Asked yesterday if Cayetano still had the backing of Duterte, presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. replied, “Yes.”Roque, however, is leaving it up to Cayetano to answer the call of the career officers for the resignation of the foreign affairs secretary and his appointees. “Having no vision on foreign policy, Cayetano and his top aides miscalculated Kuwaiti reaction to the controversial rescue missions of distressed Filipino housemaids. Under the guidance of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, the career foreign service corps can be counted upon to pursue the President’s vision of an independent foreign policy,” it added. Meanwhile, the government has stopped the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are hired by manpower agencies in Qatar. Only documents verified by the POLO prior to the issuance of the advisory will be processed and the OFWs deployed, Olalia noted.

Source: Philippine Star May 02, 2018 15:45 UTC