OFWs Call for Remittance Boycott on Nov. 1 & 2

[donski]

mga sadik ko dito sa riyadh nabasa niyo naba 'to?

Filipino workers abroad who are affected by the strengthening of the peso against their dollar remittances are threatening to stage a remittance boycott on November 1 and 2 against what they said was an "artificial surge" of the Philippine currency.

"Just this once, let us unite and be heard as one voice. This suffering must end," Dubai-based Filipino worker Oliver Cristopher Adolfo said in his e-mail to abs-cbnNEWS.com.

Reg Cucal, another OFW, had this to say," Kung tunay na lumalakas ang peso, bakit patuloy sa pagtaas ang presyo ng mga bilihin sa Pilipinas? (If the is really growing stronger, why are the prices of goods in the Philippines going up?)

From Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Ruben Estor Briones wrote that, "Magtiis muna tayo ngayong darating na Pasko para ipadama sa mga negosyanteng 'yan kung ano ang magagawa ng OFW sa one-sided na ekonomiya ng ating bansa (Let us tighten our belts at least for this Christmas and show those businessmen what OFWs can do to the country's one-sided economy).”

The threat of a boycott on remittances came as the peso closed firmer at 44.115 against the US dollar Monday versus Friday's 44.24.

The strengthening of the peso also followed a survey result that said families of Filipino workers abroad are squandering the earnings of their loved ones through whimsical purchases, an allegation denied by those who have relatives working in other countries.

In 2006, total remittances from OFWs reached $12.8 billion.

For 2007, the government projects OFW remittances to increase by five percent to $14.7 billion,

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[VtEC]

mga sadik ko dito sa riyadh nabasa niyo naba 'to?



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nakakatuwa naman itong news na ito.bakit 2days lang?sana till december na he he he.

[boybi]

E di Euro kasi ang ipadala ng mga OFWs. It is the USD that is losing its value, not the peso strengthening. Walang magagawa yang 2 day boycott. Sa ika-3rd day, todo padala naman mga OFW, e di balik ulit sa dati. Btw, holiday po ng Nov. 1 and I think ganun din sa Nov. 2 since ipit day ito, so sa palagay ko talagang wala pong effect yan dito sa Pinas

[DonT]

Have read the same in my email...but I am really wondering what do the proponents of this move hope to achieve.

It will only probably cause more chaos and instability in our economy.

From my point of view, mas mahusay cguro na humingi ng 10% or 20% increase from the employers due to the diminished buying power brought about by the change in FOREX. I think this is more realistic compared to asking our government to do something for the OFW's.

[VtEC]

maganda padin suggestion ni sir boybi.atleast yong euro mas stable sa dollar tsaka mahirap naman kasi kontrolin ang remittance nayan e.kung 100/10000 lang ang di magpapadala di padin effective yon.

[chua_riwap]

May umiikot ngang emails na ganito. Nakatanggap din ako nito.

Okay! Boycott ako sa Nov 1 & 2. Okay lang, kasi every 23rd day of the month naman ako nagre-remit eh.

from http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/

OFWs call for remittance boycott on Nov. 1 &Filipino workers abroad who are affected by the strengthening of the peso against their dollar remittances are threatening to stage a remittance boycott on November 1 and 2 against what they said was an "artificial surge" of the Philippine currency.

"Just this once, let us unite and be heard as one voice. This suffering must end," Dubai-based Filipino worker Oliver Cristopher Adolfo said in his e-mail to abs-cbnNEWS.com.

Reg Cucal, another OFW, had this to say," Kung tunay na lumalakas ang peso, bakit patuloy sa pagtaas ang presyo ng mga bilihin sa Pilipinas? (If the is really growing stronger, why are the prices of goods in the Philippines going up?)

From Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, Ruben Estor Briones wrote that, "Magtiis muna tayo ngayong darating na Pasko para ipadama sa mga negosyanteng 'yan kung ano ang magagawa ng OFW sa one-sided na ekonomiya ng ating bansa (Let us tighten our belts at least for this Christmas and show those businessmen what OFWs can do to the country's one-sided economy).”

The threat of a boycott on remittances came as the peso closed firmer at 44.115 against the US dollar Monday versus Friday's 44.24.

The strengthening of the peso also followed a survey result that said families of Filipino workers abroad are squandering the earnings of their loved ones through whimsical purchases, an allegation denied by those who have relatives working in other countries.

In 2006, total remittances from OFWs reached $12.8 billion.

For 2007, the government projects OFW remittances to increase by five percent to $14.7 billion.

[suv]

Ibang klase talaga mga utak ng ofws.....nung dati napikon kay tabachoy sa axe scandal....tapos yung sa desperate housewives. tapos ngayon hindi lang pabor yung dollar eh yan ang plano :hihihi:

Kung pwede nga lang dalhin nyo na mga kamag-anak nyo at jan na kayo tumira kung saan kayo nagwowork...Para lumuwag-luwag naman ang pilipinas...

[jeffrocks]

It's economic saboteur and to become such will do no good to the people and you distabilize the country,,,at kapag tumuloy-tuloy na maghihirap lalo ang ating mga kababayan....at pag naghihirap na ...dadami lalo ang mga criminal...at pag dumami na...chaos na...then chain reaction to civil war...gusto mo ba? sige gawin nyo

[Lucius]

Ano ba to, gusto pabagsakin sariling country para lang malaki makuha ng family. Ok, we understand you guys, pero diba gumaganda nga ang economy natin tapos biglang boycott. Sinabayan pa yung Glorietta tragedy.

Wag naman. Pag bumaba yan sigurado may reason na ang malacanang para mag martial law hehehe

[donski]

paano naman kaya yong mga umaasa sa padala lang ng kanilang mahal sa buhay di gutom ang abot nila