Philippine Ambassador Renato Villa of Kuwait declared persona non-grata?

t's been quite sometime already since I made my last blog, Thought of just shutting up and go on with my life after a surge of various fake news and blog spots. But it seems being out of the arena and not getting involved is just not my cup of tea.

     Recently Kuwait made a serious move of removing Philippine Ambassador Renato Villa of Kuwait and declaring him persona non-grata after that viral rescue video of of distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Kuwait. You can click the link to see the viral video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9z8TEd4Hl8 

     Persona non-grata is a foreign person whose entering or remaining in a particular country is not anymore necessary or prohibited by the government. If you have seen the video I believe there is nothing wrong with what our embassy is doing. As a Filipino who gets to receive distress calls like that it is but our immediate concern to respond to the need as soon as possible. 

     I guess Kuwaiti government is just too sensitive to immediately react on the issue. When in fact we Filipinos should be in rage and extremely angry of what our country men are experiencing in Kuwait. Government data shows, over a hundred Filipino domestic workers have died in Kuwait due mostly to abuse and inhuman treatment of their employers. The recent brutal death of a Filipina OFW found inside the freezer at an abandoned apartment with internal bleeding, bruises and a broken hipbone triggered the Philippine government to totally ban the deployment of workers in their country. 

     Though I find uploading the viral video unnecessary it still does not justify Kuwaiti government reaction and the move to immediately deport the Philippine Ambassador. What is worst is that they have detained 4 of the Filipinos who helped in the rescue of the embassy to the OFWs and the warrant of arrest of the 3 diplomatic personnel of the Philippines. 

     

     I personally do not agree with the government apologizing to Kuwait. If there is someone who needs to apologize it is their government, after what they have done to our Filipino brothers and sisters abroad. If not with the governments effort to protect our OFWs these existing foreign violations wouldn't have been exposed and taken action. I have nothing against the Kuwaiti but I am more concern on these violations against our country men and that in the end they be given justice. If there is a need to totally ban the deployment of our workers just to give justice to them then lets do it. There are still a lot of countries that deserve more of our services. Money is never enough once our rights have been violated. If it requires Philippine government to junk that MOA between Kuwait then lets junk it for humanity and justice sake. Stop foreign abuses!!!