SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE

Senate Bill No. 968, 17th Congress of the Republic

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Senate Bill No. 968, 17th Congress of the Republic

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Long Title

AN ACT ESTABLISHING SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Subjects

SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE

OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW)

MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995 (R.A.NO. 8042)

Date filed

Fri, 2016-01-08 12:00

Congress Name

17th Congress of the Republic

Session Sequence No.

Committee Report No.

390

Legislative History

Entitled:

AN ACT ESTABLISHING SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2016 ]

8/1/2016 Introduced by Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA;

8/16/2016 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; FOREIGN RELATIONS; and FINANCE;

[ 2017 ]

2/1/2017 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;

SECOND REGULAR SESSION ]

[ 2018 ]

5/24/2018 Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN RELATIONS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 390, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1819;

5/28/2018 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;

5/28/2018 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1819 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 390, WHICH BECAME R.A. NO. 11299 ON APRIL 17, 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)

Legislative Status

CONSOLIDATED/SUBSTITUTED IN THE COMMITTEE REPORT

Legislative Status Date

Mon, 2018-05-28 12:00

Session Type

FIRST REGULAR SESSION

Scope

NATIONAL

Author

VILLANUEVA, JOEL

Short Title

SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE ACT OF 2016

Primary Committee

LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

Secondary Committee

FOREIGN RELATIONS

FINANCE

Legis ID No.

298134

Committee Report Senate Link

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Bill Type

Senate Bill

Text as filed (link)

SBN-968 as Filed - as uploaded in Senate website

Title Sort

House Bill No. 00968, 17th Congress of the Republic

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Senate Bill No. 1819, 17th Congress of the Republic

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Senate Bill No. 1819, 17th Congress of the Republic

eugene Tue, 2022-04-05 13:32

Long Title

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Subjects

OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW)

SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE

MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995 (R.A.NO. 8042)

Date filed

Thu, 2018-05-24 12:00

Congress Name

17th Congress of the Republic

Session Sequence No.

Committee Report No.

390

Document Certification

NO CERTIFICATION

Floor Activity

Date Parliamentary status Senator(s)

5/28/2018 Sponsorship Speech Villanueva, Joel

9/26/2018 Period of Interpellation Closed

9/26/2018 Period of Committee Amendments Closed

9/26/2018 Period of Individual Amendments Closed

9/26/2018 Interpellation Drilon, Franklin M.

9/26/2018 Period of Individual Amendments

Date	Parliamentary status	Senator(s)
5/28/2018	Sponsorship Speech	Villanueva, Joel
9/26/2018	Period of Interpellation Closed
9/26/2018	Period of Committee Amendments Closed
9/26/2018	Period of Individual Amendments Closed
9/26/2018	Interpellation	Drilon, Franklin M.
9/26/2018	Period of Individual Amendments

Votes

Type of vote

Third Reading (10/1/2018)

Voted Yes Voted No

Angara, Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M.
Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno "Bam"
Binay, Maria Lourdes Nancy S.
Drilon, Franklin M.
Ejercito, Joseph Victor G.
Gatchalian, Sherwin T.
Gordon, Richard J.
Honasan II, Gregorio B.
Hontiveros, Risa
Lacson, Panfilo M.
Legarda, Loren B.
Pangilinan, Francis N.
Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L.
Poe, Grace L.
Sotto III, Vicente C.
Villanueva, Joel
Villar, Cynthia A.
Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.

Voted Yes	Voted No
Angara, Juan Edgardo "Sonny" M. Aquino IV, Paolo Benigno "Bam" Binay, Maria Lourdes Nancy S. Drilon, Franklin M. Ejercito, Joseph Victor G. Gatchalian, Sherwin T. Gordon, Richard J. Honasan II, Gregorio B. Hontiveros, Risa Lacson, Panfilo M. Legarda, Loren B. Pangilinan, Francis N. Pimentel, Aquilino Koko III L. Poe, Grace L. Sotto III, Vicente C. Villanueva, Joel Villar, Cynthia A. Zubiri, Juan Miguel F.

