Re-Posting / 4/13/2017
Rodrigo Roa Duterte will soon assume office on June 30, 2016, as the new President of the Philippine Republic, the day most OFWs are waiting not because we will celebrate this historic day of his presidency, but OFWs is longing for the promises he made, and that to protect the rights and welfare of the Filipino migrant workers.
Duterte won the heart of the OFWs, the reason why we voted him overwhelmingly in the last election. The OFWs made the choice and perhaps the President should not ignore this very important sector who saved the nation from economic difficulties.
The new President’s good intention for the creation of a Department of OFWs is the answer to the woes and the grievances of the Overseas Filipino Workers.
The proposed Department of OFWs shall be the primary agency tasked with the enforcement of the rights of OFWs as provided under the Republic Act 10022 known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act.
Although, President Duterte’s promise is a do-able in nature, but sometimes foreseen political hurdles will go along the tedious process. In politics, there are diversifying ideas against a reasonable and credible proposal, however I believed “even a shot in the dark may win” – all we need is to be united, consensus in our advocacy and have a concerted effort among our ranks.
Secondly, the President’s power to directly influence congress to prioritize the pending bills for the establishment of the Department of OFWs may help to make this dream a reality. – BongA
Note: Below are the pending House Bills at the Philippine House of Representatives (17th Congress) for the creation of the Department of OFWs and/or the Department of Migration and Development.
Principal Author/s: SINGSON, ERIC D.
Main Referral: GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2016-07-26
HOUSE BILL HISTORY
House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00227 | ||
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (DOFW), DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | ||
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : SINGSON, ERIC D. | ||
DATE FILED : 2016-06-30 | ||
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | ||
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | ||
1. Sambar (011 2016-08-16) | ||
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | ||
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2016-07-26 | ||
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS |
Principal Author/s: YAP, ARTHUR C.
Main Referral: GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2016-07-27
HOUSE BILL HISTORY
House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00822 | ||
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (DOFW), DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | ||
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : YAP, ARTHUR C. | ||
DATE FILED : 2016-07-04 | ||
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | ||
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | ||
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2016-07-27 | ||
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS |
Principal Author/s: COJUANGCO, CARLOS O.
Main Referral: GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2016-08-09
HOUSE BILL HISTORY
House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02334 | ||
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING DEPARTMENT OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (DOFW), DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFORE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | ||
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : COJUANGCO, CARLOS O. | ||
DATE FILED : 2016-08-02 | ||
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | ||
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | ||
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2016-08-09 | ||
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS |
Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO “JOHN” III D.
Main Referral: GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION
Status: Pending with the Committee on GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION since 2016-07-26
HOUSE BILL HISTORY
House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00192 | ||
FULL TITLE : AN ACT CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DEFINING ITS POWERS AND FUNCTIONS, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | ||
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BERTIZ, ANICETO “JOHN” III D. | ||
DATE FILED : 2016-06-30 | ||
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | ||
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | ||
1. Salceda (003 2016-07-27) | 2. Salo (004 2016-08-01) | |
3. Lacson (007 2016-08-08) | 4. Bondoc (008 2016-08-09) | |
5. Dimaporo (A.) (008 2016-08-09) | 6. Garbin (011 2016-08-16) | |
7. Savellano (013 2016-08-22) | 8. Ungab (020 2016-09-07) | |
9. Nunez-Malanyaon (020 2016-09-07) | 10. Madrona (020 2016-09-07) | |
11. Barbers (020 2016-09-07) | 12. Tejada (020 2016-09-07) | |
13. Mangaoang (020 2016-09-07) | 14. Roque (R.N.) (020 2016-09-07) | |
15. Tupaz (020 2016-09-07) | 16. Acosta-Alba (020 2016-09-07) | |
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | ||
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ON 2016-07-26 | ||
SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS |
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