MANILA, Philippines 鈥� Malaca帽ang on Monday backed the call to review Manila鈥檚 memorandum of agreement with Kuwait after another overseas Filipino worker (OFW) died in the Gulf State.
鈥淭he Secretary of Labor has already issued an official statement. He鈥檚 putting the government of Kuwait to task for the murder of our countryman.聽 He is investigating it and the DFA is waiting for a note of his report,鈥� Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a Palace briefing.
Migrants鈥� rights advocates have called on the government to review its MOU with Kuwait after an OFW died at the hands of her employer with a 鈥渃ucumber鈥� inside her private part.
READ: OFW dies in Kuwait; 鈥榗ucumber鈥� found inside her private part 鈥� DOLE
Asked about the call, Panelo said the government was willing to review it.
鈥淚 think we should [review it] because according to Secretary Bello, there has been a breach in the agreement signed by the two countries,鈥� he said.
Panelo said Bello was 鈥渉andling it well,鈥� referring to the latest incident.
Kuwait had earlier earned the ire of Duterte after several deaths and abuses on OFWs were reported. The President even threatened to pull out the OFWs should the incidents continue.
READ: Duterte to Kuwait: If abuse of OFWs continues, we鈥檒l pull them out
To address this, the Philippines and Kuwait signed an agreement in May 2018 for the better protection of OFWs there. (Editor: Julie Espinosa)