MANILA, Philippines -- An alliance of overseas Filipino workers' organizations based in the Middle East yesterday called for the sacking of Filipino diplomats and labor officials who force OFWs to admit to trumped-up charges so they can be repatriated more quickly.Migrante-Middle East was reacting to Inquirer reports that Philippine embassy staff in Jordan had made OFWs admit to the charges filed against them by their abusive employers so that they could be sent home. "Coercing or forcing OFW-victims to admit false charges filed by their abusive employers is a criminal act," said John Leonard Monterona, Migrante-Mideast regional coordinator. He said that Migrante had learned that a majority of the 37 OFWs repatriated last week from Jordan claimed they were forced to admit to the "crimes" ascribed to them because they were told that it was the "only option" if they wanted to go home. Three of the repatriated OFWs -- May Ann Abat, 23, of Davao Del Norte, Jenylyn Caro, 24, of North Cotabato, and Bai Lanie Kayao, of Maguindanao province -- confirmed this to Migrante-Davao, he said. Monterona said the stand of Filipino foreign embassy officials handling labor or rights cases of OFWs amounted to betrayal and deception by the very officials that the OFWs had placed their trust in. He denounced the officials and staff of some Philippine embassies and overseas labor offices as being "arrogant, inutile, and inept". Migrante-Mideast called on Congress to investigate the case of the OFWs repatriated from Jordan. | 
