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Omnibus Rules & Regulations Implementing the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 as Amended by RA10022
The omnibus implementing rules and regulations for Republic Act 10022 --the law amending RA8042 otherwise known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 took effect last August 13, 2010. Please note that the rules and regulations on the compulsory insurance provisions (underwirting, premium costs, uniform standard policy, etc) coverage will be issued 30 days after August 13, 2010.
RA 10022 Amendatory Law on Magna Carta for Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos
Republic Act 10022 (RA10022) lapsed into law on March 8, 2010. It amended RA8042 otherwise known as the Magna Carta for Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos. This is the second amendatory law. The first amendatory law, RA9422, in 2007, repealed RA 8042 sections 29 and 30 on deregulation. The new law added a provision on mandatory insurance for migrants deployed by recruitment and/or manning agencies.
OAV 2010 Statistics and Mode of Voting Per Post
OAV 2010 will be a combination of postal and personal voting with pilot automation in Hongkong and Singapore.
General Instructions (GI) for 2010 OAV Manual Canvassing of Votes
Comelec promulgated resolution 8751 on the general instructions for 2010 OAV manual canvassing of votes.
General Instructions (GI) for 2010 OAV Voting and Counting
Comelec promulgated on January 27, 2010 Resolution 8750 on the General Instructions for 2010 OAV Voting and Counting to guide all parties concerned
Concluding Observations on the Philippine Government's Compliance with the UN Convention on Migrant Workers
Last April 2009, the UN Committee on Migrant Workers examined the Philippines' compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families. At the end of the session, the Committee issued a 12-page Concluding Observations which include recommendations on how the Philippines can do better in addressing the human rights of Filipino migrant workers and migrant workers in the Philippines.
The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003
The 12th Philippine Congress enacted Republic Act 9189 otherwise known as the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 giving back the right of suffrage to Filipinos overseas to participate and vote in Philippine elections. It took Congress 16 years to fulfill the provision of the 1987 Philippine Constitution to enact a system for overseas absentee voting.
Administrative Order 248
In response to retrenchment of OFWs because of the global crisis, the President orders the creation of a Filipino Expatriate Livelihood Support Fund, with DOLE and OWWA as lead agency.
Administrative Order 247
In light of the current global economic crisis, the Office of the President orders the POEA to refocus its functions from regulation to full blast market development efforts for jobs abroad for OFWs.
Preparing for the Treaty Reporting Process of the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
This is a resource material for NGOs in preparing for the Treaty Reporting Process of the UN Migrant Workers' COnvention. It compiles relevant documents and materials including the report of the Philippines in regard to its compliance with the provisions of the Convention.
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