Team formed for ‘harassed’ Filipinos in Taiwan
May 18, 2013

MANILA — The Manila Economic and Cultural Office (Meco) has formed a team that will handle reported cases of harassment against overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan, Malacañang said Saturday.

In an interview over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte reiterated the call to the Taiwanese people for calm and to spare from any harassment the Filipinos there who have nothing to do with the killing of 65-year-old Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-cheng off Batanes last May 9.

“I understand that the Meco has already formed a team to focus on these reports and Meco is assuring that all verified reports that they could get would immediately be sent to the Ministry ng Foreign Affairs of Taiwan so that they could be given attention and investigated,” she said.

Citizens’ Battle Against Crime and Corruption (Cibac) party-list Representative Sherwin Tugna also called on government to ensure the safety of OFWs in Taiwan.

“Reports of untoward incidents on our OFWs are very alarming and needs to be addressed by the Palace,” he said.

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