By Hannah Torregoza Senators on Thursday condemned the Kuwaiti government's reported move to chase down rescued overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and put them to trial for alleged violation of their security laws. MB File-Senator Chiz Escudero (MBPhoto|Camille Ante|Manila Bulletin) Senator Francis (Chiz) Escudero said this latest development is "uncalled for and unwarranted." "After President Rodrigo Duterte's apology despite the fact that our embassy officials were only doing their job protecting Filipinos against abusive employers, I think that is uncalled for and unwarranted," Escudero said in a statement. "What about their national who abused and committed a crime and/or human rights violations against our national?!?! Was he/she ever held to account for his/her actions by the Kuwaiti government?!?!" Escudero asked. Sen. Joel Villanueva also called the latest move of the Kuwait government "a very unfortunate turn of event." "Of course we know that the intention of the government was to assist our kababayans in these countries," Villanueva said. "But this serves as a lesson too that good intention is not enough especially in the international political arena. I still support our PH embassy’s decision to rescue our kababayans," he stressed. Villanueva also decried Kuwait's move to expel Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait Renato Villa and order for him to leave their country in a week. "We need the best effort of the government to manage this problem as this will affect a number of OFWs working in Kuwait," he said. Sen. Panfilo (Ping) Lacson, in his Twitter post, said many unsung stories to rescue distressed OFW’s were pulled off by Filipino unsung heroes while posted abroad. "Their brave feats are unchronicled. To remain effective in their mission, they choose to remain unsung. I happen to know some of them," Lacson said. The Philippine government earlier apologized to Kuwait after one of their rescue mission of distressed Filipino housemaids went awry. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said that despite the setback, they will still continue to protect Filipino citizens in Kuwait who are being abused by their employers. "Again we are apologizing for certain incidents that the Kuwaitis view as a violation of their sovereignty, but we have explained to them that these acts, we felt, were necessary for saving and protecting Filipino lives,” Cayetano had said.