ECONOMIST and former National Economic and Development Authority chief Solita Monsod dismissed concerns that the planned "Zero Remittance Week" by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) protesting former president Rodrigo Duterte's arrest would cripple the economy.

In an interview Thursday, Monsod acknowledged the right of OFW to protest but argued that a one-week halt in remittances would have minimal economic repercussions.

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