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CEBU CITY, Philippines — Abroad Filipino Staff (OFWs) and those that are on the lookout for alternatives overseas are urged to be extra cautious to keep away from being scammed.
This was Congresswoman Marissa Magsino’s response to the alarming instances of suicide in relation to monetary points amongst OFWs in Hong Kong, which was mentioned in a Senate listening to on April 23.
“Huwag po tayong magpaloko sa mga mortgage sharks na ito, mga funding scams na ito, mga love rip-off na ito, tigilan niyo na ‘yan,” Magsino advised reporters in Cebu throughout her go to right here within the final week of April.
(Allow us to not be fooled by these mortgage sharks, these funding scams, these love scams, cease these now.)
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She mentioned that when somebody would provide a mortgage with a excessive rate of interest, OFWs must be extra cautious.
“Magduda na kayo, ‘yung bangko nga hindi kaya ng ganyan…Kasi po bibigyan kayo ng 1-2 months siguro, interesan kayo, after no’n, goodbye na. Fly away na ‘yung pera mo,” she mentioned.
(You need to already be cautious, ‘even the banks can not do this…since you are given 1-2 months, given curiosity, after that, goodbye, your cash will already fly away.)
“Ang mga nag su-suicide sa Hong Kong, dahil hindi na po nila kinaya…papano sila uuwi sa Pilipinas?” Magsino added.
(Those that dedicated suicide in Hong Kong, that’s as a result of they may not take it…how they will they arrive dwelling to the Philippines?)
READ: OFW suicides brought on by love, cash points, in response to OWWA
With this, she urged the OFWs to method the federal government companies to assist them deal with funding scams, love scams, and even on-line job scams.
“Tandaan niyo po, kayo ang humawak ng pera ninyo dahil pinaghirapan niyo ‘yan. Bawat sentimo, siguraduhin niyo pamilya niyo ang makakatanggap at kayo ang magazine bebenipisyo,” Magsino added.
(Bear in mind this, you’re the ones holding your cash since you labored for it. Each centavo, be sure that it’s your household who can obtain it and you’re the one to profit from it.)
In the meantime, the Division of Migrant Staff (DMW) additionally vowed to proceed and strengthen its response to the worrisome on-line job scams that carry on deceiving Filipinos searching for alternatives overseas.
Within the Senate listening to final April 23, Senator Raffy Tulfo reported that scammers used pretend on-line jobs to draw Filipinos to work overseas, solely to finish up being victims of human trafficking and being pressured to work in so-called “rip-off hubs.”
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In the meantime, DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac assured that the company would proceed to trace down social media platforms posting pretend job postings.
To this point, the company has taken down 73,714 pretend job postings from Fb and TikTok.
“Araw-araw ay patuloy ang ating monitoring at might aktibong kooperasyon tayo sa Meta para labanan ang mga sindikatong gumagaya sa mga lehitimong recruitment companies,” Cacdac mentioned in a information launch.
DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia added that additionally they performed a web-based surveillance staff about it, however Tulfo prompt including extra groups to speed up monitoring down the rip-off posts.
In the meantime, DMW additionally assured that they’d stay actively supporting the victims of rip-off hubs.
With the assistance of the Migrant Staff Workplace (MWO) in Bangkok, rescued OFWs are being supplied with post-arrival help and monetary help from the AKSYON Fund.
The AKSYON Fund is DMW’s program that gives help to OFWs, together with repatriation, medical care, and monetary help.
Additionally it is mentioned that getting testimonies from victims was vital to find out who had been the recruiters chargeable for these scams.
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