Sen. Franklin Drilon expressed concern on Wednesday about the huge number of Chinese workers in the country, as he noted that their presence was depriving Filipinos of the opportunity to be gainfully employed. During the deliberation of the Department of Labor and Employment’s (Dole) 2019 budget, Drilon said he learned from “industry people” that there were about 400,000 foreign workers in Metro Manila alone. ADVERTISEMENTOf this number, 150,000 workers are supposedly located in Parañaque’s Entertainment City. Bello said that while he stood by the figure, it was “possible” that this only represented the number of legitimate foreign workers. Competent FilipinoUnder the Dole Department Order No.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 19, 2018 21:45 UTC