HB 647
House·20th Congress·Filed Jun 30, 2025
An Act Granting Discounts on Certain Transactions to Overseas Filipino Workers, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 8042, Otherwise Known as the "Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1996," as Amended
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The bill would give OFWs a 20 % discount on mental‑health therapy, psychiatric/psychological, and medical consultations, and would require banks and remittance centers to lower the fees they charge OFWs for sending money home.
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