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<figure class="op-social"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_kwUBS79diE" width="100%"></iframe></figure>Presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe on Sunday said overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) should not be subjected to the &quot;tanim-bala&quot; extortion scheme in the airport.Poe, during the final leg of the PiliPinas Debates held in Pangasinan, also said that Bureau of Customs employees should not open OFWs&#x27; balikbayan boxes.She issued the statement in response to a <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/halalan2016/global-filipino/04/24/16/ailing-ofw-dreams-of-coming-home-to-kids-embrace">question</a> from an OFW, who wants to go home from Dubai but fears unemployment in the Philippines.&quot;Huwag pakialaman ang balikbayan box at huwag taniman ng bala ang bag,&quot; she said.&quot; Ang terminal fees, dapat wala na. Dapat red carpet treatment.&quot;Poe said that if she is elected President, a 24-hour hotline will be set up to help OFWs in distress or those who want to go home but are unsure of what lies in store for them.&quot;Kailangan din pangalagaan ang ating mga seaman. Ang terminal fees, dapat wala na. Dapat red carpet treatment,&quot; she said.&quot;Magkakaroon ng bilateral talks sa ibang bansa para matulungan kayo,&quot; she added. &quot;Maraming problema ang dulot ng pagkakawatak-watak ng pamilya; bilang ina, gusto ko sama-sama na tayo.&quot;

Presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe on Sunday said overseas Filipino workers should not be subjected to the "tanim-bala" extortion scheme in the airport.

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How Grace Poe plans to help OFWs

How Grace Poe plans to help OFWs

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Published Apr 24, 2016 08:14 PM PHT

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