Consider this first: When our overseas workers were simply called overseas contract workers (OCWs), our problems concerning them were small-scale and manageable. From OCWs to OFWsWhen the OCWs officially mutated into the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the overseas work force became a flood. When the word “contract” was dropped from the required documentation of our overseas workers, their world changed. OCWs, or those with existing work contracts, comprised 97.5 percent of the total overseas Filipino workers during the period April to September 2016. Classic evasion and deceptionThe story of Sereno’s wellness leave is classic evasion and deception.

Source: Manila Times February 28, 2018 16:18 UTC