Wednesday, September 2, 2015

OFWs in Italy start signature campaign to oppose BOC plan on boxes



Press Release:


The House Committee on Overseas Workers Affairs start today an investigation on the p-previous plan of the Bureau of Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina to randomly inspect Balik Bayan Boxes of OFWs which has ignited a world-wide protest from millions of OFWs.

A coalition of the OFW Family Party List and the Federation of Filipina Women in Italy have started a signature campaign in Rome and key cities in Italy to signify their vehement opposition to the Bureau of Customs plan to inspect Balik Bayan boxes.

Despite an order from President Aquino to Bureau of Customs Commissioner Alberto Lina to use electronic means to detect suspicious or dutiable items inside the boxes OFWs in Italy are still cautious on the plan of the BOC to inspect the boxes and to add additional taxes on their belongings sent to their families in the Philippines.

Newly appointed OFW Family Party List Representative to Italy by Rep. Roy Seneres, Sr. Mr. Junn Felix Landicho of Task Force OFW - Italy said that his members will continue the signature campaign started last Aug. 30, 2015 as their protest to the previous plan of BOC to inspect Balik Bayan Boxes.


Here is the statement from OFW Family Party List:

Mga kababayan,

Bagaman at binawi na ni Pres. Noynoy Aquino ang paglapastangan ng Bureau of Customs sa ating mga pinagpawisang Balik Bayan Box ay tuloy pa rin ang pangangalap natin ng mga pirma ng pagtutol. Ang isa sa mga pinagbasehan ng Presidente sa pagbawi nito ay ang ma-agap na pagtutol ng "OFW Family Partylist" sa pamamagitan ng sulat ni Rep. Amba Roy Seneres mismo sa Presidente at ang dialogo niya kay Commissioner Lina. Ito ay sinundan ng malawakang protesta "rin" ng ibat-ibang asosasyon / samahang OFW na isa sa mga nagpatunay na tayong lahat ay nagkaka-isang tumututol sa aksyong ito ng tanggapan ni Lina. Maaaring sabihin na bakit pa tayo magsasagawa ng ganitong pagkilos, Subalit ito ay pagpapa-abot na hindi tayo nagbibiro sa mga aktong makapipinsala sa dignidad at karapatan nating mga OFW at Pamilya. Kaya tuloy po ang kampanya ng pagtutol sa maaaring gawing balintuna ang pangako ng Presidente Aquino. Nangako rin siya na ipatitigil ang 550Terminal fee integration na tahasang panloloko ng pamunuan ng MIAA na si Horado. Nangako na ang Presidente, Kaya tayo ay pumirma upang ito ay huwag ng bawiin pa.

Ipagpatuloy ang laban, lumagda para sa ating karapatan!


TaskForce - OFW                                                                                                     
OFW Family Partylist
Fed. of Women in Italy
https://www.facebook.com/events/870686499666325/


Pls. refer to: Mr. Manny S. Geslani, +639175770630, +639088761846

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