Binay, the
Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers’ (OFW) Concerns,
said Lee’s win in elections last April 11 will help advance the
interest and welfare of some 50,000 OFWs, as well as all migrants in
South Korea.
The Vice President met
Lee during a dialog with leaders of the Filipino community in Seoul
when he attended the Nuclear Security Summit last March 26-27.
“Jasmine Lee brings
pride to every Filipino for her passionate advocacy of migrant rights.
As a member of Parliament, she will surely be a strong voice not only
for the Filipino community but for all migrants in South Korea,” Binay
said.
The Vice President
recalled that during the dialog, Lee wrote down all the concerns
raised by the leaders, involving employment and family concerns.
"She has very strong
ties to the Filipino community and you can feel her sincerity during
the dialog. She might be a famous media personality and a naturalized
Korean, but she is first and foremost a Filipina," he said. Lee became
a naturalized Korean in 1998, three years after she married Korean Lee
Dongho and moved to South Korea.
Her husband died a few
years ago while trying to save their daughter from drowning.
Lee ran for
Parliament under the ruling Saenuri Party which included her in the
list of 46 candidates for the proportional representative seats in
South Korea.
