
Originally Posted by
cottonmouth
You might be right from your experience since you claimed to be a former OFW yourself but I am afraid I have to disgree about you complains about the government.
I myself is an expat but I don't expect something from the government. I believed that some OFWs have gone too far in asking for the previleges accorded to them. When you go out of your country you are basically on your own. It is also your responsibility to know what you are going into so that anything that will happen to you, it is at your own risk. The government cannot just take care of you everytime. As JFK said, " Ask not what your country do for you-ask what you can do for your country". I believe the government thru the POEA have done their best according to their capacity to help the expats. If you have pass thru the proper channels, you might understand what I mean.
If an OFW will just take heed of the warnings and instructions that the POEA have given, then they would have been in a better situation. There is no law that prevents anybody from travelling to a country (especially Mid East) with visit visa, but POEA and DFA clearly gives warning about the risk of working while having this visa. The POEA have made enough help to many unfortunate OFWs to bring them back here in RP but in many cases they are not in the news.
As an example, have you heard about that British woman that is behind bars now in Dubai for violating the *** laws of Dubai? The poor lady has been languishing now for more than 5 months in jail for a charge that we can say preposterous. Now remember the UAE is a former protectorate of the UK. But did the UK government made radical moves to help there citizen? NO. maybe they offered legal help but basically, she is on her own. Did she blame the UK government? Maybe she did personally, but I didn't hear that in the news. So when your in another country, just follow the rules and you will be safe.