The aliens are coming
WHAT
attracted our attention for some time now is this Notice of Filing of Application/s for Alien Employment Permit/s published in national dailies from time to time especially in the Manila Bulletin. It lists the foreign companies or employers that filed for permits with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at the National Capital Region, to hire foreign workers.
The list has three columns; i.e., the have been applied for by Chinese name and address of the company or citizens and only 39 by other foreign employer, name of foreign national nationals. and his/ her citizenship and the Again, on May 13th there was a position being applied for. 1-1/2 page advertisement for Alien
At the end of the list is the Employment Permits in the same caveat that reads: “If you have newspaper. It asked for 118 positions any information/ objection to the to be approved and filled, with 84 of abovementioned application/ s, them by Chinese nationals and only please communicate with the 34 for other nationalities. Regional Director of DOLE. (Sgd.) On the third occasion, or on the Regional Director.” May 18 issue of the Bulletin there
Well, alien employment has was another 1-1/2 page ad for the been a regular labor practice in our same purpose and the Applications country especially that we have now for Alien Employment Permits by the policy of opening up for foreign Chinese firms numbered 95 as investments, but what is noticeable against 31 for other countries, or a lately is that the alien applicants are total of 126 jobs. mostly Chinese nationals. With China’s reclamation and
Let us take for example the past fortifications in the West Philippine three issues of Manila Bulletin Sea in an area declared by the United where the advertisement for “Alien Nations as within our exclusive Employment Permits” appeared. economic zone which they refuse On May 9, 2017 there was the to recognize, it is not remote to advertisement for 206 positions in imagine that we might be exposed foreign companies operating locally to a worsening conflict with them in that covered 2- 3/ 4 pages of the the future. And we are no match to newspaper. them but, just not to make matters
Of the 206 jobs, 167 of them worse, maybe our Labor department
minimize giving employment permits to Chinese nationals to work in the country.
Just like the situation with the Japanese during the outbreak of World War II in 1941, many of their citizens were already in major cities of the Philippines running department stores, textile stores, restaurants, barber shops, massage parlors, even flower gardens and farms.
When the war broke out, the meek flower gardener or merchant turned out to be a fierce official in the Japanese Imperial Army.
Of course, this is extreme thinking, but it can happen to us again with many incidents of history repeating itself. (For comments or reactions, please e-mail to com)/
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