Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (FACEBOOK / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
“Great job, Risa. We need that. We cannot afford to relax or let any abuse pass because it is too much trouble to fix,” Locsin said in a tweet.
In support of the lady senator’s effort, Locsin has instructed the Department of Foreign Affairs to ensure that Philippine Embassy in Damascus Chargé d’Affaires Vida Soraya Versoza will participate in the Senate hearing.
“Absolutely, thank you, Risa. DFA will connect Senate to CDA in Damascus–a no-nonsense ballbuster and with the four replacements I sent her sure to do even better. Make sure CDA is part of Senate session,” he said.
DFA investigates personnel, deploys lawyer to probe treatment of OFWs in Syria
Published January 25, 2021 8:03pm
The dome of a mosque is seen amongst satellite dishes on the rooftops of home and apartment blocks in the Syrian capital Damascus, on June 26, 2013. Louai Beshara/AFP The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said certain personnel were under administrative investigation while a human rights lawyer was deployed to Syria to probe allegations of trafficking and mistreatment of overseas Filipino workers. “Oh hell. I will wring the necks of those in the Philippine embassy in Damascus who failed to report this. My President will expect no less from me. Hell is coming,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Twitter.