MERGED: Lifting of Travel Ban to Iraq

[kajrot1]

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dont trust our government hala cg d nlng cla manglarga ! do u think that the government can provide what they used to earn while working in Iraq or afghanistan? i dont think so. mao bitaw bisag unsaon
mga pilipino ngita jd paagi maka gawas kay wa jd matabang ning atong gobyerno.

[high_heels]

dont trust our government hala cg d nlng cla manglarga ! do u think that the government can provide what they used to earn while working in Iraq or afghanistan? i dont think so. mao bitaw bisag unsaon
mga pilipino ngita jd paagi maka gawas kay wa jd matabang ning atong gobyerno.

korek! kung tan awon ang mga individual local governments naay uban nga mo tabang gyud sa ilang mga constituents....but if we talk about the national government...hala!! goodluck nalang kung hangtud anus a ka magpaabot.

Katungod bitaw gyud na sa tawo ang maka larga bisag asa nila gusto. Unya ngano babagan man sa gobyerno nato? Bisag ang US wala man gani ni issue ug travel ban sa Iraq kay according to them naay rights ang kada amerikano nga mo biyahe. And bright gyud kaayo sila kay instead of a travel ban they issued a travel advisory.

unya kita diri nga utrong tabangunon magpakahitas-on nga mag issue ug travel ban nga ga dugang ra sa kalisud sa mga ordinaryong tawo.

[sæmunder]

why don't the authorities ... let those OFWs who want to go sign a waiver and let them pay for insurance ...

Sounds good.

When I send people to Iraq (not Filipinos).

I got them covered with insurance. Which is really a requirement of the Iraq government for Expats.

[storya_ta_bai2]

Sounds good.

When I send people to Iraq (not Filipinos).

I got them covered with insurance. Which is really a requirement of the Iraq government for Expats.

But I hope bro that you will send your filipino staffs soon. Daghan matabangan ani. Good idea bitaw na ang insurance. Anyway, part naman gyud na sa kinabuhi sa tawo ang risgo ba.

[marielee]

dili man gud na pwede pud natoi e asa tanan sa ato gobyerno labi na ang pag provide ug trabaho sa tanan pilipino. lisod kau ang pilipinas ug d na jud cguro ni ma ulian pah. now if ever the travel ban will be lifted, sa ako lang jud opinion, daghan ang matabangan ani. daghan maka benefit sa trabaho nga mahatag sa government sa iraq sa ato mga pilipino and in the same way kita pud maka tabang sa iraq sa ilang pag barog.

[high_heels]

sa kalisod sa panarbaho sa pilipinas, mga pinoy mo sugal nalang bisag unsa ka delikado sa lugar.

di sad gyud arte ang pinoy. di pareho sa ubang nasod nga pilian. simple ra man gud ta ug kalipay, bahalag layo ug di kakita sa pamilya basta lang ang hinaguan tua padung sa mga mahal sa kinabuhi.

[pauling]

Chill sis,
Kung ang tawo moso-ong sa delikado or simply takes risks in an unsecured situation.
That is obviously, his personal preference.
As the other OFW's said before , whether e-lift ang ban or dili limitado ra man gehapon ang matabang sa gobyerno.
Daghan naman kaso getabangan sa DFA maski naa sa mga naka ban nga nasud.
Whilst it is evident that a great number of distressed Filipinos are in dire need of gov'ts assistance?
Let me ask you first, are you an OFW?
If the answer is no, then I will understand that you have not witnessed the situations of our dear kabayans from our labor offices abroad.

kita ko ug mga documentaries ani bro sa tv. And faet gyud ng life sa uban didto, specially katong mga TNT. Pero unsaon taman, bahalag mag TNT basta naa lang remittance ma padala sa ilang pamilya.

[storya_ta_bai2]

wa na gyud ni kahuman nga problema sa unemployment diri sa atoa. Hatagan nalang unta ug tarong nga status atong mga trabahante sa iraq. mao ra man gihapon inig uli ana nila diri di man maka hatag ug trabaho atong gobyerno.

[high_heels]

update lang on this news. The famous "Angelo Dela Cruz" finally opened his mouth regarding this issue. Read on mga istoryans ug unsay say ninyo

Here's the Link: Angelo dela Cruz:

Angelo dela Cruz: ‘It’s time to lift the Iraq ban’
By: Roli Talampas
Philippine Daily Inquirer
1:05 am | Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
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Amidst the continuing social upheaval in Arab countries which has already caused Filipino refugees to be repatriated and would-be OFWs’ departures to be postponed, a solitary voice has called for the resumption of worker deployment to Iraq.

Angelo dela Cruz, who was kidnapped in July 2004 by Iraqi insurgents fighting a US-led overthrow of Saddam Hussein, has opined that suicide bombers could not be simply wished away. In an interview, Dela Cruz said, “Ang gulo sa Iraq hindi mawawala ’yan, ang gusto ng mga tao sa Iraq lumayas na ang mga Amerikano (The violence in Iraq wouldn’t simply disappear, the Iraqis want the Americans to leave).’’

