TULOY ang pagsisikap ni Pangulong Duterte at ng kanyang administrasyon upang makalikha ng mas maraming lokal na trabaho para sa mga Pilipino, kabilang na ang mga nagtatrabaho sa ibang bansa, pahayag ng Palasyo kamakailan.

Ito ang inihayag na pangako ng Pangulo, sa pamamagitan ni Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs Robert Borje, bilang pagsisiguro sa “continuing care” para sa mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Ipinaabot ni Pangulong Duterte ang mensaheng kay Borje para sa ginanap na Christmas party ng mga distressed OFW at mga Filipino minors na idinaos sa Philippine embassy sa Manama, Bahrain, kamakailan.

“In his speech, Chief of Presidential Protocol and Presidential Assistant on Foreign Affairs Robert Borje conveyed the President’s continuing care for OFWs and concern over the need to improve services for Filipinos overseas, particularly those in distress,” pahayag ng Malacañang.

“Undersecretary Borje, who was appointed Special Envoy of the President to Tunisia, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kingdom of Bahrain, said the Duterte administration is doing everything to improve the country’s economy to create more local jobs to Filipinos,” dagdag pa nito.

Si Borje ang itinalaga ng Pangulo na magbantay sa kondisyon ng mga OFW sa North Africa at Middle East.

Ayon sa Pangulo, ang paghahanap ng trabaho sa ibang bansa “should not be a need but a choice for Filipinos,” ayon sa Malacañang.

“He noted that President Duterte recognized the role of OFWs in nation-building and development, saying they are part of progress not just because of remittances they send home but for their determination to uplift the living conditions of their families in the Philippines,” aniya.

“Undersecretary Borje said overseas Filipinos served an important part as the country moves towards greater development,” dagdag pa ng Palasyo.

Tinatayang may 2.3 milyong OFW sa buong mundo, ayon sa datos ng 2018 survey ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).