Legislative History

Entitled:

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2018 ]

5/24/2018 Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN RELATIONS and FINANCE with Senator(s) JOEL VILLANUEVA and LOREN B. LEGARDA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 390, recommending its approval in substitution of SBN-968;

5/28/2018 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;

5/28/2018 Sponsor: Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA;

5/28/2018 Letter from Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA on even date, conveying his intention to be made coauthor of SBN-1819, received by the LBIS;

5/28/2018 Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;

5/28/2018 Sponsorship speech of Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA;

7/16/2018 Letter from Senator SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN dated July 2, 2018, requesting that he be made coauthor of SBN-1819, received by the LBIS;

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]

9/26/2018 Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON;

9/26/2018 Period of interpellation closed;

9/26/2018 Period of committee amendments closed;

9/26/2018 Period of individual amendments;

9/26/2018 Period of individual amendments closed;

9/26/2018 Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;

9/27/2018 Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;

10/1/2018 Approved on Third Reading;

10/1/2018 In favor: (18) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, 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;

10/1/2018 Against: (None) ;

10/1/2018 Abstention: (None) ;

10/1/2018 Manifestation of Senator Villanueva;

10/3/2018 Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;

[ 2019 ]

2/6/2019 Senate adopted HBN-8908 as an amendment to SBN-1819;

2/7/2019 House of Representatives designated Representatives Manalo, Villarica, Salo, Calderon and Tejada as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-8908 and SBN-1819 on February 6, 2019; (See: O.B. dated May 20, 2019)

2/27/2019 Letter from Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, dated February 26, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-8908 and SBN-1819, for the signature of Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;

3/19/2019 Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated March 18, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-8908, which was adopted as an amendment to SBN-1819, which were signed by Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;

6/30/2019 Consolidated with HBN-8908, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on April 17, 2019 and became (Communication received by the LBIS on July 16, 2019)

6/30/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11299. (See: O.B. dated August 19, 2019, 18th Congress)

(Pursuant to Rule V, Sec. 7, paragraph (g) of the Rules of the Senate, Committee Report No. 390 with pertinent documents transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on January 14, 2021)

(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)

Legislative Status

CONSOLIDATED WITH APPROVED BILL

Legislative Status Date

Wed, 2019-04-17 12:00

Session Type

SECOND REGULAR SESSION

Scope

Author

Co-authors

Short Title

OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE

Primary Committee

LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

Secondary Committee

FOREIGN RELATIONS

FINANCE

Legis ID No.

347730

President's Action

Consolidated with Approved Bill

Date Received by the President

Wed, 2019-03-20 12:00

Date Signed by the President

Wed, 2019-04-17 12:00

Committee Report Senate Link

View Committee Report

View PDF link of Committee Report no. 390

Bill Type

Senate Bill

Title Sort

House Bill No. 01819, 17th Congress of the Republic

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House Bill No. 8908, 17th Congress of the Republic

eugene — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 01:55:54 +0000

House Bill No. 8908, 17th Congress of the Republic

eugene Fri, 2022-04-15 09:55

Subjects

SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE

OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFW)

MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995 (R.A.NO. 8042)

Link to the Law

Republic Act No. 11299

Session Sequence No.

