong mundo,” he stated.

(For OFWs who want to come again and search for a brand new job, we’ll assist them and prepare them, similar to reskilling and upskilling, as a result of some jobs are extremely technical, so we’ll prepare our OFWs in order that they will compete within the international labor market.)

He stated that the federal government will try to construct a powerful economic system as a way to make the Philippines a lovely place to reside and work for each foreigners and its personal residents.

“Masipag, maasahan, mahusay, magaling makasama, at mag-adjust kung nasaan man sila yan ang Pinoy tinitingala ng ibang lahi at ginagalang sa kanilang mga larangan,” he added.

(Hardworking, dependable, environment friendly, straightforward to get together with, and in a position to modify wherever they’re, Filipinos are at all times regarded as much as by different nationals and revered of their fields.)

On Tuesday, Marcos stated the Philippines is ready to succeed in the upper-middle revenue standing “very soon.”

The earlier administration aspired to convey the nation to upper-middle revenue standing by 2020, however the economic system went right into a recession as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.

Under the World Bank’s up to date requirements, an higher middle-income economic system or nation has a gross nationwide revenue (GNI) per capita of between $4,046 and $12,535.

In 2019, the Philippines was categorized as a lower-middle-income nation with a GNI per capita of between $1,006 and $3,955. —VBL, GMA Integrated News

Source: www.gmanetwork.com