AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL HOSPITAL FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) AND THEIR DEPENDENTS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT ESTABLISHING SPECIAL HEALTH FACILITIES FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) AND THEIR DEPENDENTS TO BE KNOWN AS BAGONG BAYANING FILIPINO HOSPITAL, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROVIDING FREE INSURANCE FOR COVERED APPLICANTS OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINOS, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, RATIONALIZING THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RELATED TO MIGRATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT EXPANDING THE USE OF THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 26 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995', AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CREDIT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

AN ACT INSTITUTING ABSOLUTE DIVORCE IN THE PHILIPPINES

AN ACT CREATING THE NATIONAL OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AUTHORITY, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE 797 AND REPUBLIC ACT 8042 AND OTHER LAWS

AN ACT PROTECTING THE REMITTANCES OR MONEY TRANSFERS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) BY REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF FINANCE CHARGES AND OTHER FEES IN CONNECTION WITH MONEY TRANSFER, COMPELLING STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THEIR TRANSFER, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROVIDING BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES TO OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS INVESTING IN BUSINESS IN THE PHILIPPINES

AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT PROTECTING THE REMITTANCES OR MONEY TRANSFERS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) BY REQUIRING THE DISCLOSURE OF FINANCE CHARGES AND OTHER FEES IN CONNECTION WITH MONEY TRANSFER, COMPELLING STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THEIR TRANSFER, PENALIZING VIOLATIONS THEREOF, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES”

AN ACT GRANTING THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS THE RIGHT TO EQUAL PROTECTION ON MONEY CLAIMS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FIFTH PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 10 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A CREDIT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A WELFARE AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO FAMILIES LEFT BEHIND BY OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT REQUIRING ALL HEADS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO ESTABLISH 'OFW FAMILY HELP DESKS' IN THEIR OFFICES

AN ACT EXEMPTING QUALIFIED OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) FROM THE COVERAGE OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10912, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2016

AN ACT PROVIDING FOR PROTECTION OF THE REMITTANCES OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS), AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT EXEMPTING MIGRANT WORKERS FROM THE PAYMENT OF PREMIUM CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11223 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE ACT,' AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINOS, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, RATIONALIZING THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RELATED TO OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AND MIGRATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINOS, DEFINING ITS MANDATES, POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, RATIONALIZING THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RELATED TO OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AND MIGRATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, RATIONALIZING THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RELATED TO OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AND MIGRATION, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE CONDEMNING THE PROLIFERATION OF ON-LINE SLAVE MARKET APPS IN THE GULF ENSLAVING FOREIGN DOMESTIC WORKERS INCLUDING FILIPINOS AND CALLING FOR AN ENTIRE GOVERNMENT APPROACH HEADED BY THE DFA AND THE DOLE FOR A FAST AND RESOLUTE ACTION TO STOP AND PREVENT FILIPINO DOMESTIC WORKERS FROM BECOMING MODER-DAY SLAVES IN THE MIDDLE EAST REINFORCING AND STRENGTHENING THE EDUCATION AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGN OF OUR OFWS ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT DO NOT FOLLOW RULES MEANT TO PROTECT THEM

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMITTEE ON BANKS, FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES, AND CURRENCIES, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO INQUIRE AND REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE EXTENSION OF CREDIT TO OVERSEAS FILIPINOS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, INCLUDING THE OPERATIONS OF THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO BANK

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE GOVERNMENT’S MIGRATION POLICIES ON PROMOTING THE WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF FILIPINO MIGRANT WORKERS AMIDST THE INCREASING INCIDENCE OF ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS AND ESCALATING SECURITY TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE REPORTED ISSUES AND DELAYS IN THE RELEASE OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) FROM DESIGNATED QUARANTINE FACILITIES AS PART OF THE ONGOING PROGRAM OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT SEEKING TO REPATRIATE AND REUNITE THEM WITH THEIR FAMILIES AMIDST THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND LABOR CONTRACTIONS BROUGH UPON BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR AN INVESTIGATION IN AID OF LEGISLATION INTO GOVERNMENT PLANS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN OF FILIPINO MIGRANT WORKERS DISPLACED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE ALARMING REPORTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ABUSE, RAPE, AND IMPRISONMENT INVOLVING OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST, INCLUDING THE ALLEGATIONS OF MISTREATMENT OF THE SAID VICTIMS BY THE PHILIPPINE EMBASSY IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA AND ITS FAILURE TO IMMEDIATELY EFFECT THEIR REPATRIATION THEREBY CAUSING FURTHER DISTRESS AND HARDSHIP TO THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

RESOLUTION URGING THE APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE VARIOUS INCIDENTS OF ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN THE HANDS OF PHILIPPINE OFFICIALS OVERSEAS AND THE FAILURE OF FILIPINO LABOR AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS OFFICERS TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS AND INTEREST OF THE MIGRANT WORKERS

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE SENATE COMMITTEES, TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE VACCINATION PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED ON OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, INCLUDING SEAFARERS, AND ENSURE THEIR SAFE DEPLOYMENT ABROAD