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Senate panel ends hearing on proposed department for OFWs

Senate panel ends hearing on proposed department for OFWs
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Press Release - Villanueva: DOFIL Closing Remarks

Press Release
DOFIL CLOSING REMARKS
In light of what has transpired today, we are all the more convinced now that we need to look into the OWWA Funds and to ensure that the government is adequately funded to withstand the massive job losses, displacements and continuing repatriation of Filipinos stranded abroad.
I couldn t agree more with Senator Drilon that this final issue is worth looking into and we thank him for bringing this to the fore. Our OFWs contribute to the OWWA Fund through their toil, tears and sweat but they don t know what their benefits are. So, kailangan talaga na pagtuunan natin ng pansin yoong information dissemination din. ....

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Senate panel ends hearing on proposed department for OFWs

Senator Joel Villanueva speaks during a Senate hearing on February 24, 2020. (Senate PRIB/Henzberg Austria)
Senator Joel Villanueva, committee chairman, said the DOFIL, if created, must respond to the needs of the overseas Filipino workers (OFW) following the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
“The design of DOFIL should meet the country’s need of navigating a post-pandemic world that will be challenging to OFWs. By the time the DOFIL will be in full operation, it will be a ‘changed world’. And we are not designing tomorrow’s agency on the specs and the needs of yesterday,” Villanueva said as he ordered the formation of a technical working group to finalize the committe’s report on the bill creating the DOFIL. ....

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