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Entitled: AN ACT MANDATING THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) TO 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 [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ] [ 2016 ] 6/30/2016 Introduced by Senator EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO; 8/1/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committees on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; FOREIGN RELATIONS; and FINANCE; [ 2017 ] 2/1/2017 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 9/27/2017 Conducted TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP; [ SECOND REGULAR SESSION ] [ 2018 ] 1/15/2018 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committees on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN RELATIONS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 222, recommending its approval with amendments; 1/16/2018 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 1/16/2018 Sponsors: Senators JOEL VILLANUEVA, EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO; 1/17/2018 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order; 1/17/2018 Sponsorship speech of Senator EMMANUEL "MANNY" D. PACQUIAO; 1/17/2018 Senator RICHARD J. GORDON and AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL were made co-authors; 1/24/2018 Letter from Senator SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN dated January 22, 2018, requesting that he be made coauthor of SBN-192, received by the LBIS; 1/29/2018 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON; 1/29/2018 Period of interpellation closed; 1/29/2018 Period of committee amendments; 1/29/2018 Period of committee amendments closed; 1/30/2018 Period of individual amendments closed; 1/30/2018 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments; 2/1/2018 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators; FINAL 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.; 2/5/2018 Approved on Third Reading; 2/5/2018 In favor: (18) Senators JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, FRANCIS "CHIZ" G. ESCUDERO, SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN, RICHARD J. GORDON, GREGORIO B. HONASAN II, RISA HONTIVEROS, PANFILO M. LACSON, LOREN B. LEGARDA, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, AQUILINO KOKO III L. PIMENTEL, GRACE L. POE, VICENTE C. SOTTO III, JOEL VILLANUEVA, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR and JUAN MIGUEL F. ZUBIRI; 2/5/2018 Against: (None) ; 2/5/2018 Abstention: (None) ; 2/7/2018 Letter from Senator CYNTHIA A. VILLAR dated January 30, 2018, conveying her intention to be a coauthor of SBN-192, received by the LBIS; 2/7/2018 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence; 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 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with HBN-8110, 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 (SBN-192) 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)
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Manila Bulletin, March 4, 2019; 115 OG No. 16, 3943 (April 22, 2019)
[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11227, February 22, 2019 ]
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
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Handbook for OFWs Act of 2018".
SEC. 2. Creating a Handbook for Overseas Filipino Workers. - The handbook for overseas Filipino workers, known in this Act as "Handbook", shall be created and issued to every land-based and sea-based worker free of charge. It shall serve as a ready reference for migrant workers when they need to assert their rights and responsibilities. It shall also deal with key issues that they need to know in order to maintain decent employment conditions overseas.
The contents of the Handbook shall be written in English with translations in local languages as may be necessary.
SEC. 3. Objectives of the Handbook. ~ The objectives of creating a Handbook are as follows:
(a) To empower every overseas Filipino worker (OFW) by making them fully aware of their rights and responsibilities;
(b) To complement the worker education program of various agencies;
(c) To provide a basic information on the labor and living conditions in the country of their destination;
(d) To make the workers well aware of the benefits and drawbacks of working overseas; and
(e) To provide necessary information for their reintegration into the Philippine society.
SEC. 4. Amendment. - Subparagraph (b.l) of paragraph (b) of Section 23 of Republic Act No. 8042, as amended, is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"SEC. 23. Role of Government Agencies. - The following government agencies shall perform the following to promote the welfare and protect the rights of migrant workers and, as far as applicable, all overseas Filipinos:
"(a) Department of Foreign Affairs — x x x
"(b) Department of Labor and Employment - The Department of Labor and Employment shall see to it that labor and social welfare laws in the foreign countries are fairly applied to migrant workers and whenever applicable, to other overseas Filipinos including the grant of legal assistance and the referral to proper medical centers or hospitals;
"(b.1) Philippine Overseas Employment Administration - x x x
"In addition to its powers and functions, the Administration shall inform migrant workers not only of their rights as workers but also of their rights as human beings, instruct and guide the workers how to assert their rights and provide the available mechanism to redress violation of their rights.
"The Administration is hereby mandated to develop, publish, disseminate and update periodically a Handbook on the rights and responsibilities of migrant workers as provided by Philippine laws and the existing labor and social laws of the countries of destination that will protect and guarantee the rights of migrant workers. The Handbook shall be written in simple words that can be easily understood with translation in local language as may be necessary.
"It shall also be responsible for the implementation, in partnership with other law enforcement agencies, of an intensified program against illegal recruitment activities. For this purpose, the POEA shall provide comprehensive gender-sensitive Pre-employment Orientation Seminars (PEOS) that will discuss topics not only on the prevention of illegal recruitment but also on the content of the Handbook on the rights and responsibilities of migrant workers.
"x x x."
SEC. 5. Implementing Agencies. — The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), in coordination with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT), Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO) and Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), is mandated to implement this Act.
SEC. 6. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the continuous publication, distribution and update of the Handbook shall be taken from the appropriations of the POEA. Thereafter, the amount necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act shall be provided for in the General Appropriations Act of the year following its enactment into law and thereafter.
SEC. 7. Repealing Clause. - All laws, rules or regulations that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or amended accordingly.
SEC. 8. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held unconstitutional or invalid, such holding shall not affect other provisions not affected thereby.
SEC. 9. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette and in at least one (1) newspaper of general circulation.
Approved,
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(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO |
(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III |
This Act which is a consolidation of Senate Bill No. 192 and House Bill No. 8110 was passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on December 11, 2018 and December 12, 2018, respectively.
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(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING |
(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA |
Approved: FEB 22 2019
(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE
President of the Philippines
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