MANILA, Philippines --- Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has slammed the idea of threatening overseas Filipinos of having their passports withheld to force them to participate in government programs. Locsin made the statement after Alert Level IV was raised in Tripoli and nearby districts amid the escalating violence in and around the Libyan capital. While Alert Level IV entails mandatory repatriation, Locsin has been vocal that the final decision to return home is still in the hands of the Filipinos themselves. "Any suggestion to COMPEL OFWs to join any government program by threatening to withhold their passports (which is my exclusive authority) is illegal and I wil...
Keep on reading: We can’t withhold OFW passports for forced repatriation — Locsin
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