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passageof FWdeptbill
BY GLEE JALEA Workers and Foreign Employ- ment's iowers, fund appropria-
ment," Cayetano said in a mix of tion, organization and functions.
-OUSE SpeakerAlan Peter Cayetano English and Filipino on Sunday. The measure was authored by Cay-
"lf wehold job fairs, operate etano, his wife Taguig Fi$t District
sees tlre smooth passage ofthe tlx Publk Employmentr.Service Rep. Maria Laarni Cayetano and
Office programs, then we.lhould Dqputy Speaker Paolo Duterte.
bill seekingthe creation of the have an agency looking for op- Cayetano e4iressed confidence
Departrnent of Overseas Filipino Workers ponunities for Filipinos to work that the Senate venion ofthe mea-
(OFWs), which was certifidd urgent by abroad," he added. sure would be approved in no time.
Oul of over 2,000 House bills 'This is also a priority by Sen.
President Rodrigo Duterte. and resolutions tabled in the first
[Christopher Lawrence "Bong"]
The fornier Foreign Affain sec- ofthe DFA secretary.the President week ofthe regular session ofthe Go in the Senate. The President
retary cited the need to have a to the Ol.Ws, someone has to be in 18th Congress, House Bill 2, or
said that he wants this. So, now,
department that will look after the charge to ensure their welfare and 'an Act creating the Depanmenr we are looking ar leasr rhree de-
welfare and protection of OMs. protection, and to help them seek of Overseas Filipino Workers and partments: the Department of Di-
'[ was able to prove when I was better work opportunities, hence Foreign Employment," had been :r saster Resilience, the Department
at the Department of Foreign Af- we have a House version of the tabled for fint reading. of Warer and the Depanment of
fairs (DFA) that no matter the care Depaftment of Overseas Filipino The bill defined the depart- OMs," he said.

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