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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 ONE-STOP-SHOPS TO EXPEDITE RELEASE OF FOREIGN CALAMITY AID — ANGARA

As expired relief goods for victims of Typhoon “Yolanda” ended up being destroyed after years of being held up by red tape in ports, Senator Sonny Angara has called for the creation of one-stop-shops under law to rush the release of foreign aid. Angara said Republic Act 10863 or the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act […]