Julian Jagudilla, NYC Leaders Seek Relief for Filipino Workers

Maria Hayes Friar News

NEW YORK — One month after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, Julian Jagudilla, OFM, and New York City Council members called on the Obama administration to designate the Philippines a temporary protected status country. If approved, 500,000 to one million Filipinos with expiring or expired visas will temporarily remain employed through an 18-month extension of the validity of those documents, enabling Filipinos …