(CNN Philippines) Metro Manila — The government of Saudi Arabia has committed to shoulder the unpaid salaries of around 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) displaced from construction companies that went bankrupt, Malacañang announced on Friday.
It said the promised settlement of salaries followed a bilateral meeting of President Bongbong Marcos and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation in Bangkok, Thailand.
“Sabi niya [crown prince], ‘yung desisyon na ‘yan ay nangyari lamang noong nakaraang ilang araw. At dahil nga magkikita kami at sabi niya ito ‘yung regalo ko para sa inyo,” Marcos told reporters after their discussion… Read More