Binay asks Malacañang for P24M to repatriate 1,084 OFWs from Saudi 04/18/2011

Binay asks Malacañang for P24M to repatriate 1,084 OFWs from Saudi

04/18/2011
Vice President Jejomar Binay has requested Malacañang to release around P24 million to fund the immediate repatriation of 1,084 overstaying Filipinos in Saudi Arabia.

Binay said instead of paying 15 Riyals daily for every jailed Filipino at the Hajj Terminal, the government might as well send them back home.

“This creates a serious drain on the limited resources of the Philippine Embassy in Saudi,” he stressed.
In a letter to President Aquino, Binay asked for the release of the funds from the President social fund or any funding source to buy plane tickets for the Filipinos staying at the Hajj Terminal in Jeddah..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20110418hed6.html