JOJO ROBLES
IT’s important to remember that while the Kuwaiti government appears to be hopping mad about the latest incident involving a Philippine embassy “rapid reaction team” that rescued alleged abused Filipino domestic helpers in Kuwait, the Kuwaitis have not left the negotiating table. That’s right: the hammering out of a historic memorandum of agreement between the two countries regarding the welfare and treatment of Filipino workers in Kuwait, according to both sides, continues – and both predict it will be signed once it is completed.