tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499859064694863448.post4466521714905379691..comments2023-10-30T07:38:32.292-07:00Comments on Pedestrian Observer GB: Saving Kabayan [countryman] OFW Ryan Torres AnievasAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03336187436333827201noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499859064694863448.post-12975383843276782642009-02-05T11:41:00.000-08:002009-02-05T11:41:00.000-08:00Merit/AM Ociones/Sassy reporter,I say amen to that...Merit/AM Ociones/Sassy reporter,<BR/><BR/>I say amen to that and let's move on towards passing of HB 5657.....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336187436333827201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499859064694863448.post-11989996739647338082009-02-04T19:13:00.000-08:002009-02-04T19:13:00.000-08:00Pwede ba ibalik naman ng gobyerno ang pabor na bin...Pwede ba ibalik naman ng gobyerno ang pabor na binibigay sa kanya ng daang daang Filipino workers abroad! Di makakaila na ang remittances na ito ang bumubuhay sa ating bansa ngayon. At ano ang kapalit? Pati ba naman buhay ng mga walang kasalanan? Least na magagawa nila ay tulungan naman ang mga ito. aba, talaga namang ginagawa na nilang mga bayani!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499859064694863448.post-43239216038511114702009-02-04T16:13:00.000-08:002009-02-04T16:13:00.000-08:00Migrante KSA, mabuhay kayo at sampu ng inyong mga ...Migrante KSA, mabuhay kayo at sampu ng inyong mga kasama sa larangan ng pakikibaka para sa mga karapatang pangtao ng ating mga kababayan diyan sa Saudi Arabia.<BR/><BR/>I stand corrected on that issue of our foreign consulate to be without any Labor Attache, when what is lacking in that foreign post are attaches that should handle the legal problems of our people there. But just the same, my arguments and conclusions on the immoral negligence of our government still hold water in that instance. <BR/><BR/>More so, if we consider that time and again, we failed miserably to address our problems in Saudi Arabia, not only because the govt.'s response usually came after the fact and as if we are a bunch of idiotic people, who do not learn from past incidents, hoping against hope that Saudi Arabia would change their attitude to us out of compassion! <BR/><BR/>Let us move then for the passage of this House Bill 5657. Let us also remember those who do not support this bill and those who do. Let us campaign against those who refuse to support it and support those who do.<BR/><BR/>And this is one of the reasons why NaFFAA is strongly campaigning for FILAMS to reclaim their Filipino citizenship so we could have a strong handle on the choice of our leaders in the Phil. and how those chosen would perform in office.Merithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178329270531582213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499859064694863448.post-44116933537193227332009-02-04T12:59:00.000-08:002009-02-04T12:59:00.000-08:00Thanks for your concern to the sad plight of Ryan ...Thanks for your concern to the sad plight of Ryan Anievas and other OFWs facing legal / judicial processes in the Middle East.<BR/><BR/>Lest the issue be misconstrued: there are Labor Attaches in Saudi Arabia. What we need are Legal Attaches, one that would handle full-time all legal cases (dealing with Shariah Law courts) being faced by OFWs.<BR/><BR/>Labor Attaches are handle Labor disputes but not anymore when the issue is submitted to the Labor Court. Legal/judicial matters are handled by the Assistance to National Service (ANS), who oversee such cases among other things. <BR/><BR/>Under the present dispensation, the DFA can not (and usually, do not) hire a local lawyer, because of their obviously high fees. Thus, they only send in translators, who normally just sit there, listen and do not do anything even translate the proceedings to the accused.<BR/><BR/>This is why most OFWs gets convicted with crimes higher than what exactly happened. <BR/><BR/>There are even cases when the OFW who's supposed to be the victim, gets the penalty. Such is the case of Eddie Javier, a driver who is now being asked to pay SAR 97,000: gayong wala naman syang ginawa maliban sa nakaupo sya sa manibela ng pick-up na nakaparada sa gilid na daan na binangga naman ng isang overspeeding na kotseng minamaneho ng isang matandang katutubo (na namatay dahil sa tindi ng pagkakabangga).<BR/><BR/>Under such legal situations, Migrante KSA thus fully support the filing of House Bill 5657 which will pave the way for the creation of a Legal Attache Office, among other things that would reform the legal assistance services being provided to OFWs-in-distress by the diplomatic posts.<BR/><BR/>A.M. Ociones,<BR/>Chairperson<BR/>Migrante KSAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499859064694863448.post-48397213217822575632009-02-04T11:39:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:39:00.000-08:00And do you know why we are sad for this man, a vir...And do you know why we are sad for this man, a virtual stranger to us?<BR/><BR/>It is because we are FREE! <BR/><BR/>As with other freemen, we do not forget! Not to forget is to compel our capacity for remembrance to instill in us a certain kind of pride, that kind of pride that is grounded on our basic reasons and faith on how things ought to be. It is actually an ennobling pride that keeps us aware and prepared for always and thus, holds us FREE.Merithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178329270531582213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499859064694863448.post-73597633377093963792009-02-04T10:35:00.000-08:002009-02-04T10:35:00.000-08:00Merit,Sad isn't it? Our officials having no consci...Merit,<BR/><BR/>Sad isn't it? Our officials having no conscience is an understatement when we see in the US that consulates are filled to the brim with vice-consuls complete with labor attaches' as if this is still the long gone days of migrant farm workers.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03336187436333827201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8499859064694863448.post-77671935381788850782009-02-04T10:09:00.000-08:002009-02-04T10:09:00.000-08:00That we do not have a Labor Attache in Saudi Arabi...That we do not have a Labor Attache in Saudi Arabia, a major destination of Filipinos looking for work outside the country, is not merely a simple administrative omission or oversight from GMA. With our deep reserve of competent professionals, it is inexcusable for the Philippine government to maintain such vacancy in our consulate in Saudi Arabia. It is a clearly, a criminal act which condemns our people to perdition in this country. <BR/><BR/>Without a Labor Attache appointed and with our consulate's sorry record there in the protection or defense of our people's basic rights when they come to conflict with the archaic laws of Saudi Arabia, we ought to tell our people that to work in Saudi Arabia is to risk death for the stark ineptness of our own government, the same reason, just as well, that compels many of us to go there to work, in the first place.<BR/><BR/>At huwag na natin pagusapan pa ang familia sa may Pasig River. Theirs is a horror story of leadership from simply moving on matters of similar import. Gastos lang daw ang problemang ito sa kaban ng bayan! <BR/><BR/>But I just wonder how our other officials, and their family, from the Labor department and from Foreign Affairs, could sleep soundly and in peaceful bliss each night, knowing fully well that somewhere in the Philippines another family is sleepless, their thoughts, deep in trouble, and their hearts, filled with consternation for the safety of a love one, whose sacrifices for his family could be given its full measure under the sharp blade of Saudi Arabian justice.<BR/><BR/>Once more, a part in every Filipino will surely die if we could not avert this looming sad fate of this simple but heroic Pinoy.Merithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178329270531582213noreply@blogger.com