Document Certification

NO CERTIFICATION

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. HB08908
REPUBLIC ACT NO. RA11299
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHÃ‰, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
SHORT TITLE : Establishing The Office For Social Welfare Attaché, Amending For The Purpose Republic Act No. 8042
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : VILLARICA, LINABELLE RUTH R., ALEJANO, GARY C., MANALO, JESULITO A., ANDAYA, ROLANDO JR. G., VIOLAGO, MICAELA S., GONZALES, AURELIO "DONG" JR. D., DATOL, FRANCISCO JR. G., GONZALEZ, FERNANDO V., VERGARA, ROSANNA "RIA" V., RAMIREZ-SATO, JOSEPHINE, TEJADA, JOSE "PING-PING" I., SANDOVAL, FEDERICO "RICKY" II S., DUAVIT, JOHN MICHAEL R., COJUANGCO, CARLOS O., LOBREGAT, CELSO L., SAMBAR, MARK AERON H., AMATONG, ISAGANI S.
DATE FILED : 2019-01-29
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) :
1. Quimbo (000 2019-05-09)
AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) :
1. Villarica	2. Alejano
3. Manalo	4. Andaya
5. Violago	6. Gonzales (A.D.)
7. Datol	8. Gonzalez
9. Vergara	10. Ramirez-Sato
11. Tejada	12. Sandoval
13. Duavit	14. Cojuangco
15. Lobregat	16. Sambar
17. Amatong (I.)	18. Primicias-Agabas
19. Sy-Alvarado	20. Bravo (M.)
21. Nieto	22. Marcoleta
COUNTERPART HOUSE BILL/CONCURRENT RESOLUTION: SB01819
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 01110
SUBMITTED ON 2019-01-29
SUBMITTED BY: OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS, APPROPRIATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval in substitution of House Bills Numbered 8197 and 8414
SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB08197, HB08414
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2019-01-30
DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2019-01-30
DATE CALENDARED : 2019-01-30
SECOND READING INFORMATION
PERIOD OF SPONSORSHIP : 2019-01-30
SPONSORED BY : Villarica
DATE SPONSORSHIP/DEBATE CLOSED: 2019-01-30
FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Villarica, Alejano, Manalo, Andaya, Violago, Gonzales (A.D.), Datol, Gonzalez, Vergara, Ramirez-Sato, Tejada, Sandoval, Duavit, Cojuangco, Lobregat, Sambar, Amatong (I.), Primicias-Agabas, Sy-Alvarado, Bravo (M.), Nieto, Marcoleta
DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2019-01-30
THIRD READING INFORMATION
DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2019-01-31
DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2019-02-04
HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:170 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.1
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
Y---Abu	X---Abueg
B---Acharon--(Absent)	Y---Acop
B---Acosta--(Absent)	B---Acosta-Alba--(Absent)
B---Adiong--(Absent)	Y---Advincula
Y---Agarao	Y---Aggabao
D---Aglipay-Villar--(N/A)	D---Akbar--(N/A)
Y---Albano	B---Alcala--(Absent)
X---Alejano	Y---Almario
Y---Almonte	Y---Alonte
Y---Alvarez (F.)	X---Alvarez (M.)
B---Alvarez (P.)--(Absent)	X---Amante
Y---Amatong (I.)	X---Andaya
Y---Ang	Y---Angara-Castillo
B---Antonino--(Absent)	Y---Antonio
Y---Aragones	Y---Arbison
Y---Arcillas	Y---Arenas
A---Atienza	B---Aumentado--(Absent)
Y---Bag-ao	B---Bagatsing--(Absent)
B---Baguilat--(Absent)	Y---Banal
B---Barbers--(Absent)	Y---Barzaga
Y---Bataoil	D---Batocabe--(N/A)
B---Bautista-Bandigan--(Absent)	X---Belaro
B---Belmonte (F.)--(Absent)	Y---Belmonte (J.C.)
B---Belmonte (R.)--(Absent)	B---Benitez--(Absent)
X---Bernos	Y---Bertiz
Y---Biazon	Y---Billones
B---Biron--(Absent)	Y---Bolilia
Y---Bondoc	Y---Bordado
Y---Bravo (A.)	Y---Bravo (M.)
B---Brosas--(Absent)	Y---Bulut-Begtang
X---Cagas	D---Calalang--(N/A)
Y---Calderon	Y---Calixto-Rubiano
Y---Caminero	Y---Campos
Y---Canama	B---Cari--(Absent)
Y---Casilao	B---Castelo--(Absent)
Y---Castro (F.L.)	Y---Castro (F.H.)
B---Catamco--(Absent)	B---Cayetano--(Absent)
Y---Celeste	Y---Cerafica
X---Cerilles Enerio	Y---Chavez
Y---Chipeco	Y---Co
B---Cojuangco--(Absent)	Y---Collantes
Y---Cortes	X---Cortuna
Y---Cosalan	Y---Crisologo
Y---Cua	Y---Cuaresma
Y---Cueva	Y---Dalipe
D---Dalog--(N/A)	Y---Datol
Y---Daza	Y---De Jesus
Y---De Venecia	D---De Vera--(N/A)
Y---Defensor	Y---Del Mar
B---Del Rosario--(Absent)	X---Deloso-Montalla
B---Dimaporo (A.)--(Absent)	B---Dimaporo (M.K.)--(Absent)
B---Duavit--(Absent)	Y---Durano
B---Dy--(Absent)	Y---Elago
Y---Enverga	B---Erice--(Absent)
B---Eriguel--(Absent)	Y---Ermita-Buhain
Y---Escudero	Y---Espina
B---Espino--(Absent)	Y---Estrella
B---Eusebio--(Absent)	B---Evardone--(Absent)
