Manila Philippines — The Philippine government has once again allowed the sending of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to the country of Kuwait.
This is based on the most recent visit of Migrant Workers Undersecretary Bernard Olalia to the government of Kuwait.
According to DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac, among Olalia’s goals in Kuwait was the meeting on the case of the three OFWs who died due to the fire in Al-Mangaf and two OFWs sustained serious injuries due to fire incident.
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This includes the filing of a civil case against the suspect who murdered the OFW, Jullebee Ranara, with the developments being discussed between the Philippines and the Kuwaiti government.
This is in addition to the criminal charges that were initially filed against the suspect who murdered Ranara.
“Alam natin na convicted ng 16 years imprisonment ‘yung salarin but that’s not the complete justice na gusto natin dahil meron pang civil aspect ito and right now we’re working with the lawyers and the family of Julleebee andito lang sila nung isang araw sa DMW. Isinasagawa ngayon ‘yung filing of the civil action for damages through our lawyers,” said Cacdac in a press briefing.
An agreement was reached between Kuwait and the Philippines for re-opening of the deployment of both skilled workers and even domestic workers to Kuwait.
“Bunsod ng pag uusap nina Undersecretary Bernard and the Kuwaiti authorities, no less than the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior kausap ni Usec. Bernard tungo sa pagpayag muli, pagbukas muli ng deployment ng skilled workers in Kuwait, non-domestic workers,” he adds.
The deliberation of the Kuwaiti government and the Philippines for the re-sending of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to Kuwait is expected to take two weeks to one month.
According to Cacdac, this is also a result of the sideline meeting between President Bongbong Marcos and the Crown Prince of Kuwait at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in October last year.
January 2023 when the Philippine government banned the sending of first-time workers to Kuwait due to Ranara’s death.