12 STANDED OFWs RECUED IN SINGAPORE ABS-CBNnews Posted at 09/18/2014 5:49 PM | Updated as of 09/18/2014 5:49 PM MANILA – Twelve would-be domestic household service workers bound for the Middle East were rescued by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) after being stranded in Singapore. The 12 OFWs were detained by officers of the Airport Police Department of the Changi International Airport last 5 September 2014. They were bound to work as domestic workers in various Middle East countries and made a stop-over in Singapore, said Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. The 12 OFWs and their destinations were as follows: (1) Venus Galve, bound for Kuwait; (2) Noraisa Gumbay, bound for Kuwait; (3) Stella Marie Aragon, bound for Qatar; (4) Gina Dela Cruz, bound for Jordan; (5) Jubaina Maula, bound for Jordan; (6) Rochelle Rueda, bound for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; (7) Mary Jane Agnes, bound for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; (8) Merygen Manangan, bound for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; (9) Sarah Cano, bound for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; (10) Jenilyn Magpayo, bound for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; (11) Joan Gilleran, bound for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and (12) Jade Angelique Trogon, bound for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In his report to DOLE, Labor Attache Vicente Cabe said the OFWs were not allowed to board their connecting flights due to questions about their plane tickets which were allegedly purchased using fake credit cards. They were turned over to the Airport Police Department, which contacted us in the POLO, Cabe said. Cabe said staff of POLO Singapore immediately proceeded to the Changi Airport and interviewed the 12 OFWs and made them accomplish the Workers Intake Sheet for documentation purposes. POLO Singapore then contacted the OFWs respective agencies and asked the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to verify if their deployment were legitimate. The POEA said the deployment was legal. POLO Singapore said eight of the workers decided to proceed to their respective employers, while the other four decided to return to the Philippines. Their respective agencies provided them with tickets, both for those bound to the Middle East and for the other four back to the Philippines. The four domestic workers arrived in Manila on 9 September 2014. Baldoz instructed POEA Administrator Hans Cacdac to look more closely into the case and determine if there was fault in either of the parties. POEAs findings will define whether an appropriate sanction will be issued against an erring party. We cannot just play easy on the lives and safety of our OFWs, Baldoz said. Prospective OFWs must be mindful of their rights and obligations. There are numerous cases of OFWs terrible experiences here and abroad, from illegal recruitment to physical abuse. We have to continue to work hard to decrease, if not prevent, these welfare concerns of our OFWs, Baldoz added. (Baka may kilala ka jan sa 12 na yan. Ayan hanggang Changgi Airport lang sila. Hayop tong mga agency sa atin)
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:27:18 +0000
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