B---Fariñas--(Absent)	Y---Fernando
B---Ferrer J.--(Absent)	B---Ferrer L.--(Absent)
B---Ferriol-Pascual--(Absent)	X---Floirendo
B---Flores--(Absent)	Y---Fortun
Y---Fortuno	B---Fuentebella--(Absent)
X---Garbin	Y---Garces
B---Garcia (G.)--(Absent)	B---Garcia (J.E.)--(Absent)
Y---Garcia-Albano	X---Garin (O.)
B---Garin (S.)--(Absent)	Y---Gasataya
X---Gatchalian	Y---Geron
B---Go (A.C.)--(Absent)	Y---Go (M.)
B---Gomez--(Absent)	Y---Gonzaga
Y---Gonzales (A.P.)	Y---Gonzales (A.D.)
Y---Gonzalez	B---Gorriceta--(Absent)
Y---Gullas	Y---Hernandez (F.)
Y---Hernandez (P.)	Y---Herrera-Dy
Y---Hofer	X---Jalosjos
B---Javier--(Absent)	X---Kho
B---Khonghun--(Absent)	Y---Labadlabad
Y---Lacson	Y---Lagman
X---Lanete	Y---Laogan
B---Lazatin--(Absent)	B---Leachon--(Absent)
B---Lee--(Absent)	Y---Limkaichong
Y---Lobregat	B---Lopez (B.)--(Absent)
Y---Lopez (C.)	Y---Lopez (M.L.)
Y---Loyola	Y---Macapagal Arroyo
X---Maceda	Y---Madrona
Y---Aquino-Magsaysay	X---Nuñez-Malanyaon
B---Malapitan--(Absent)	Y---Manalo
X---Mangaoang	X---Mangudadatu (S.)
X---Mangudadatu (Z.)	Y---Marcoleta
B---Marcos--(Absent)	B---Mariño--(Absent)
Y---Marquez	Y---Martinez
B---Matugas--(Absent)	B---Mellana--(Absent)
B---Mending--(Absent)	B---Mendoza--(Absent)
Y---Mercado	Y---Mirasol
Y---Montoro	X---Nava
Y---Nieto	Y---Noel
B---Nograles (J.J.)--(Absent)	D---Nograles (K.A.)--(N/A)
Y---Nolasco	Y---Oaminal
B---Ocampo--(Absent)	Y---Olivarez
Y---Ong (H.)	Y---Ong (E.)
Y---Ortega (P.)	B---Ortega (V.N.)--(Absent)
Y---Pacquiao	Y---Paduano
Y---Palma	Y---Pancho
Y---Panganiban	Y---Panotes
B---Papandayan--(Absent)	Y---Pichay
Y---Pico	X---Pimentel
Y---Pineda	X---Plaza
Y---Primicias-Agabas	Y---Roa-Puno
X---Quimbo	B---Radaza--(Absent)
Y---Ramirez-Sato	Y---Ramos
Y---Relampagos	X---Revilla
Y---Robes	B---Rocamora--(Absent)
Y---Rodriguez (I.)	B---Rodriguez (M.)--(Absent)
Y---Roman	B---Romero--(Absent)
X---Romualdez	Y---Romualdo
D---Roque (H.)--(N/A)	Y---Roque (R.N.)
B---Sacdalan--(Absent)	Y---Sagarbarria
X---Sahali	Y---Salceda
X---Salimbangon	Y---Salo
Y---Salon	Y---Sambar
Y---Sandoval	Y---Sangcopan
B---Santos-Recto--(Absent)	Y---Sarmiento (C.)
Y---Sarmiento (E.M.)	Y---Savellano
Y---Sema	X---Siao
Y---Silverio	Y---Singson (E.)
Y---Suansing (E.)	Y---Suansing (H.)
Y---Suarez	Y---Sy-Alvarado
Y---Tambunting	Y---Tan (A.)
B---Tan (M.)--(Absent)	B---Tan (S.)--(Absent)
B---Tejada--(Absent)	Y---Teves
B---Tiangco--(Absent)	B---Ting--(Absent)
Y---Tinio	X---Tolentino
Y---Treñas	X---Tugna
B---Tupas--(Absent)	D---Turabin-Hataman--(N/A)
Y---Ty	B---Umali--(Absent)
Y---Unabia	Y---Ungab
B---Unico--(Absent)	Y---Uy (J.)
Y---Uy (R.)	B---Uybarreta--(Absent)
X---Vargas	Y---Vargas-Alfonso
Y---Velarde	Y---Velasco, L.A.
B---Velasco-Catera--(Absent)	Y---Veloso
Y---Vergara	B---Villafuerte--(Absent)
Y---Villanueva	D---Villar--(N/A)
B---Villaraza-Suarez--(Absent)	Y---Villarica
B---Villarin--(Absent)	Y---Violago
B---Yap (A.)--(Absent)	Y---Yap (M.)
B---Yap (V.)--(Absent)	Y---Yu
B---Zamora (M.C.)--(Absent)	X---Zamora (R.)
Y---Zarate	Y---Zubiri
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2019-02-06
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE
DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2019-02-06
DATE SENATE ADOPTED HOUSE BILL AS AN AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL: 2019-02-06
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE INFORMATION
DATE REQUESTED TO FORM A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE : 2019-02-06
CONFERENCE COMMITTEEE REQUESTED BY : HOUSE
REMARKS : On Feb. 6, 2019, House requested to form a conference with Reps. Manalo, Villarica, Salo, Calderon and Tejada as conferees. However, on the same date, Senate adopted HB08908 as an amendment to SB01819. (Message received by the House on Feb. 11, 2019)
CONCOM MEMBERS(HOUSE) : Manalo, Villarica, Salo, Calderon, Tejada
DATE COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE SENATE : 2019-02-27
DATE SIGNED COPIES OF ENROLLED BILL RECEIVED BY THE HOUSE : 2019-03-19
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE PRESIDENT
DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE PRESIDENT : 2019-03-20
DATE ACTED UPON BY THE PRESIDENT : 2019-04-17
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION:(A)PPROVED/(V)ETOED/(L)APSED : A
REPUBLIC ACT NO.: RA11299
ORIGIN : HOUSE
REPUBLIC ACT TITLE: AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHÃ‰, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995", AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Law

