Taxing OFWs

I got so angry by the news that Jon Jon forwarded to me today. The article talks about a study conducted by De La Salle Economic Team and they’re proposing to tax OFWs. Well, I’m an OFW and like so many of my compatriots here, we’re very angry by their proposal. These people do not really care about us. They’re like leeches and they’re hungry for our blood. Here’s the letter that I wrote to the Editor of Philippine Daily Inquirer.

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Taxing OFWs

Doris Dumlao’s report taxing OFW on 11 April 2007 have generated a lot of angry comments from fellow compatriots here in Saudi Arabia. The De La Salle Economic team composed of Teresu Tullao, Michael Angelo Cortez and Edward See are obviously born into a silver spoon that they could not relate to the flight of OFWs. We are all victims of circumstances. Due to lack of job opportunities in the Philippines, we were forced to work abroad, away from our family. We may be reaping rewards from our hardship but we have to pay the price, like broken relationships / families. The elitist from De La Salle should know our story before they propose something outrageous.

Why won’t De La Salle Economic team instead conduct a study on how the BIR could collect more from big time Chinese Tax Evaders like Lucio Tan and other elitist like them who have been evading taxes since time immemorial? Why take it on us OFWs? Why are we treated like a doormat in our own country by our own countrymen?

[SIGNED] Yours Truly.