Palace has been stung by OFW drive vs. Pork

By Belarmino Dabalos Saguing

Rome, Italy 30 September 2013

It is noticeable the the palace has been stung by the OFW drive against the pork barrel. Some indication are read from recent Palace spokesperson Lacierda statements mentioning that OFW remittances is not contributing to the nation’s economy. Clearly, he must have been blindly groping for something to counter the recently held Zero Remittance day drive by OFWs worldwide.

It is a lie to distract or discredit the Filipinos overseas, or the palace is so ignorant of the fact that all and any foreign currency that enters the country becomes part of the Philippine foreign exchange reserves. Of course we are sending it to feed, house and educate our family, but there is no denying that these remittances is also a source of wealth for the whole nation. The palace must be rreminded that more than 10 percent of the country’s foreign exchange are coming from the OFW remittance. ADB has described the Philippine economy as a remittance economy.

Our remittances has long been propping up the nation’s economy, prompting Pnoy’s mom during her term of office to call OFWs as the “modern day heroes” of the Philippine economy who saved the country from total bankruptcy after the martial law.

Remittances, again saved the nation’s economy during the late 90’s Asian financial crisis. During GMA and Pnoy Aquino time, the LEP has stepped up the exportation of more and more migrant workers from the country and markedly increased the volume of foreign exchange pouring into the country. The numbers of the migrant workers deployed has surpassed the million a year mark and the remittances has reached more than US$15M a year.

The pork barrel issue has hit the Filipino overseas like a blow in the stomach. It hurts us to see the fruit of our sacrifices devoured by the pigs in the congress and senatelike kaning-baboy. Ity is the fruit of our blood, sweat and tears literally. It is an insult to us! We are being bled-white by the government even before we leave the country, Contribute to the creation of wealth of the nation, save the country from bankruptcy, only to be ignored by an ingrate president and robbed by the stinking trapos in the congress and senate and the government.

Don’t let us be distracted by the mainstream media’s headlines about Zamboanga stand offs, not by the fashionable news of an international beauty contest won by a Filipina, although we can be proud of that, but don’t let the fat pigs who devour the nation’s wealth use it to tate away our attention from their greed!

A message to all OFWs: Let us bring this issue its rightful finish with the strength of unity. With resolve and courage. As Ka satur put it: do not let a comma stop the drive. Hit while the pigs are groping for something to save them from being roasted!

KILL THE MOTHER OF CORRUPTION!!!

ABOLISH THE PORK BARREL IN THE PHILIPPINES!!!