H_ouse OKs creation of

department for OFWs

proved the DeDartment President [Rodrigol Du-
of Filipinos Overseas terte s prorhise -of Dro_
(DFO) Act of 2019 that tecting our OFW5.- 'said
VO'flNG r73 againet would cater to the con- the Romualdezes after
11 cems of OFWs.
and zero abstention_ Deputy Speaker and
the House of Reoresenj
Romua Idez and his Mandaluyone Citv ReD
tatives on Wed iesda v wife, Tingoq partv_list Neptali
Rep. Yedd; Maiie I( Ro_ les II, "Bofet', 6onzi_
.ppr_oved on third ani
lrnal readins a D.o_ mualdez on Thursdav oangectpr-esiding officer,
posed law s6ekini to welcomed the pu"suge o'f 1ng thethe gavel signal_
rne passage of the
creite a new deD"art_ rneasure
tsoth are principal au_
ment that would iater _ Yedda Romualdez, the
thors of House Eil fHBl challperson
to the concems of over- No. 5832 or ,,An Aci comruttee of the House
seas Filipino workers Lreating the DeDartmenr of children,on the welfare
of Filipinog Oveiseas and sence of said the,h,
As session adiourn€d a single igencv
Wednesdav foi Hot. ;?iilff- ?,T',}?tl:* , ro aoctress toreign em_
Week reces-s, the Housi
l'owers and Functions proymen t concerns has
leadership led bv Soeak_
er AIan Peter Cav6tano AJrpropriating Fund; made it diff;cult for the
I herelor." Sovernment to focus on
and House Miiorii, "This is part of Soeak_
the needs and demands
ol torcign
Filipino emplor-_
klTfi ft:*Hri:"\? er [A]anr'Pererl Cav€r: ,hent, rn general,
ano s commitmen t' io
and ;r
OFWS, in"particular.
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