Arroyo says Kuwait ready to hire up to 1 million OFWs
CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Monday said the oil-rich state of Kuwait would be ready to hire a large number of overseas Filipino workers (OFW).
During the inauguration of the Global Gateway Logistics City (GGLC) here, Mrs Arroyo said the OFWs’ skills “are known and acknowledged in Kuwait," which hosts about 100,000 OFWs, the third largest Filipino community in the Middle East.
“According to His Highnesss the Prime Minister (Nasser Al-Mohammad A- Ahmad Al-Sabah) they would welcome even a million...There is no quota to limit the number of Filipino workers in Kuwait," she said.
During the event, the President reiterated her gratitude to Kuwait for the commutation of the death sentences of Filipino workers May Vecina and Marilou Ranario.
She also thanked Kuwait for its commitment to help upgrade the Davao Regional Hospital and the Cotabato Regional Medical Center into a national cancer center and regional cancer center respectively, and modernize the Zamboanga Medical Center surgery block.
Mrs Arroyo said Kuwait was the first Arab country to extend a developmental loan to the Philippines for the 115-kilometer road covering the provinces of Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and, Maguindanao, and the cities of Pagadian and Cotabato, 30 years ago.
The President said the projects and jobs provided by Kuwaitis both in their country and in the Philippines provided Filipinos with much-needed jobs, and strengthened the Philippines’ ties with Kuwait.
President Arroyo led the groundbreaking ceremonies for the GGLC, marking the start of the construction of the $1.02-billion project with Kuwait.
Mahdy Al-Jazzaf, Kuwait and Gulf Link (KGL) Investment Company head, said the nine-year GGCL project was expected to provide about 70,000 jobs upon its completion.
President Arroyo said the GGLC was a product of her visit to Kuwait last year. The project is being funded by KGL, and is being carried out in the Philippines by Peregrine Development International.
She said GGLC would be the first fully integrated master planned center for airport and aviation-oriented operations and business in the Philippines. Mrs Arroyo said the project would serve as a “crucial hub in what we envision to be the best service and logistics center in the region."
The first phase of the project, which will cost $25 million, involves the construction of roads, sidewalks, utilities and access points, fencing, and installation of street lights. The second phase, which will cost $1 billion, involves the seven-year development of GGLC’s main facilities and buildings.
The GGLC will provide logistics-dependent businesses with warehousing, distribution, multi-nodal logistics, and light manufacturing services alongside complementary business operations and facilities to support aviation-related activities within the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport’s Civil Aviation Complex. - GMANews.TV
During the inauguration of the Global Gateway Logistics City (GGLC) here, Mrs Arroyo said the OFWs’ skills “are known and acknowledged in Kuwait," which hosts about 100,000 OFWs, the third largest Filipino community in the Middle East.
“According to His Highnesss the Prime Minister (Nasser Al-Mohammad A- Ahmad Al-Sabah) they would welcome even a million...There is no quota to limit the number of Filipino workers in Kuwait," she said.
During the event, the President reiterated her gratitude to Kuwait for the commutation of the death sentences of Filipino workers May Vecina and Marilou Ranario.
She also thanked Kuwait for its commitment to help upgrade the Davao Regional Hospital and the Cotabato Regional Medical Center into a national cancer center and regional cancer center respectively, and modernize the Zamboanga Medical Center surgery block.
Mrs Arroyo said Kuwait was the first Arab country to extend a developmental loan to the Philippines for the 115-kilometer road covering the provinces of Lanao del Norte, Lanao del Sur and, Maguindanao, and the cities of Pagadian and Cotabato, 30 years ago.
The President said the projects and jobs provided by Kuwaitis both in their country and in the Philippines provided Filipinos with much-needed jobs, and strengthened the Philippines’ ties with Kuwait.
President Arroyo led the groundbreaking ceremonies for the GGLC, marking the start of the construction of the $1.02-billion project with Kuwait.
Mahdy Al-Jazzaf, Kuwait and Gulf Link (KGL) Investment Company head, said the nine-year GGCL project was expected to provide about 70,000 jobs upon its completion.
President Arroyo said the GGLC was a product of her visit to Kuwait last year. The project is being funded by KGL, and is being carried out in the Philippines by Peregrine Development International.
She said GGLC would be the first fully integrated master planned center for airport and aviation-oriented operations and business in the Philippines. Mrs Arroyo said the project would serve as a “crucial hub in what we envision to be the best service and logistics center in the region."
The first phase of the project, which will cost $25 million, involves the construction of roads, sidewalks, utilities and access points, fencing, and installation of street lights. The second phase, which will cost $1 billion, involves the seven-year development of GGLC’s main facilities and buildings.
The GGLC will provide logistics-dependent businesses with warehousing, distribution, multi-nodal logistics, and light manufacturing services alongside complementary business operations and facilities to support aviation-related activities within the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport’s Civil Aviation Complex. - GMANews.TV
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