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SENATE RATIFIES BILL CREATING OFW SOCIAL WELFARE ATTACHE – VILLANUEVA

The Senate has ratified a measure establishing social welfare attachés in countries with high concentration of overseas Filipino workers, especially in the Middle East. Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development, thanked his colleagues for the adoption of House Bill 8907 as an amendment to Senate Bill […]

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LACK OF FINANCIAL LITERACY IS ONE REASON WHY OFWs CANNOT ESCAPE POVERTY – VILLAR

Senator Cynthia Villar in her capacity as director of the Villar Social Institute for Poverty Alleviation and Governance (Villar SIPAG), has announced the holding of the 8th OFW and Family Summit on Nov. 21 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. The annual summit has become the go-to event for trainings and discussions designed […]

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CREATE DEPARTMENT OF MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR OFWs – VILLANUEVA

The Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development chaired by Senator Joel Villanueva resumed its hearing on Senate Bill No. 146 or the bill creating the Department of Migration and Development (DMD). The said measure was discussed along with three other similar measures filed by Senator Ralph Recto, Senate President Koko Pimentel, and […]