Dear Senator Villar, Greetings from an OFW Kuwait, KSA, UAE soon LIBYA.
I find your recommendations very overwhelming to us OFWs. However, those remain to be a dream until approved and implemented. Meanwhile, I would like to add the following which your honor might consider adding to your bills benefiting OFWs worldwide, as follows: 1. OFW Retirement Act of 2009 - A act providing for a retirement benefits among OFWs who have contributed $25.00 for 18 - 20 years not necessarily consecutive.. This can be studied further. a) Monthly pension of Pesos 3,500 - 6,000 or lump sum pension (in case of death or total disability of the OFW) of not more than 50,000. Depends on years of contribution. b) 50% discount in taxation plus the corresponding depreciaion in bringing home his/her personal car used not less three years but not more than 5 years abroad. c) Free taxation on take home electrical and electronics appliances used for the last 3 or more years while an OFW abroad. d) OFW Consumer Card - Providing discounts, free privileges,among others medicines, clothing, travel, eating, hotels and hostel/boardig accommodation, recreational areas/activities, e) Providing for a " Tahanan ng mga Bagong Bayani " - a home retirement program for those OFWs with no more relatives to care for them upon reaching the senior age of 60 years or more open both for male and female occupants. (This could be another R. A.) or to be consolidated with other Republic Acts providing benefits to OFWs. f) Providing for a free technical, recreational, educational training, seminars and workshops to Ex-OFWs or returning OFWs regardless of age, gender, sex orientation, religion to enable OFW returnees to be more productive member of the society. ( a self-help project among OFWs wherein qualified returnees could teach and be part of the program). g) Free Membership to OFWs or Filipino Expatriates organizations or Foundation that will help ex-OFWs, returnees enhance their self confidence, develop strong personality and enjoy their cultural, social and moral values and ideas. (we still need active senior citizens in our society). Mr. Senator, we look forward to seeing one of these proposals come into reality to benefit the millions of OFWS NOW TOILING UNDER THE HEAT OF THE SUN, WORKING VERY HARD NIGHT OR DAY UNMINDFUL OF THE MANY RISKS THAT BESET THEM JUST TO BE ABLE TO SEND HOME THAT PRECIOUS REMITTANCE WHICH OUR COUNTRY NEEDED MOST TO AFFLOAT OUR ECONOMY. Yours faithfully, Dick Escarcha Orense Ex-Chairman, Interim Board of Trustees, Filipino Expatriates in UAE Foundation Inc. Ex-Vice Chairman and Exec. Director -Philippine Business Council Abu Dhabi, UAE Founder - Filipino Dance Club Dubai Co-Founder- Bicol Anom Dubai Adviser and Co-Founder - Filipino Dancesport and Social Club Dubai Adviser-Pag Iribang Bicolnon sa Abu Dhabi, UAE Bagong Bayani Awardee 2002-03 e-mail: [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "filex2007" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filex2007?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
