"It's very difficult now. There are many companies who want to hire Filipinos but the problem is (getting) the work passes (for them)," the Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Minda Calaguian-Cruz told Rappler in Filipino in an interview Wednesday, April 3.
Liz Peruda, a customer service representative with Apple, said she is grateful her work pass application was approved. Her husband wasn't as lucky. After his application was denied multiple times, he had to return to the Philippines to look for work.
"We're just really taking advantage of whatever time we have here in Singapore," said Peruda.
"For Filipinos, even if we hold a good job, even if we hold a high-ranking job, even us, we're scared. When it’s time to renew our passes… we'll have that 10% chance that it might not get approved," she said. Full story
