Bill creating Office of Social Welfare Attaché transmitted to Malacañang 27 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Charissa Luci-AtienzaThe bill calling for the creation of the Office for Social Welfare Attaché to assist overseas Filipinos, especially those who are maltreated, abandoned, and abused, has been transmitted to the Malacañang for President Duterte’s signature. It calls for the deployment of social welfare attachés in countries with large concentration of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The Social Welfare Attaché shall possess the minimum qualifications set by the Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the preferred qualifications prescribed by the DSWD. 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.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 10, 2019 00:33 UTC