The bill makes it a crime to keep an overseas Filipino worker’s passport without legal authority, sets prison terms of six to twelve years and fines of up to ₱2 million, and applies even when the act occurs abroad.
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HB07048 · Sources: BatasWatch
Similar in what they’d do, filed by any lawmaker.