HB 5498

House·13th Congress·Filed May 31, 2006

Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act (Amendments)

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

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Edcel Lagman
RepresentativeEdcel Lagman
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Subjects

Migrant Workers Act (R.A.No. 8042)Phil. Overseas Employment Adm. (POEA)

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HBN-05498 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress