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HANDBOOK FOR OFWS ACT OF 2018
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Senate Bill Counterpart
Date Read
August 28, 2018
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Session Sequence No.
34
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Committee Referral (Senate Website)
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Bill Status
Republic Act RA11227 enacted on 2019-02-22
Committee Details
Congress Primary Committee
House Committee Report No.
00824
House Committee Report link
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08110 | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA11227 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT MANDATING THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) TO DEVELOP, PUBLISH, DISSEMINATE AND UPDATE A HANDBOOK ON THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MIGRANT WORKERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995," AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022 | |
| SHORT TITLE : Mandating The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration ( P O E A ) To Develop, Publish, Disseminate And Update A Handbook On The Rights And Responsibilities Of Migrant Workers | |
| ABSTRACT : Provides for a "Handbook" that shall be written in English with local language translations to serve as a ready reference for migrant workers regarding their rights and responsibilities and shall also deal with key issues that they need to know in order to have decent employment conditions overseas. | |
| ALIAS NAME : "Handbook for OFWs Act of 2018." | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : PACQUIAO, ROGELIO "RUEL" D., MANALO, JESULITO A., DATOL, FRANCISCO JR. G., GONZALEZ, FERNANDO V., DE JESUS, EMMI A., CAMINERO, WILFREDO S., CALDERON, PETER JOHN D., TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA" V., CUEVA, LEO RAFAEL M., BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J., MONTORO, TEODORO "TED" G., PICHAY, PROSPERO JR. A., CASTELO, WINSTON "WINNIE", SAVELLANO, DEOGRACIAS VICTOR B., PRIMICIAS-AGABAS, MARLYN L. | |
| DATE FILED : 2018-08-15 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Pacquiao | 2. Manalo |
| 3. Datol | 4. Gonzalez |
| 5. De Jesus | 6. Caminero |
| 7. Calderon | 8. Tejada |
| 9. Vergara | 10. Cueva |
| 11. Bertiz | 12. Violago |
| 13. Arenas | 14. Montoro |
| 15. Pichay | 16. Castelo |
| 17. Savellano | 18. Primicias-Agabas |
| 19. Tambunting | 20. Nieto |
| 21. Dalipe | |
| COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB00192 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITEE HEARINGS/ACTIONS: | |
| 1. Measure approved by the Committee on 2018-03-21 | |
| 2. Committee Report filed on 2018-08-15 | |
| 3. Referred the Committee Report to the Committee on Rules (OB) on 2018-08-28 | |
| 4. Referred the Committee Report to the Committee on Rules (OB) on 2018-08-28 | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 00824 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2018-08-15 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bill No. 7124 | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB07124 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2018-08-28 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2018-08-28 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2018-09-05 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2018-10-09 | |
| SPONSORED BY : Manalo | |
| DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2018-10-09 | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Pacquiao, Manalo, Datol, Gonzalez, De Jesus, Caminero, Calderon, Tejada, Vergara, Cueva, Bertiz, Violago, Arenas, Montoro, Pichay, Castelo, Savellano, Primicias-Agabas, Tambunting, Nieto, Dalipe | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2018-10-09 | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2018-10-10 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2018-11-12 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:159 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| Voting Details Per Member(Legend:Y-Yes N-No A-Abstain X-Did Not Vote B-Absent D-N/A) | |
| D---Abad--(N/A) | X---Abaya |
| Y---Abayon | Y---Abellanosa |
| B---Abu--(Absent) | X---Abueg |
| Y---Acharon | B---Acop--(Absent) |
| B---Acosta--(Absent) | Y---Acosta-Alba |
| Y---Adiong | Y---Advincula |
| X---Agarao | Y---Aggabao |
| D---Aglipay-Villar--(N/A) | D---Akbar--(N/A) |
| Y---Albano | B---Alcala--(Absent) |
| B---Alejano--(Absent) | X---Almario |
| Y---Almonte | Y---Alonte |
| B---Alvarez (F.)--(Absent) | Y---Alvarez (M.) |
| B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent) | B---Amante--(Absent) |
| Y---Amatong (I.) | Y---Andaya |
| B---Angara-Castillo--(Absent) | B---Antonino--(Absent) |
| B---Antonio--(Absent) | X---Aragones |
| Y---Arbison | Y---Arcillas |
| X---Arenas | Y---Atienza |
| B---Aumentado--(Absent) | Y---Bag-ao |
| B---Bagatsing--(Absent) | B---Baguilat--(Absent) |
| Y---Banal | B---Barbers--(Absent) |
| X---Barzaga | Y---Bataoil |
| Y---Batocabe | X---Bautista-Bandigan |
| Y---Belaro | Y---Belmonte (F.) |
| Y---Belmonte (J.C.) | X---Belmonte (R.) |
| B---Benitez--(Absent) | Y---Bernos |
| Y---Bertiz | B---Biazon--(Absent) |
| Y---Billones | B---Biron--(Absent) |
| Y---Bolilia | Y---Bondoc |
| Y---Bordado | Y---Bravo (A.) |
| X---Bravo (M.) | Y---Brosas |
| Y---Bulut-Begtang | Y---Cagas |
| D---Calalang--(N/A) | X---Calderon |
| Y---Calixto-Rubiano | Y---Caminero |
| B---Campos--(Absent) | Y---Canama |
| Y---Cari | Y---Casilao |
| Y---Castelo | Y---Castro (F.L.) |
| Y---Castro (F.H.) | B---Catamco--(Absent) |
| Y---Cayetano | B---Celeste--(Absent) |
| B---Cerafica--(Absent) | Y---Cerilles Enerio |
| Y---Chavez | Y---Chipeco |
| Y---Co | B---Cojuangco--(Absent) |
| X---Collantes | Y---Cortes |
| Y---Cortuna | Y---Cosalan |
| X---Crisologo | B---Cua--(Absent) |
| Y---Cuaresma | Y---Cueva |
| Y---Dalipe | D---Dalog--(N/A) |
| X---Datol | Y---Daza |
| Y---De Jesus | X---De Venecia |
| X---De Vera | Y---Defensor |
| Y---Del Mar | X---Del Rosario |
| Y---Deloso-Montalla | Y---Dimaporo (A.) |
| X---Dimaporo (M.K.) | B---Duavit--(Absent) |
| B---Durano--(Absent) | Y---Dy |
| Y---Elago | Y---Enverga |
| B---Erice--(Absent) | B---Eriguel--(Absent) |
| Y---Ermita-Buhain | Y---Escudero |
| Y---Espina | Y---Espino |
| B---Estrella--(Absent) | B---Eusebio--(Absent) |
| Y---Evardone | B---Fariñas--(Absent) |
| Y---Fernando | Y---Ferrer J. |
| Y---Ferrer L. | X---Ferriol-Pascual |
| X---Floirendo | X---Flores |
| Y---Fortun | Y---Fortuno |
| B---Fuentebella--(Absent) | Y---Garbin |
| D---Garces--(N/A) | Y---Garcia (G.) |
| X---Garcia (J.E.) | B---Garcia-Albano--(Absent) |
| B---Garin (O.)--(Absent) | X---Garin (S.) |
| Y---Gasataya | X---Gatchalian |
| X---Geron | Y---Go (A.C.) |
| Y---Go (M.) | X---Gomez |
| B---Gonzaga--(Absent) | Y---Gonzales (A.P.) |
| Y---Gonzales (A.D.) | Y---Gonzalez |
| B---Gorriceta--(Absent) | B---Gullas--(Absent) |
| X---Hernandez (F.) | Y---Hernandez (P.) |
| Y---Herrera-Dy | Y---Hofer |
| X---Jalosjos | Y---Javier |
| X---Kho | X---Khonghun |
| Y---Labadlabad | Y---Lacson |
| Y---Lagman | Y---Lanete |
| X---Laogan | B---Lazatin--(Absent) |
| X---Leachon | X---Lee |
| Y---Limkaichong | Y---Lobregat |
| B---Lopez (B.)--(Absent) | Y---Lopez (C.) |
| Y---Lopez (M.L.) | X---Loyola |
| Y---Macapagal Arroyo | X---Maceda |
| Y---Madrona | Y---Aquino-Magsaysay |
| B---Nuñez-Malanyaon--(Absent) | Y---Malapitan |
| Y---Manalo | Y---Mangaoang |
| X---Mangudadatu (S.) | X---Mangudadatu (Z.) |
| Y---Marcoleta | B---Marcos--(Absent) |
| Y---Mariño | Y---Marquez |
| X---Martinez | X---Matugas |
| X---Mellana | Y---Mending |
| B---Mendoza--(Absent) | B---Mercado--(Absent) |
| B---Mirasol--(Absent) | X---Montoro |
| X---Nava | Y---Nieto |
| Y---Noel | X---Nograles (J.J.) |
| B---Nograles (K.A.)--(Absent) | Y---Nolasco |
| B---Oaminal--(Absent) | B---Ocampo--(Absent) |
| X---Olivarez | X---Ong (H.) |
| Y---Ong (E.) | Y---Ortega (P.) |
| Y---Ortega (V.N.) | Y---Pacquiao |
| X---Paduano | Y---Palma |
| Y---Pancho | Y---Panganiban |
| Y---Panotes | Y---Papandayan |
| Y---Pichay | D---Pico--(N/A) |
| Y---Pimentel | Y---Pineda |
| X---Plaza | Y---Primicias-Agabas |
| Y---Roa-Puno | Y---Quimbo |
| X---Radaza | X---Ramirez-Sato |
| Y---Ramos | X---Relampagos |
| X---Revilla | Y---Robes |
| X---Rocamora | Y---Rodriguez (I.) |
| Y---Rodriguez (M.) | Y---Roman |
| Y---Romero | Y---Romualdez |
| X---Romualdo | D---Roque (H.)--(N/A) |
| B---Roque (R.N.)--(Absent) | Y---Sacdalan |
| Y---Sagarbarria | B---Sahali--(Absent) |
| B---Salceda--(Absent) | X---Salimbangon |
| Y---Salo | Y---Salon |
| Y---Sambar | X---Sandoval |
| X---Sangcopan | Y---Santos-Recto |
| Y---Sarmiento (C.) | Y---Sarmiento (E.M.) |
| X---Savellano | B---Sema--(Absent) |
| Y---Siao | Y---Silverio |
| Y---Singson (E.) | Y---Suansing (E.) |
| Y---Suansing (H.) | Y---Suarez |
| B---Sy-Alvarado--(Absent) | Y---Tambunting |
| B---Tan (A.)--(Absent) | B---Tan (M.)--(Absent) |
| B---Tan (S.)--(Absent) | X---Tejada |
| Y---Teves | B---Tiangco--(Absent) |
| Y---Ting | Y---Tinio |
| Y---Tolentino | X---Treñas |
| Y---Tugna | X---Tupas |
| D---Turabin-Hataman--(N/A) | Y---Ty |
| B---Umali--(Absent) | X---Unabia |
| X---Ungab | X---Unico |
| Y---Uy (J.) | Y---Uy (R.) |
| Y---Uybarreta | X---Vargas |
| Y---Vargas-Alfonso | B---Velarde--(Absent) |
| B---Velasco, L.A.--(Absent) | X---Velasco-Catera |
| Y---Veloso | Y---Vergara |
| B---Villafuerte--(Absent) | Y---Villanueva |
| D---Villar--(N/A) | B---Villaraza-Suarez--(Absent) |
| Y---Villarica | X---Villarin |
| Y---Violago | X---Yap (A.) |
| Y---Yap (M.) | X---Yap (V.) |
| B---Yu--(Absent) | X---Zamora (M.C.) |
| X---Zamora (R.) | Y---Zarate |
| Y---Zubiri | --- |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2018-11-13 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2018-11-13 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION | |
| DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2018-12-06 | |
| CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : SENATE | |
| DATE CC REQUEST RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2018-12-11 | |
| DATE AGREED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2018-12-10 | |
| REMARKS : | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Manalo, Pacquiao, Violago, Tejada, Calderon, Salo | |
| CONCOM MEMBERS(SENATE) : Villanueva, Ejercito, Angara, Pacquiao, Hontiveros | |
| DATE HOUSE RATIFIED CONCOM REPORT : 2018-12-12 | |
| DATE CC MESSAGE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2018-12-17 | |
| DATE SENATE APPROVED CONCOM REPORT : 2018-12-11 | |
| DATE COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2019-01-15 | |
| DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2019-01-23 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2019-01-24 | |
| DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2019-02-22 | |
| PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A | |
| REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11227 | |
| ORIGIN : SENATE | |
| REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT MANDATING THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) TO DEVELOP, PUBLISH, DISSEMINATE AND UPDATE A HANDBOOK ON THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MIGRANT WORKERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995," AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022 |
