MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said he will ask China to accept overseas Filipino workers a few days after he threatened to ban hundreds of thousands of Filipinas from working as maids in the Middle East due to alleged abuse. All I ask is that you treat them decently," Duterte said in a press conference upon his arrival from India. The president then said he will ask China to "open its doors" for Filipino migrant workers, adding that Beijing is in need of teachers and domestic helpers. China is opening its doors, they are not really as bad as the others for they are Asians," Duterte said. "I said to them (China) that if you can consider the Philippines, we would be glad to allow our workers to work here," he added.

Source: Philippine Star January 27, 2018 02:15 UTC