MERGED: Lifting of Travel Ban to Iraq

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this still shouldn't be done esp with what happend to bin laden..

i beg to disagree pre, acts of terrorism is not only in the middle east. We never expected the US to have the 9/11. That was a wake up call for the world. Discriminating ra sad kaayo ta kung atoa nang huna hunaon na. True though that security measures at this time needs to be tightened. But Bin Laden's troops will not bring havoc to middle east, it's main enemy is the US government.

[Lord_Einaj]

Ambassador Wadee Al-Batti was reacting to a recent Philippine government reiteration of a travel and workers' deployment ban to high-risk countries like Iraq, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Lebanon, Jordan and Somalia.

[ceannix]

maayo unta ma lift na ang ban kay dako kaayo raba tabang mga middle east sa mga OFW.

[high_heels]

actually majority of our ofws are from middle east. they are the major contributors of the remittances in the country. True that most of us prefer any western countries but in terms of skills and matching to job opportunites, mas daghan gyud ang requirement sa middle eastern countries compared to the others. the sad truth lang is daghan kaayo nato ang mo discriminate kay mostly muslim countries lagi and mas strikto. pero kung ang tawo ganahan gyud mangita ug kaayuhan mo risgo man gyud.

I found this fb page, those who are in favor of lifting of the travel ban can participate here:

Iraq-Philippines Friendship Association - Wall | Facebook

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actually majority of our ofws are from middle east. they are the major contributors of the remittances in the country. True that most of us prefer any western countries but in terms of skills and matching to job opportunites, mas daghan gyud ang requirement sa middle eastern countries compared to the others. the sad truth lang is daghan kaayo nato ang mo discriminate kay mostly muslim countries lagi and mas strikto. pero kung ang tawo ganahan gyud mangita ug kaayuhan mo risgo man gyud.

I found this fb page, those who are in favor of lifting of the travel ban can participate here:

Iraq-Philippines Friendship Association - Wall | Facebook

thanks sis, let's take part even in our little ways. I visited the site na, I hope naa sad untay mga bakante nga trabaho nga i post nila didto.

daghan kaayo ko ug amigo nga tua ron sa middle east. and they all say the same thing, mas maayo nalang ang malayo sa pamilya pero naaa silay makaon kaysa mag antos sa mga kuripot na employers diri sa atoa.

[high_heels]

thanks sis, let's take part even in our little ways. I visited the site na, I hope naa sad untay mga bakante nga trabaho nga i post nila didto.

daghan kaayo ko ug amigo nga tua ron sa middle east. and they all say the same thing, mas maayo nalang ang malayo sa pamilya pero naaa silay makaon kaysa mag antos sa mga kuripot na employers diri sa atoa.

yes we have to, kay dili sd maayo nga mag sige ta ug salig ra sa atong gobyerno. Dapat maningkamot sad gyud ta. Naa sad diay poll ang fanpage, those who are interested can participate.

Iraq-Philippines Friendship Association - Poll | Facebook

[Albrecht]

i beg to disagree pre, acts of terrorism is not only in the middle east. We never expected the US to have the 9/11. That was a wake up call for the world. Discriminating ra sad kaayo ta kung atoa nang huna hunaon na. True though that security measures at this time needs to be tightened. But Bin Laden's troops will not bring havoc to middle east, it's main enemy is the US government.

mao lagi bro but lisod man gud kaau if matripan nila ang mga outsiders na naa sa ila mga territories.. 1 factor for them to consider is kung maglisod na sila ug sulod sa uban countries tungod high alarm na ang mga pips of what happend to bin laden.. its like we're giving them people to take hostage.. its not discriminating man pud tingali coz gban napud baya na beforehand.. ang ako lang pud na its still to early to lift the ban..

ngano diay? sure diay na nga walay mahappen nila if mularga sila ngadto? nya if mularga man sila ngadto nya magkalisod sila kinsa man sila mangau ug tabang? diba government daun? nya if dili sila matabangan kinsa man sila basulon? diba government japon..? nya kinsa man ang niadto jud ngadto? kinsa man nagsugo nila na muadto ngadto? ang ako lang jud point is not now lang sa kay init pajud kau ang issue bout bin laden nya wala pata kahibaw what would happen next.. kasabot man pud ko sa part na daghan pud jud opporutnities ngadto for our workers and ato gov't is not paying enuf sa ato mismong mga workers.. but ang safety man gud, unsaon man na nila if ever man naay mahitabo nila ngadto? mg.unsa man ang ila mga families whom they are working for and the reason for them to work there..? dont think of the present, think of the future..

