SB 1659

Senate·17th Congress·Filed Jan 22, 2018

Prohibiting Government Officials/Employees in Recruiting Migrant Workers (Poea, DOLE, Owwa, Dfa)

An Act Enhancing Protection for Overseas Filipino Workers in the Custody of Government Officers/Employees, Amending for This Purpose Republic Act 8042

Author · Senator

Maria Binay
SenatorMaria Lourdes Nancy Binay
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Subjects

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW)Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 (R.A.No. 8042)Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)Government EmployeesGovernment Official/Public OfficialDepartment of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

Official sources

Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.

HB 2388· Filed Jul 28, 2025
An Act Prohibiting the Imposition of Excessive Recruitment or Placement Fees Against Overseas Filipino Workers and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof
Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2025-08-04Rep. Lordan G. Suan
SB 1706· Filed Jan 27, 2026
Redefining Syndicated Illegal Recruitment
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar
HB 2721· Filed Jul 30, 2025
An Act Redefining the Crime of Illegal Recruitment Committed by a Syndicate, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended, and Republic Act No. 8042, Otherwise Known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, as Amended
Substituted by HB09805Rep. Bryan B. Revilla +2
HB 4266· Filed Sep 1, 2025
An Act Redefining the Crime of Illegal Recruitment Committed by a Syndicate, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended, and Republic Act No. 8042, Otherwise Known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, as Amended
Substituted by HB09805Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez +2
HB 4422· Filed Sep 8, 2025
An Act Redefining the Crime of Illegal Recruitment Committed by a Syndicate, Amending for the Purpose Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, as Amended, and Republic Act No. 8042, Otherwise Known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, as Amended
Substituted by HB09805Rep. Ralph Wendel P. Tulfo +1

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SBN-01659 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress