President Ferdinand &ldquo;Bongbong&rdquo; Marcos Jr. on Friday rejected the imposition of a total ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait.
In an interview with the media, he said he is not comfortable with the idea of a total deployment ban of OFWs to the said country.
&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to burn any bridges kasi baka in the future, baka a few months from now, a year from now, magbago ang sitwasyon. Baka pwede pa tayo magpadala ng ating mga workers sa Kuwait,&rdquo; Marcos said
&ldquo;Sometimes overreaction yung ban kasi ban nalang tayo ng ban, hindi rin naman tama,&rdquo; he added.
The President said the proper reaction is to accept the Kuwaiti government&rsquo;s decision, adding that leaving the situation to them is the best thing to do.
He assured that the Philippine government will &ldquo;continue to negotiate&rdquo; and &ldquo;consult&rdquo; with the Kuwait government, hoping that the situation will be different and continue to improve.
Earlier this May, the Kuwait government&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/kuwait-halts-issuance-of-new-visas-to-filipinos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">halted</a> the issuance of new entry visas for Filipinos coming to the Gulf state&nbsp;until further notice.
According to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA), the Kuwait Interior Ministry said it would &ldquo;continue halting the issuance of any types of visas for the Philippines nationals as Manila rejected Kuwait&rsquo;s conditions aimed to prevent recurrence of worker violations.&rdquo;
In February,&nbsp;the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) <a href="https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/dmw-defers-deployment-of-first-time-ofws-in-kuwait" target="_blank" rel="noopener">banned</a>&nbsp;the deployment of first-time workers to Kuwait after the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/ofw-kuwait" target="_blank" rel="noopener">death</a>&nbsp;of Jullebee Ranara, a domestic helper who was killed by her employer's son.
Written By Ailah Francisco, DZRH News Online Intern

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Marcos thumbs down total OFW deployment ban in Kuwait