THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Davao Region on Thursday admitted it does not have an exact count of the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Davao holed up in Libya and Syria.
Conegundo Fernandez, DFA administrative officer, said they have no way of knowing how many of the OFWs in Libya and Syria are from Davao because the OFWs usually put Manila as their address in their application or departure forms.
He said it is unfortunate that most relatives of OFWs also do not know where they are working.
“Magadto sila diri kay gusto nila papauli-on ilang mga kaanak, ug pangutan-on na asa dapit nagtrabaho unsa nga kumpanya, dili pud sila katubag (Some come here to request for their relatives’ repatriation but don’t know where their relatives are working),” Fernandez said.
It is important for relatives of OFWs to know the employers’ address and contact numbers, he said.
“Ang mabuhat lang pud namu kay ang i-forward ang mga information na among ma-compile sa Embassy kung asa ang OFW. Na-discuss man na sa Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS), naa man gud uban naga-attend dili maminaw, dili mangutana ug dili jud pud mag-attend (What we do is to forward all the information given by the families and it has been discussed during PDOS. There are some who do not listen, some do not ask questions and others do not attend at all),” Fernandez said.
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