Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria)
On Tuesday, May 25, Villanueva, chairman of the Senate labor committee, sponsored to the plenary Senate Bill No. 2234, which seeks to establish a Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos (DMWOF) to respond the needs of over 10 million Filipinos around the world.
The bill consolidates all proposals on the creation of a department for OFWs, which they earlier called the Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL).
In his speech, Villanueva said the structure of the DMWOF should meet the needs for “navigating a world full of challenges to overseas Filipino workers, such as the post-pandemic world.”
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Senator Joel Villanueva Chairman,
and by understanding it is established.
(Proverbs 24:3)
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues:
It is an honor to be given this privilege to sponsor a bill that has become a center of the nation s attention over the past couple of months, a piece of legislation that will chart the future of the global Filipino.
After five hearings, marathon hearings, of the Committee on Labor jointly with the Committees on Civil Service, Foreign Relations and Finance, two global OFW consultations, three long Technical Working Group meetings, and our Committees all members meeting yesterday morning, we are ready to report to this august chamber Senate Bill No. 2234 or the Department of Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act (DMWOFA) under Committee Report No. 264.
Published May 12, 2021, 11:16 AM
Even with just a year left in office, the creation of a Department of Overseas Filipinos (DOFIL) that aims to address the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) remained a top priority of the Duterte administration, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
Nograles made the statement during a joint hearing of the Senate committees on Labor, Employment, and Human Resources Development; Foreign Relations; Civil Service, Government Reorganization, and Professional Regulation; and Finance on the proposed measure this week.
According to Nograles, the creation of the DOFIL was important because it aimed to merge the functions and mandates of various offices and bureaus that address the concerns of OFWs and Filipinos abroad.
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