Roque joins Bello in Kuwait mission

PRESIDENTIAL Spokesperson Harry L. Roque, Jr., left for the State of Kuwait on Tuesday night, May 8, upon the order of President Rodrigo R. Duterte.
“Secretary Roque joined Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Belo III, former (Labor) Secretary Marianito Roque, Labor Attache Rustico dela Fuente, and Deputy Chief of Mission in Kuwait Mohd Noordin Lomondot in meeting Kuwaiti officials,” the spokesman’s office said in a statement Wednesday night.
According to Roque’s office, the delegation met officials of the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry.
“(T)he Philippines and Kuwait look forward to the normalization of ties,” the statement went in part. “Kuwait, on its part, has expressed the value of Filipinos in Kuwait. A Memorandum of Agreement is expected to be signed and agreed upon after the meeting.”
Mr. Roque’s office added that Kuwait has agreed “to create a Special Unit within the Police that the Philippine Embassy can liaison with regarding complaints of Filipino workers which will be available 24 hours(,) and a Special Number that Filipino workers can call for assistance (also available 24 Hours).”
“The meeting of officials between the two countries likewise saw the release of four drivers. It guaranteed that all remaining undocumented Filipinos (under 600), except for those with pending cases, will be allowed to go home — at least 150 of them will be joining the Philippine officials in returning to the Philippines,” the statement said. — Arjay L. Balinbin