Vice President Jejomar Binay said government should not neglect the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

“We can’t afford to ignore them. There are two reasons why our economy improved and one of these is the remittances of our overseas workers. That is why they were tagged as the new heroes,” Binay, the former presidential adviser on OFW concerns, said following a three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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