Published January 29, 2021, 11:58 AM
Senator Christopher ‘’Bong’’ Go on Friday pressed Congress to pass his bill seeking the establishment of a Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFil) to protect the rights and advance the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are considered the country’s heroes.
(JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
Go, chairman of the Senate Health and Demography Committee, issued the statement following the reported trafficking of some Filipino women forcibly taken to Syria and abused by their employers.
“Bagong bayani kung ituring natin sila na halos sampung porsiyento ng ating populasyon. Sana naman ay suklian natin nang mas maayos at mas mabilis na serbisyo ang kanilang sakripisyo para sa kanilang pamilya at sa bayan,’’ he said. (We consider them as our new heroes who comprise almost ten percent of our population. I hope we could repay them better with faster service for their sacrifices for their families and for the country.)