PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has named presidential adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) Abdullah Mama-o as the country’s special envoy to Kuwait, Malacañang said Tuesday. “Secretary Mama-o had just returned from Kuwait. Mama-o replaces Ambassador Renato Villa who was expelled by the Kuwaiti government over the rescue operations launched by the Philippine government for distressed Filipino workers. “So, the mandate of secretary Mama-o is to take everyone home and to possibly normalize ties with Kuwait, sign the MOU, if possible,” he added. He said the ban will stay until a memorandum of understanding protecting Filipino workers is signed.

Source: Manila Times May 08, 2018 13:52 UTC