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CREATE A DEPARTMENT FOR OFWS – VILLAR

Senator Cynthia Villar has filed a bill creating a dedicated department that will look after the affairs of 12 million Filipinos working overseas. Senate Bill 141 which creates the Department of Migration and Development addresses the problem of redundant and difficult procedures and unnecessary fees government agencies impose on overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Once enacted […]

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CREATE DEPARTMENT OF MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR OFWs – VILLANUEVA

The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development chaired by Senator Joel Villanueva resumed its hearing on Senate Bill No. 146 or the bill creating the Department of Migration and Development (DMD). The said measure was discussed along with three other similar measures filed by Senator Ralph Recto, Senate President Koko Pimentel, and […]