{"id":192764,"date":"2018-12-06T06:29:51","date_gmt":"2018-12-06T11:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=192764"},"modified":"2018-12-06T06:29:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T11:29:51","slug":"duterte-assures-ofws-taxes-well-spent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/12\/06\/duterte-assures-ofws-taxes-well-spent\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte assures OFWs\u2019 taxes well-spent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during his attendance to the 39th Masskara Festival held at the Public Plaza in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental on October 27, 2018. VALERIE ESCALERA\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— President Rodrigo Duterte has assured Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that the taxes they pay to the government will be protected under his administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo not be so sad about being taxed because your money here during my term is safe,\u201d Duterte said as he conferred awards to outstanding OFWs, organizations at Malaca\u00f1ang Palace on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will not allow corruption. I have fired so many Cabinet members for just an infraction,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte promised that their taxes will be spent on social services and projects, particularly on his massive “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program that would bring comfortable life to every Filipino.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlam niyo<\/em>\u00a0(You know) we are trained outside especially from those coming from the Western world that people are willing to pay taxes\u00a0but kailangan makita nila \u2018yung pera nila<\/em>\u00a0(they need to see where these are spent),\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that\u2019s we are trying to do. And to make it doubly sure that you won\u2019t doubt me. It is money, it is corruptive and it is toxic,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He assured that the protection and promotion of the welfare and well-being of the OFWs will remain one of his government’s top priorities.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis nation will always recognize your invaluable contribution to nation-building, and this administration will continue to craft policies and implement programs that will respond to your needs and protect your rights,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

The President also promised that Filipinos, particularly OFWs, traveling abroad will continue to have hassle-free experience in the airports.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t allow graft and corruption. I don\u2019t allow the opening of bags in the airport\u00a0kung mag-uwi lalo na \u2018yung mga mahihirap talaga.<\/em>(If you’re coming home, especially the poor). It pisses me to no end,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

Duterte said he will try to finish his relentless war against illegal drugs to preserve the bright future of the Filipinos, including the family members of OFWs.<\/p>\n

Duterte, on the other hand, expressed his appreciation to the OFWs for their remittances and cited them as the key driver of the Philippine economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m indeed very grateful that you have sent money so that this nation can ever flow because of the money. I am happy with that,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n

According to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the more than 10 million overseas Filipinos are sending around USD25 billion (PHP1.3 trillion) a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaraming tulong n\u2019yo sa pambansang ekonomiya. Kung wala po kayo matagal na tayo bumagsak<\/em>\u00a0(You are helping a lot our national economy. Without you, we surely have been down-and-out long time ago),\u201d Bello said in a speech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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