Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (DOFW), DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Date filed
July 9, 2007
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00819 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (DOFW), DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES |
| ABSTRACT : The bill provides for the abolition of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)and for the transfer of their functions to the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SYJUCO, JUDY J. |
| DATE FILED : 2007-07-09 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
| 1. Almario (017 ) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2007-07-31 |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS |
Abstract
The bill provides for the abolition of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)and for the transfer of their functions to the Department of Overseas Filipino Workers.
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