Philippine-Kuwaiti relations are expected to normalize as the two nations continue threshing out some labor issues, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said on Saturday.
Marcos Jr. said that during his meeting with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, they agreed to "continue to discuss some of the obstacles" in Philippines' relationship with Kuwait.
"That would end and we will now return to the normal state of affairs with the Kuwaiti government and in fact they moved very quickly, they have already started discussions at the ministerial level -- at the ambassadorial level as well." At the time, Ople noted that the DMW opted for deferment instead of a total deployment ban because some migrant workers who have already worked in Kuwait for several years "want to go back to their old employers or seek new ones."Citing the Philippines' alleged non-compliance to a labor agreement, the Kuwait Directorate General of Civil Aviation on May 10 ordered airport personnel to bar Filipinos from entering the country, except for those who are Kuwait residents.
The Palace said this MOU involves the construction of an export services facility amounting to $120 million. Arab business leaders, meanwhile, committed $4.14 to the country — bringing the total investment pledges to $4.26 billion.
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