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.