PBBM: Ilang OFWs na nawalan ng trabaho sa Saudi Arabia, nagsimula nang makatanggap ng kompensasyon
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00:00 The overseas Filipino workers who lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia started receiving their compensation
00:07 after their companies were bankrupted.
00:11 This was even mentioned by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:15 where the amount of the cheque was already more than P800 million.
00:21 According to the President, the so-called payout was personal,
00:24 but it was promised by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin in their help in the sideline of the APEC Summit in Bangkok, Thailand last year.
00:34 The amount of the cheque was estimated to be P2 billion,
00:37 which was paid by more than 10,500 OFWs affected by the bankrupted Saudi construction firm a year ago.
00:49 According to the latest news, the OFWs from Saudi Arabia have continued to pay Saudi Arabia's insurance
00:59 to the employees of the companies that filed claims for insurance.
01:07 The overseas Filipino bank and land bank of 1,104 Alima Bank Indemnity Cheque,
01:15 which is used by Alima Bank in Saudi Arabia,
01:20 has paid P868,740,544.
01:29 1,104 of the 843 cheques were cleared and credited.