MANILA, Philippines — The Senate is set to resume its discussion on the creation of a new government department handling exclusively the issues of overseas Filipinos.
Senator Joel Villanueva, who chairs the Senate committee on labor, said the resumption of discussion will happen on Monday, February 15.
Villanueva said the hearings will zoom in on “the primary motivation of thousands of workers who set off to foreign shores just to earn a living for their families and loved ones.”
“Kaya po libu-libo sa ating mga manggagawa ang nakikipagsapalaran sa ibang bansa ay dahil sa kakulangan ng trabaho at oportunidad dito sa ating bansa,” Villanueva said in a statement.
“Wala pong am…
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