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https://youtu.be/raHOjzyj010 (Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment said it has started its own inquiry regarding foreign workers in the country, including Chinese nationals who had been noted to have arrived in droves in the country. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said that the department is currently checking the work permits of Chinese nationals working in the country, even as he rued that his department lacked the powers to punish violators. “There is […]
(Eagle News) – China will not adopt a “tit-for-tat” approach should the Philippines decide to deport illegal Chinese workers, the Chinese embassy said on Thursday, Feb. 28. According to the Chinese embassy, in the first place, China “adheres to the principle of non-interference in other countries’ internal affairs.” Secondly, it said China “respects the laws and regulations of the Philippines, and therefore “holds that Chinese nationals should not stay or work illegally in foreign countries […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Joel Villanueva has slammed what he said was the inaction of government agencies that enabled the influx of illegal foreign workers in the country. Villanueva noted that Filipinos were “losing opportunities” as the illegal foreign workers, many of them Chinese, “steal their jobs.” The senator noted that based on data provided by the Department of Labor and Employment, 115,652 Alien Employment Permits were issued by the agency to foreign nationals from 2015 […]
