DMW assures readiness to help OFWs in Taiwan amid rising tension

DMW assures readiness to help OFWs in Taiwan amid rising tension

MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has assured its full readiness to activate its contingency plan to assist and protect OFWs in Taiwan as tension with China continues to escalate. In a statement on Friday, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the DMW is in close coordination with Manila Economic and Cultural […]...Keep on reading: DMW assures readiness to help OFWs in Taiwan amid rising tension

Senate President Chiz Escudero's contingency plans prepare the government for the possible evacuation of compatriots in Taiwan. This is in the event that China eventually invades Taiwan that will supposedly affect the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos working there. Escudero cited the outbreak of civil war in Syria where the country had to adapt various contingency measures to ensure the safety and repatriation of compatriots working in Taiwan.…