PRIMARILY because we maintain close ties with nearly all countries in the Middle East, especially in their hosting and employment of millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), and second, because of the displacement and repatriation of thousands of our workers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippines has a compelling reason to view with optimism the dramatic turn of events in diplomatic relations in the region that today overwhelmingly point to peace, instead of conflict.
In the calculus of peace and stability in this highly important and resource-rich region, few days are bigger or more promising than Tuesday, September 15, when two more Arab countries, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, decided to sign agreements with Israel at the White House to normalize relations.
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