Republic Act No. 11299

Legislative Status

APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

Legislative Status Date

Wed, 2019-04-17 12:00

Session Type

THIRD REGULAR SESSION

Scope

NATIONAL

Short Title

OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE

President's Action

Approved by the President

Date Received by the President

Wed, 2019-03-20 12:00

Date Signed by the President

Wed, 2019-04-17 12:00

Law PDF

Republic Act No. 11299

Bill Type

House Bill

Congress Author

VILLARICA, LINABELLE RUTH R.

Congress Co-Authors

ALEJANO, GARY C.

MANALO, JESULITO "JESS" A.

ANDAYA, ROLANDO JR. G.

Title Sort

House Bill No. 08908, 17th Congress of the Republic

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Entitled:

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]

[ 2019 ]

Introduced by Representatives LINABELLE RUTH R. VILLARICA, GARY C. ALEJANO, JESULITO "JESS" A. MANALO, ROLANDO JR. G. ANDAYA, et. al.;

Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on February 4, 2019;

2/6/2019 Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;

2/6/2019 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES;

2/6/2019 Senate adopted HBN-8908 as an amendment to SBN-1819;

2/7/2019 House of Representatives designated Representatives Manalo, Villarica, Salo, Calderon and Tejada as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-8908 and SBN-1819 on February 6, 2019; (See: O.B. dated May 20, 2019)

2/27/2019 Letter from Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, dated February 26, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-8908 and SBN-1819, for the signature of Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;

3/19/2019 Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated March 18, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-8908, which was adopted as an amendment to SBN-1819, which were signed by Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;

6/30/2019 Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with SBN-1819, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on April 17, 2019 and became (Communication received by the LBIS on July 16, 2019)

6/30/2019 REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11299. (See: O.B. dated August 19, 2019, 18th Congress)

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Republic Act No. 11299

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Republic Act No. 11299

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Republic Act No. 11299

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AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINO ACT OF 1995", AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Date of Approval

2019-04-17

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H. No. 8908

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Congress

17th Congress of the Republic

Issuance Category

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Subjects

Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)

SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH)

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE)

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)

OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION (OWWA)

PHILIPPINE OVERSEA

Amendment Note

R.A. No. 8042, sec. 23 par. (e), (e.1), (e.2), (e.3), (e.4), (e.5), (e.6), (e.7), (e.8) (new par. & subpars. inserted)

