NI NOEL ABUEL
Mainit na tinanggap ng mga Filipino community sa Estados Unidos si Pangulong Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. at nagpakita ng suporta sa pamahalaan.
Ayon kay House Speaker Martin G. Romualdez, nakita ang masayang pagtanggap ng Filipino community sa New Jersey Performing Arts Center sa Newark, New Jersey kay Pangulong Marcos sa gitna ng pagdalo nito sa 77th United Nations (UN) General Assembly sa New York.
Si Romualdez, kasama ang iba pang miyembro ng Philippine delegation to the UN, ay kasama ng Pangulo sa pakikipag-usap sa mga Filipino community.
“Your warm welcome and expression of strong support certainly serve not only as an inspiration to our President but also an affirmation of the overwhelming mandate he carries as he engages with other world leaders to articulate our country’s position on some of the critical issues facing the world today such as climate change, and food security, and rule of law,” sabi ni Romualdez.
Tiniyak ng pinuno ng Kamara sa Filipino community sa US ang suporta ng Mababang Kapulungan ng Kongreso sa mga programa ni Pangulong Marcos para mapabuti ang ekonomiya ng bansa.
“Your House of Representatives will work for the passage of necessary legislations to spur development and economic growth towards the realization of the vision of President Marcos, where our citizens no longer need to work abroad for lack of opportunities at home, but only may do so only as a matter of choice,” paliwanag ni Romualdez.
Hindi rin nakalimutan ni Romualdez na pasalamatan ang mahalagang kontribusyon ng mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at migrants para mapabuti ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas sa pamamagitan ng dollar remittances ng mga ito sa kanilang mga mahal sa buhay sa bansa.
“At this juncture, when our economy is buffeted by external factors, your remittances help to cushion the pressure that has been driving down the value of our peso with the unfortunate consequence of increasing prices of basic commodities,” ani Romualdez.
“Truly, you are our modern-day heroes,” dagdag pa nito.
Maliban sa US, na pinakamalaking pinanggagalingan ng cash remittances ng mga OFWs, kasama rin Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Japan, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Taiwan, Qatar, at South Korea.
“But more than anything, the distinctions our Filipino compatriots receive in the United States for their exemplary contributions to society provide us with a priceless sense of pride as a nation,” sabi pa ni Romualdez.
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