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01:21The martial law has been revoked for four hours.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