R.A. No. 8042, Sec. 2, par. (b)

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Republic Act

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R.A. No. 8042, sec. 33

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115 OG No. 31, 8199 (August 5, 2019)

[ REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11299, April 17, 2019 ]

AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995", AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:

SECTION 1. Section 2, paragraph (b) of Republic Act No. 8042, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows:

"(b) The State shall afford full protection to labor, local and overseas, organized and unorganized, and promote full employment and equality of employment opportunities for all. Towards this end, the State shall provide adequate and timely social, economic and legal services to Filipino migrant workers, especially for workers who are vulnerable to physical, emotional, and psychological stress or abuse."

SEC. 2. A new paragraph (e) is hereby inserted in Section 23 of Republic Act No. 8042, as amended, to read as follows:

"(e) Department of Social Welfare and Development. - The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) shall deploy Social Welfare Attaches in countries with large concentration of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as determined in coordination with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). The Social Welfare Attache shall possess the minimum qualifications set by the Civil Service Commission and the preferred qualifications prescribed by the DSWD.

"The Social Welfare Attache shall perform the following functions and duties at the overseas post:

"(e.1) Manage cases of OFWs and other overseas Filipinos in distress needing psychosocial services, such as victims of trafficking or illegal recruitment, rape or sexual abuse, maltreatment and other forms of physical or mental abuse, and cases of abandoned or neglected children;

"(e.2) Undertake surveys and prepare official social welfare situationers on the OFWs in the area of assignment;

"(e.3) Establish a network with overseas-based social welfare agencies and/or individuals and groups which may be mobilized to assist in the provisions of appropriate social services;

"(e.4) Respond to and monitor the resolution of problems and complaints or queries of OFWs and their families;

"(e.5) Establish and maintain a data bank and documentation of OFWs and their families so that appropriate social welfare services can be more effectively provided;

"(e.6) Submit regular reports to the DSWD and DFA home office on plans and activities undertaken, recommendations, and updates on the situation of OFWs, particularly those encountering difficulties in the host country, Said report shall form part of the semi-annual report to Congress as provided under Section 33 of Republic Act No. 8042, as amended;

"(e.7) Provide information about the DSWD and its attached agencies and services; and

"(e.8) Perform other related functions in the delivery of social services, as may be directed by the head of the Diplomatic Post in the area of assignment."

SEC. 3. Appropriations. - The Secretary of Social Welfare and Development shall include in the DSWD's programs the implementation of this Act, the funding of which shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 4. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The DSWD, in consultations with the DFA, DOLE, Department of Health, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration and other relevant stakeholders, shall, within sixty (60) days after the effectivity of this Act, formulate the necessary rules and regulations for its effective implementation.

The DSWD shall also provide the criteria for determining the selection of Diplomatic Posts to which Social Welfare Attaches will be deployed and the minimum qualifications and attributes of the Social Welfare Attaches.

SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - If, for any reasons, any section or provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or invalid, other sections or provisions hereof shall remain in force.

SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

SEC. 7. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.

Approved,

(SGD.) VICENTE C. SOTTO III President of the Senate

(SGD.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO Speaker of the House of Representatives

This Act was passed by the House of Representatives as House Bill No. 8908 on February 4, 2019 and adopted by the Senate of the Philippines as an amendment to Senate Bill No. 1819 on February 6, 2019.

(SGD.) MYRA MARIE D. VILLARICA Secretary of the Senate

(SGD.) DANTE ROBERTO P. MALING Acting Secretary General House of Representatives

Approved: APR 17 2019

(SGD.) RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE President of the Philippines

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Entitled:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2016 ]
8/1/2016	Introduced by Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA;
8/16/2016	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT; FOREIGN RELATIONS; and FINANCE;
[ 2017 ]
2/1/2017	Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS;
SECOND REGULAR SESSION ]
[ 2018 ]
5/24/2018	Returned and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN RELATIONS and FINANCE per Committee Report No. 390, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-1819;
5/28/2018	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/28/2018	SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-1819 UNDER COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 390, WHICH BECAME R.A. NO. 11299 ON APRIL 17, 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)

