By: InterAksyon.com
January 25, 2015 12:39 PM
The online news portal of TV5
MANILA - Overseas Filipino workers in Italy are planning to initiate a signature campaign against the controversial P500 airport terminal fee to be collected by the Manila International Airport Authority starting February 1, 2015, recruitment consultant Emmanuel Geslani said in a news release.
On January 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., OFW migrant leader Junn Landicho, also known as Datuk Luwalhati who is initiating the signature campaign, will be on hand at the Basilica de Santa Pudenziana, the national church of Filipinos in Rome, to solicit the signatures of OFWs in Rome who will attend the Sunday Mass.
Landicho said the collection of airport terminal fees on OFWs buying their tickets online or abroad is against the Migrant Workers Act (or Republic Act 8042 as amended by RA 10022) which prohibits the collection of travel tax and airport terminal fee from legitimate OFWs.
He said over two million OFWs who travel to the Philippines for their vacation or renewal of contracts will be affected, and most of them will not bother to refund the amount due to the tedious procedure.
Unclaimed refund can amount to at most P1 billion every year.
Landicho’s Task Force - OFW International has joined the No to 550 Terminal Fee Coalition composed of OFWs, recruiters, migrant groups, and NGOs like the Blas Ople Policy Center.
OFWs are awaiting the decision of Pasay City Judge Tingaraan Guiling.
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