THE PHILIPPINE STAR

THURSDAY I FEBRUARY 2S, 2019 news

Gov't urged to ptotest China
Ithreat' ovet illegal workers
By JESS DIAZ "The chinese here, just ,",
betolerated - "rrkers in the Philipph-el-a
them work here. Just iei them. *,#"ilii.,T$i^1"*""ff4i; ;l;';; ii."ffi i'''"6-Cr,i""
ifuow out Filipino workers
The govemment was urged fui'yz w" h*" ab0,000 Filipr ldiolomatic protest.
yesterday to protest the alleged nos'in China" he said. 'tirXi'i1i,ir5;;;;""" Mat- in''., that countrv' visa Iam told
statement of Beijing's ambas- In a speech in Cebu City --la said the ambassador,s . "No working
sador on the issue of Chinese later thai day, he raised tht ::i:11:"::'",f is i:T#:i": Just tourist. Make a bis fuss
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illeeal workers here. tt9.l9l"t"*ent
number to 400,000 and suia *Jf,li"ur',r"ta,secretary_een_ it u.a China is happy
the revelation by presi- i," .""ia not iust order ,r.,"
dential spokesperson Salvador deportation of illegal Chinese eii'"i"!'^:;f;#,-h"
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Panelo of a threat by the Chi- *Jril".r u".""t. iru"a mieht .d"; thown out " Locsin said in his
nese ambassador of a tit-for- resoond in kind.
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tat scenario of deoortations i-h e re de n t h s
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smacks of political' blackmail
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a diploriati"c protest from the villarin' said the Duterte it an issugt in china too chinese illegal
Department of Foreign Affairs administration should not use Foreign Affairs Secretary workers are here on visas
(DFA)," Rep. Tom Villarin of double standards in treating -I'""al-i"*i"irjuii".,r". thjt upon arrival. DFA don't give
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in our domestic affairs that He said Chinese nationals i
should not be taken lightly. rueganyworkinghere'have:13'.[:$#t*;;;3'k-is"";'lil-iltT,i"i"il'i,i#:',i"ti'?
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our sovereign rights, Panelo stay, iaving violated Philip- *ji""ii;*J"",'i""-'1r.",f1"""- .*.{lg io Duterte shruggilS
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seems to stand down when pine
larys." . off Chinese workers in the
confronted bv China's ambas- ti*r.'ffi:;gi:5,t"::""
rudo. Ilp !@ght pqlhetic
for Malacaffang to kowtow to
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because she- spoke against
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Beijing's wishes all the time, abuses bv sovemment, there
Subservience has never been is no realJn that illegal Ch!
that clearly defined by such nese workers should staY,"
acts of Malacaflang," Villarin Villarin said.
said. He said it would be arbi-
On Tuesday, Panelo told trary for Beijing to rcsort to a
reporters that Chinese Ambas- tit-for-tat deportation.
sador Zhao Jianhua informed "If that happens because we
him that China would "do the asserted our laws, it's not aloss
same" if the country sent back for Filipino workers who can
illegal Chinese woikers here. be depioved elsewhere where
"That is what the Chinese their lkils are much needed
ambassador told me during and well compensated," he
dinner, that i{ this governnent said.
will just deport Chinese not Labor groups condemned
in accordance with law then the Chinese envoy for issuing
we (Chinese) will also do the the waming against the dePor-
same. That's tit for tat," he tation of illegal Chinese
said. In seoarale statements, the
Panelo did not say when the Naekais'a Labor Coalitiory Fed-
dinner took place. eraiion of Free Workers, Par-
President Duterte men- tido Manggagawa (PM) and
tioned the illegal workers issue Sentro said Zhao's action was
in a speech ati campaign rally tantamount to "bullYing" and
in Laguna on Sunday. "blackmailing" and should not