Senate Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT MANDATING THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) TO DEVELOP, PUBLISH, DISSEMINATE AND UPDATE A HANDBOOK ON THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MIGRANT WORKERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995," AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022 [ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2018 ] Introduced by Representatives ROGELIO "RUEL" D. PACQUIAO, JESULITO "JESS" A. MANALO, FRANCISCO JR. G. DATOL, FERNANDO V. GONZALEZ, et. al.; Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on November 12, 2018; 11/13/2018 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence; 11/14/2018 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES; 12/6/2018 Senate designated Senators Villanueva, Ejercito, Angara, Pacquiao and Hontiveros as conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-192 and HBN-8110; 12/11/2018 House of Representatives designated Representatives Manalo, Pacquiao, Violago, Tejada, Calderon and Salo as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-192 and HBN-8110 on December 10, 2018; (See: O.B. dated December 13, 2018) 12/11/2018 Conference Committee Report on the disagreeing provisions of SBN-192 and HBN-8110, submitted to the Senate, recommending that SBN-192, in consolidation with HBN-8110, be approved in accordance with the attached copy of the bill as reconciled and approved by the Conferees; 12/11/2018 Sponsorship speech on the Conference Committee Report of Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA; 12/11/2018 Co-sponsorship speech on the conference committee report of Senator EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO; 12/11/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the Senate; 12/17/2018 Conference Committee Report Approved by the House of Representatives on December 12, 2018; (See: O.B. dated January 21, 2019) [ 2019 ] 1/15/2019 Letter from Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 10, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-192 and HBN-8110, for the signature of Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling; 1/23/2019 Letter for Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica, dated January 22, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of SBN-192 and HBN-8110, which were signed by Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and the Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling; 1/24/2019 Enrolled copies of SBN-192 and HBN-8110, sent to the Office of the President of the Philippines through PLLO for the signature and approval of His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte; 5/20/2019 Consolidated with SBN-192, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 22, 2019 and became 5/20/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11227. (Pursuant to paragraph g, Sec. 7, Rule V of the Rules of the Senate, R.A.No. 11227 (HBN-8110) with the pertinent documents transmitted to the Legislative Records and Archives Service for safekeeping and preservation on May 29, 2019) (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry on committee meetings is prepared by the Committee Affairs Bureau)
Abstract
Provides for a "Handbook" that shall be written in English with local language translations to serve as a ready reference for migrant workers regarding their rights and responsibilities and shall also deal with key issues that they need to know in order to have decent employment conditions overseas
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