President Duterte To Build Hospital In The Middle East That Would Cater To OFWs

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who flew in from his Middle East state visits early Monday, April 17, revealed his plan to build a hospital in the region that would cater to overseas Filipino workers.

The plan would depend on permission being given by the Middle East countries.

President Duterte, who gave up on reading a prepared statement and instead chose to speak extemporaneously, also revealed around 150 repatriated OFWs arrived with him.

Each of these OFWs was given P10,000 in assistance.

Additionally, hinting at his earlier offer to deploy Philippine troops to assist Middle Eastern countries, President Duterte said, “More than just anything else, I stressed the point that, should the need arise, we will be there to help them.”

“Kasi protocol, and there are some issues I cannot talk [about] in public, but only to the military,” President Duterte explained.

“In case of, you know... it’s a very troubled world there. I hope it would not rumble on to the states that do not want trouble,” he added.

During his trip, President Duterte visited and met the leaders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the State of Qatar.

Source: CNPH