Duterte signs law creating department for migrant workersThis April 2, 2020, photo shows overseas Filipino workers who were repatriated amid the global coronavirus pandemic. MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure creating a department for overseas Filipino workers. Related Stories Bill creating OFW department clears Senate hurdleIn May, Duterte certified as urgent the Senate bills seeking to create a department for the welfare of migrant Filipinos after the House of Representatives passed its version last year. Under the measure, the department will absorb the functions of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and will be tasked to protect the rights of migrant workers. Economic managers expressed opposition to the measure as they saw the creating of another agency as ballooning an already bloated bureaucracy.

Source: Philippine Star December 30, 2021 19:54 UTC