PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino is seriously concerned about the safety of Filipinos in Taiwan but the government is not ready to elevate the issue of harassment of Filipino workers to an international body.

"Of course, the President was very concerned about these reports. But he did make the cautionary note that these reports should be verified by us independently, and that if we do verify them at the soonest—at the juncture that we do verify these incidents, that we should immediately render assistance," deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte told Palace reporters yesterday.

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