Panayam kay DFA Usec. Eduardo De Vega kaugnay sa lagay ng mga Pilipino sa South Korea

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00:00Let's first talk about the situation of our fellow countrymen in South Korea amidst the political tension there

00:08with the Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega.

00:13Usec de Vega, good afternoon to you.

00:17Good afternoon to you too.

00:20Usec, how are our fellow countrymen in South Korea?

00:24They are calm because the Filipinos who work in South Korea know the peculiar conditions there

00:44because of their relationship with North Korea.

00:49If you go there, even if you're a tourist, you will know right away because there are advisories.

00:57Last night, when he heard the martial law, the Filipinos did not panic.

01:06Our embassy told us to take care and follow the directives of local authorities.

01:21The martial law has been revoked for four hours.

01:28That's why the conditions in South Korea are special.

01:34All Filipinos, especially those who work there, know that.

01:39That's why they don't care too much about the situation in South Korea

01:48because they will continue to live there no matter what happens.

01:53Usec, according to your monitoring and data,

01:56how many overseas Filipino workers are currently looking for a job in South Korea?

02:01What are the jobs that most of them are looking for?

02:04There are 78,000 Filipinos who know the embassy.

02:12There are 78,000 Filipinos, including temporary migrants and undocumented migrants in South Korea.

02:24There are plant and machine operators, assemblers and managers.

02:32We don't have many household workers.

02:38We also have seasonal farm workers.

02:47There are 78,000, many of them.

02:50Some of them are married to Koreans.

02:53They are part of the Korean society.

02:57For our countrymen to understand,

03:01what are the possible effects for our countrymen and tourists in South Korea

03:10who are declaring martial law and lifting the martial law,

03:14and the possibility of declaring martial law again?

03:17That's what the Philippines wants.

03:20If there is a return to normalcy,

03:22because if there is a martial law, it depends on how the martial law is.

03:26If the martial law is strict and all the military is under control,

03:30like the military government,

03:33or if the application of the law is strict.

03:37If there is a martial law,

03:40because tourists have less freedom,

03:44or we understand that there are communists here and there might be a curfew.

03:50For the Filipinos, if there is a martial law,

03:54it depends on how healthy the economy is

03:59and if the recruitment of Filipinos is continuous.

04:03That's how it is.

04:06They will adjust and people will adjust.

04:08It doesn't mean that if there is a martial law,

04:11the policy of the Filipinos will change

04:14because our workers also need to be there.

04:17That's not what we are worried about.

04:19What we are worried about is if there is a martial law,

04:22how their lifting conditions are day by day.

04:29But like what I said earlier,

04:31our countrymen are resilient.

04:33Wherever they go, they adjust.

04:36Especially in Lebanon,

04:38now there is no problem in Lebanon,

04:40but when there was a problem, I was still able to go home.

04:42If there are not many people going home,

04:44it's the same in Korea.

04:46It's not scary that there is tension

04:49because there is always tension between South Korea and North Korea

04:55or sometimes political tension between political rivals in Seoul.

05:02It's normal for Filipinos.

05:06We haven't done any level of prohibition

05:10on South Korean travel.

05:15Alright, sir.

05:17What preventive measures can be implemented

05:20for the Filipinos there

05:22if there is a re-declaration of martial law?

05:26The number one protection measure is

05:29that the embassy is always there

05:32and the labor attaché of the Department of Labor and Workers

05:35or DFW,

05:36always contacts the Filipino leaders

05:40to get their data,

05:46how the Filipinos are doing,

05:49if there is a problem.

05:50That's what I think.

05:51The second protective measure,

05:53of course, we always consult with the government of Korea.

05:58By the way, we are always welcome in Korea

06:03and we have very good, strong relations with South Korea.

06:07So, I think we will be able to do that

06:11because we are very much appreciated by our fellow Filipinos there.

06:17This started in 1950s when we fought for a relaxed Korean war.

06:23Okay.

06:24Yusek, a question from the GMA News Desk.

06:28What is your advice from the DFA

06:31for the Filipinos who will visit South Korea?

06:36Okay.

06:37We are not telling you not to go there.

06:41But,

06:44you need to understand that

06:48in South Korea,

06:49this kind of fixation

06:51can always happen at any moment.

06:54So, you need to get used to it.

06:57Second,

06:59maybe because of the tensions,

07:01because tourists always go to the borders of North Korea.

07:07It's close to Seoul.

07:08It's less than an hour away.

07:11It's also called DMZ, the military zone.

07:14Maybe, sometimes, it's a hoax.

07:16Sometimes, you can't go near the tourists.

07:19So, that's one of their plans.

07:22But, there's no reason to cancel the trip.

07:26It's not a hoax.

07:27But, you need to understand that

07:29there are tensions in South Korea.

07:32That's a political situation.

07:35Sir, in other talks,

07:36there's a question here from Aileen Taliping of Abante.

07:40There's an update, sir,

07:42on 30 Filipinas who were convicted in Cambodia

07:45for violating the surrogacy ban.

07:47Well,

07:50yes, we feel that.

07:53But, at that time,

07:54they were not convicted for violating the surrogacy ban.

07:58They were not violating the surrogacy.

08:01Maybe, they were in jail for 20 years.

08:05They were convicted

08:07because we fought the trafficking.

08:10That's what happened.

08:12The sentence was reduced to four years,

08:14and then reduced to two years.

08:15The sentence was reduced to two years.

08:18They were given legal assistance.

08:20They were pressed

08:21to receive our mercy.

08:25They're still looking for ways

08:28to go home.

08:29They're being forced to go home.

08:31They're being forced to do other things.

08:33At least, two of them have children.

08:36Others are not.

08:39One of their children needs to be adopted.

08:42They're filling their pockets,

08:45even if they're not getting adopted.

08:47So,

08:48they're fixing it.

08:50It's not the DAP,

08:51it's the DOJ,

08:52the SWD.

08:54The good news is,

08:56before,

08:57we were afraid

08:58that this is a trafficking,

09:00surrogacy,

09:01for 10 years.

09:02No,

09:03it's almost two years.

09:05So, guys,

09:06for the time being,

09:07to remind our countrymen,

09:10as you can see,

09:12we have our fellow countrymen

09:13who were convicted.

09:15Surrogacy is prohibited in Cambodia.

09:18So, if you have an offer,

09:22an online offer,

09:24to become a surrogate mother,

09:26for $10,000

09:27for every baby,

09:29$10,000,

09:3010 to 12,

09:31we won't try it.

09:33We'll try it,

09:34but it's a crime

09:36for those countries.

09:38So, don't do it.

09:40It's limited.

09:42We're not sure

09:43if you can afford it.

09:44That's why

09:45we have our fellow countrymen,

09:47our fellow countrymen.

09:49They want their privacy,

09:50of course,

09:51they don't want to pay.

09:54So,

09:55if you can help us,

09:57our fellow countrymen,

10:00don't go to Southeast Asia

10:03as a surrogate mother.

10:05Thank you very much

10:07for your time,

10:08Department of Foreign Affairs,

10:10Undersecretary Eduardo V.

10:12De Vega.

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