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Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara urged government to guarantee the safety and security of all Filipinos in Libya amid escalating military tensions there, as he appealed to workers in the North African country to heed the call of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) for their voluntary repatriation to the Philippines. “We are appealing to all […]
Reelectionist Senator Sonny Angara said the government should look for ways to attract investments that would create higher-paying jobs to encourage Filipinos to stay and work in the country. “It’s not enough that we create just more jobs, we need to create better jobs so we can prevent our countrymen from leaving the Philippines to […]
A bill that requires the full disclosure of finance charges and other fees imposed by remittance agencies has been filed in the Senate Senate Bill No. 2162 introduced by Senator Koko Pimentel III seeks to protect the remittances or money transfers of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). But at the same, the measure compels remittance agencies […]
The Senate has ratified a measure establishing social welfare attachés in countries with high concentration of overseas Filipino workers, especially in the Middle East. Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, thanked his colleagues for the adoption of House Bill 8907 as an amendment to Senate Bill […]
Senator Cynthia Villar in her capacity as director of the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (Villar SIPAG), has announced the holding of the 8th OFW and Family Summit on Nov. 21 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. The annual summit has become the go-to event for trainings and discussions designed […]
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 […]