Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (DOFW), DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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Date filed
July 1, 2013
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00132 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (DOFW), DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Department Of Overseas Filipino Workers Act | |
| ABSTRACT : Mandates the Department to recommend and implement Government's policies, plans and programs for the promotion of protection, safety, development, support, deployment and repatriation of overseas Filipino workers, and dealing with other hazards while working abroad. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLAR, MARK A. | |
| DATE FILED : 2013-07-01 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| NATURE : Reform | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Gatchalian (W.) (019 2013-09-10) | 2. Revilla (057 2014-03-06) |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2013-07-23 |
Abstract
Mandates the Department to recommend and implement Government's policies, plans and programs for the promotion of protection, safety, development, support, deployment and repatriation of overseas Filipino workers, and dealing with other hazards while working abroad
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