SB 3160

Senate·16th Congress·Filed Jan 28, 2016

Amending R.A. No. 8042, Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995

An Act Strengthening the Regulatory Functions of the Philippine Overseas Employment Adminstration (Poea), Amending for This Purpose Republic Act No. 8042, Otherwise Known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995

Author · Senator

Miriam Defensor Santiago
SenatorMiriam Defensor Santiago
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Subjects

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)Migrant Workers

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SBN-03160 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress