Senator Imee Marcos pressed the government to complete its evacuation plan for Filipino migrant workers in Taiwan, instead of focusing on the United States’ request for the temporary stay of Afghans in the Philippines. | BPinlacINQ
“We need answers to how overseas Filipino workers will assemble amid a widespread scramble to leave. What flight or shipping routes will give them safe passage through a military blockade? What transport will be used, where will they dock, and how often will they fetch Filipino evacuees so that everyone gets out as quickly as possible unharmed?”
“No details, no drills. Military exercises have focused on retaliation, not rescue,” the lawmaker said.Marcos pushed for the need to prioritize pinning down a way out for Filipinos in Taiwan in case tensions on the island further escalate. Marcos likewise took note of the cost of providing Afghans a “decent life” in the country, saying this would require employment opportunities and resource allocation that are “subject to local shortages.”Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez on Tuesday said the US government’s request for the country to accommodate its former employees and their families in conflict-stricken Afghanistan is still being reviewed by the government.
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