[high_heels]

mao lagi bro but lisod man gud kaau if matripan nila ang mga outsiders na naa sa ila mga territories.. 1 factor for them to consider is kung maglisod na sila ug sulod sa uban countries tungod high alarm na ang mga pips of what happend to bin laden.. its like we're giving them people to take hostage.. its not discriminating man pud tingali coz gban napud baya na beforehand.. ang ako lang pud na its still to early to lift the ban..

ngano diay? sure diay na nga walay mahappen nila if mularga sila ngadto? nya if mularga man sila ngadto nya magkalisod sila kinsa man sila mangau ug tabang? diba government daun? nya if dili sila matabangan kinsa man sila basulon? diba government japon..? nya kinsa man ang niadto jud ngadto? kinsa man nagsugo nila na muadto ngadto? ang ako lang jud point is not now lang sa kay init pajud kau ang issue bout bin laden nya wala pata kahibaw what would happen next.. kasabot man pud ko sa part na daghan pud jud opporutnities ngadto for our workers and ato gov't is not paying enuf sa ato mismong mga workers.. but ang safety man gud, unsaon man na nila if ever man naay mahitabo nila ngadto? mg.unsa man ang ila mga families whom they are working for and the reason for them to work there..? dont think of the present, think of the future..

you have a point bro, but to borrow a quote from you "dont think of the present, think of the future". That what we are precisely pointing out, the PRESENT tells us that Iraq's situation is the same as 2004. But the truth A LOT has changed and it's 2011. Now thinking about the future means looking at the opportunities for filipinos and providing for those who really needs it.

Daghan baya kaayo sila ug workers gipangita. Most are in the field of construction and health care. Ang kana bitaw atong mga panday maluoy ko kay most of them kay below minimum ang pay or pakyaw pakyaw ilang trabaho. dako na kaayo na nila nga mo sweldo ug tag 30 thousand sa gawas, ug dako na kaayo na ug tabang para sa ilang pamilya.

Ang usa sad is the number of unemployed nursing graduates nato, there are more than 100 thousand of them in the country. Plus they are asking our government to provide jobs for them, gihatagan sila ug trabaho sa gobyerno sa mga government hospitals bitaw pero di sila kay tua sa mga probinsya and they ALL want to work out of the country. For short dili tanan mahatag sa atong gobyerno. karon pa gyud na on hold ang hiring of nurses to US, New Zealand, Australia, Canada...so most of our nurses na tanggong diri. If not kay tua sa other middle eastern countries.

Tanang butang naa man gyuy pros and cons. Siguro ang dapat nato tan awon diri kay kung unsa ang resulta ani. Mas daghan ba nga kadaut ang mahatag ani or mas daghan ang kaayuhan ang mahatag ani sa atoa?

for me mas daghan ning kaayuhan mahatag sa atoa, kay kita raba diri sa pilipinas utro nga tabangunon.

[reclamador]

why don't the government just make the OFW ... sign a waiver or something if the OFW really wants to go to Iraq ...

[Albrecht]

you have a point bro, but to borrow a quote from you "dont think of the present, think of the future". That what we are precisely pointing out, the PRESENT tells us that Iraq's situation is the same as 2004. But the truth A LOT has changed and it's 2011. Now thinking about the future means looking at the opportunities for filipinos and providing for those who really needs it.

Daghan baya kaayo sila ug workers gipangita. Most are in the field of construction and health care. Ang kana bitaw atong mga panday maluoy ko kay most of them kay below minimum ang pay or pakyaw pakyaw ilang trabaho. dako na kaayo na nila nga mo sweldo ug tag 30 thousand sa gawas, ug dako na kaayo na ug tabang para sa ilang pamilya.

Ang usa sad is the number of unemployed nursing graduates nato, there are more than 100 thousand of them in the country. Plus they are asking our government to provide jobs for them, gihatagan sila ug trabaho sa gobyerno sa mga government hospitals bitaw pero di sila kay tua sa mga probinsya and they ALL want to work out of the country. For short dili tanan mahatag sa atong gobyerno. karon pa gyud na on hold ang hiring of nurses to US, New Zealand, Australia, Canada...so most of our nurses na tanggong diri. If not kay tua sa other middle eastern countries.

Tanang butang naa man gyuy pros and cons. Siguro ang dapat nato tan awon diri kay kung unsa ang resulta ani. Mas daghan ba nga kadaut ang mahatag ani or mas daghan ang kaayuhan ang mahatag ani sa atoa?

for me mas daghan ning kaayuhan mahatag sa atoa, kay kita raba diri sa pilipinas utro nga tabangunon.

mao pud lagi ang nakalisod bah.. daghan na pud kaau ta.. ang nakalisod pud kay mglisod na ug cater ang ato lang daan gov't to provide work for its people.. nya to add it all up, ang daghan pajud kau ug anak ang mga mglisod pajud ug buhi.. unsaon nman lang ni pagsulbad if ang pinakaubos na unit sa govt (individual families) kay dili responsible tanan.. imagine mga maglisod na families pajud ang maabot ug 6 or more children..