Philippine deployment to Iraq officially ended with Dela Cruz’s homecoming to a sleepy barangay in Mexico, Pampanga, in fact to his new home in a sparsely domiciled subdivision not far from his former concrete-and-thatch home with free range chickens and dogs and dusty, narrow streets. The government’s decision to withdraw its troop contingent in Iraq in exchange for his release and repatriation was a surprise to its big partner, the United States, as the Philippines was one of the first countries to declare total support behind then President George W. Bush’s “war on terror.” President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s statement ended the thawed ties that came as a result of the Senate disapproval of continuing presence of US military bases in the Philippines. But she too would be the first to retreat from her commitment, fearing a backlash of the same magnitude as the Flor Contemplacion episode.

The end of Arroyo’s term has not caused the Iraq ban to be lifted. The Department of Foreign Affairs has singled out Iraq as the country of destination for which the Philippine passport is not valid, a warning that has not deterred thousands from being recruited and deployed in Baghdad. Former Armed Forces Chief of Staff Roy Cimatu, who is serving as envoy and adviser on Middle East security as far as OFWs are concerned, has been implicated in military corruption and his latest briefings have not reversed the Iraq ban. He has also been grounded.

Comes Angelo dela Cruz, the Iraq ban symbol, and now advocate of lifting of the ban. But does the opinion of Dela Cruz have any weight in a rethinking or even a reversal of the policy? If it has any weight at all, it stands to benefit thousands who want to work in Iraq but cannot do so legally. Placement agencies have also been silent and have sought other countries.

Iraq has been vocal about lifting the ban. And Dela Cruz’s recent statements are indeed more meaningful than they would have been one or two years ago. The situation has changed in Iraq.
Now that US President Barack Obama has promised a troop pullout in the light of the March 2011 presidential elections in Iraq, Dela Cruz suggests that Filipinos may now go back to Iraq to help in the construction of schools and hospitals destroyed during the armed conflict. “Dapat talagang tanggalin na ’yan (Iraq deployment ban),” he stressed.

Dela Cruz was released by his kidnappers and repatriated to the country after Arroyo took a populist stance to save Dela Cruz at the risk of abandoning the US coalition in Iraq. Arroyo, who hails from the same province as Dela Cruz, gave him a parcel of land in Mexico, Pampanga, where he has sought to rebuild his family of eight children, seven grandchildren, and a doting wife who has helped tend to his fighting cocks that provide him part of his recent livelihood.

Also, Arroyo provided scholarships for his children, a couple of whom have yet to finish. Beyond these, there was nothing that government gave him. In fact, he has been driving a van to ferry passengers between Mexico and Angeles City. He has joined an 18-member fleet of such vans prominently plying the route in urban communities north of Manila. The daily grind gives him a few hundred pesos.
Dela Cruz, looking much the same as when media personnel and vehicles clogged the narrow street of his former home, undertakes to help his cabalen (townmates) with small favors such as clearing birth certificate inconsistencies and passport applications. He even ran as town councilor (but lost) under the Lakas-NUCD party on a platform of engaging OFW families as cooperative members for shared benefits on direct procurement of basic needs.

Many OFWs in the Benjamin subdivision area where he has lived since his repatriation helped in his campaign as he had no means to have handbills or posters printed. The same OFWs are now asking Dela Cruz if they would be welcome to the Iraqi labor market once the deployment ban has been lifted. Some parties, Dela Cruz intimated rather suspiciously, would like to gain an edge in recruitment and deployment over the others.
Iraq’s economy has been regarded positively in the light of the resumption of oil export. Rising per capita income, which now stands at almost $4,000, also indicates the improving lot of the common Iraqi. An ambitious national investment plan has set the government plan for rebuilding facilities and infrastructure for rising needs for education and health care. Reports say Iraqi medical personnel exodus in recent years has opened greater employment possibilities for Filipinos, especially nurses, across the country.

“Pilipino ang gusto nilang magtrabaho sa Iraq (Iraqis prefer Filipino workers),” Dela Cruz said. Although other nationals such as Indians, Sri Lankans and Bangladeshis have already filled in a sizable number of vacancies, Filipinos will be in higher paying jobs if they could only rid their ranks of envy and jealousy that both corrode the spirit of community abroad, he added.

Prof. Roli Talampas has taught undergraduate social science and area studies courses, including one on the Middle East and North Africa. He will be teaching graduate courses in Asian and Philippine Studies starting June 2011 at the Asian Center, UP Diliman.

[pauling]

WOWWWW!!!! The famous angelo dela cruz finally broke his silence. Ngiga gi pwesto gyud diay siya ni GMA no. Buhong kaayo si angelo pag uli niya diri pinas....But unfortunately that is not the case of our ALL our ofws coming home for middle east.

hasta siya ni ingon nga dapat tangtangon na ang travel ban....