FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo has given assurances the government will relentlessly pursue investigation and case buildup, up to prosecution, of guilty parties through efforts of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Migrant Workers .
On Thursday night, Manalo gave an update of the actions being taken by the DFA, through its consulate in Milan, in an interview with CNN Philippines’ Pia Hontiveros. In approving the deployment of the team, DMW revealed that some OFWs submitted complaints to DMW, alleging that Golden Power SRLS charged them placement fees ranging from €1,500 to as much as €4,000 Euros in exchange for fake jobs in Italy.
Krizelle Respicio, CEO of Alpha Assistenza, said she flew to Manila immediately after learning that the Italian Embassy in the Philippines “made a wholesale rejection” of work visas that they have applied for their clients’ relatives in the Philippines.