The labor secretary insists the OFWs in Saudi Arabia sorted for themselves food rejected by groceries, not actual garbage
LABOR WOES. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III addresses lawmakers during a House inquiry on the government's repatriation program for OFWs on June 26, 2020. Screenshot from Zoom
“The truth of the matter, your honor – I was a witness of things like this – sa mga groceries, sa Qatar, sa Riyadh, mayroon’yong hindi pumapasa sa kategorya ng mga groceries,”He then repeated that he believes no Filipino would ever resort to eating garbage, forgetting the millions of his poor countrymen back home who are left with no choice but to become scavengers.Bello said.
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