Proposed OFW Dep’t runs counter to Duterte policy 37 SHARES Share it! Which is actually, your honor, to repatriate all our overseas workers,” Bello told the Senate labor panel, chaired by Sen. Joel Villanueva. 1435, or the proposed Department of Foreign Employment Act and which is now being discussed by the committee. Other senators who filed a similar bill were Senators Cynthia Villar, Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III and Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto. Villanueva agreed saying it was also the dream of other senators for all OFWs to come back home and contribute to nation-building.

Source: Manila Bulletin September 10, 2018 08:26 UTC