Entitled:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ SECOND REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2018 ]
5/24/2018	Prepared and submitted jointly by the Committee(s) on LABOR, EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, FOREIGN RELATIONS and FINANCE with Senator(s) JOEL VILLANUEVA and LOREN B. LEGARDA as author(s) per Committee Report No. 390, recommending its approval in substitution of SBN-968;
5/28/2018	Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business;
5/28/2018	Sponsor: Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA;
5/28/2018	Letter from Senator JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA on even date, conveying his intention to be made coauthor of SBN-1819, received by the LBIS;
5/28/2018	Transferred from the Calendar for Ordinary Business to the Calendar for Special Order;
5/28/2018	Sponsorship speech of Senator JOEL VILLANUEVA;
7/16/2018	Letter from Senator SHERWIN T. GATCHALIAN dated July 2, 2018, requesting that he be made coauthor of SBN-1819, received by the LBIS;
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION ]
9/26/2018	Interpellation of Senator FRANKLIN M. DRILON;
9/26/2018	Period of interpellation closed;
9/26/2018	Period of committee amendments closed;
9/26/2018	Period of individual amendments;
9/26/2018	Period of individual amendments closed;
9/26/2018	Approved on Second Reading with Amendments;
9/27/2018	Printed copies were distributed to the Senators;
10/1/2018	Approved on Third Reading;
10/1/2018	In favor: (18) JUAN EDGARDO "SONNY" M. ANGARA, PAOLO BENIGNO "BAM" AQUINO IV, MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. BINAY, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO, 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;
10/1/2018	Against: (None) ;
10/1/2018	Abstention: (None) ;
10/1/2018	Manifestation of Senator Villanueva;
10/3/2018	Sent to the House of Representatives requesting for concurrence;
[ 2019 ]
2/6/2019	Senate adopted HBN-8908 as an amendment to SBN-1819;
2/7/2019	House of Representatives designated Representatives Manalo, Villarica, Salo, Calderon and Tejada as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-8908 and SBN-1819 on February 6, 2019; (See: O.B. dated May 20, 2019)
2/27/2019	Letter from Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, dated February 26, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-8908 and SBN-1819, for the signature of Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;
3/19/2019	Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated March 18, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-8908, which was adopted as an amendment to SBN-1819, which were signed by Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;
6/30/2019	Consolidated with HBN-8908, which was Approved and Signed into Law by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on April 17, 2019 and became (Communication received by the LBIS on July 16, 2019)
6/30/2019	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11299. (See: O.B. dated August 19, 2019, 18th Congress)
(Pursuant to Rule V, Sec. 7, paragraph (g) of the Rules of the Senate, Committee Report No. 390 with pertinent documents transmitted to the Archives for safekeeping and preservation on January 14, 2021)
(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)

Entitled:
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE OFFICE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
[ THIRD REGULAR SESSION, 17TH CONGRESS ]
[ 2019 ]
Introduced by Representatives LINABELLE RUTH R. VILLARICA, GARY C. ALEJANO, JESULITO "JESS" A. MANALO, ROLANDO JR. G. ANDAYA, et. al.;
Approved on Third Reading by the House of Representatives on February 4, 2019;
2/6/2019	Sent to the Senate requesting for concurrence;
2/6/2019	Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on RULES;
2/6/2019	Senate adopted HBN-8908 as an amendment to SBN-1819;
2/7/2019	House of Representatives designated Representatives Manalo, Villarica, Salo, Calderon and Tejada as its conferees to the Bicameral Conference Committee on the disagreeing provisions of HBN-8908 and SBN-1819 on February 6, 2019; (See: O.B. dated May 20, 2019)
2/27/2019	Letter from Acting Secretary General of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dante Roberto P. Maling, dated February 26, 2019, transmitting nine (9) enrolled copies of the consolidated version of HBN-8908 and SBN-1819, for the signature of Senate Secretary Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;
3/19/2019	Letter for Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, dated March 18, 2019, returning eight (8) enrolled copies of HBN-8908, which was adopted as an amendment to SBN-1819, which were signed by Senate Secretary Atty. Myra Marie D. Villarica and Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III;
6/30/2019	Approved and signed into law, in consolidation with SBN-1819, by the President of the Philippines, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on April 17, 2019 and became (Communication received by the LBIS on July 16, 2019)
6/30/2019	REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11299. (See: O.B. dated August 19, 2019, 18th Congress)
(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)