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First Regular Session
HouseBillNo.7903
Introduced by:
HON. MARISSA "DEL MAR'' MAGSIN0
0FW PARTYLIST
EXPIANATORY NOTE
We acknowledge our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) as our `modern day heroes'
for a  very good  reason.  Their financial contribution through remittances offers  a lifeline to
families and spur local markets as well as the national economy.  Our OFWs have proven to be a
source  of prosperity,  innovation,  and  sustainable  development  of our  country  and  even
their host countries.
On December 18, 1990, the United Nations' General Assembly adopted a resolution
on the International Convention on the Protection of the RIghts of All Migrant Workers and
Members of Their Families.  It reaffirms the global community's commitment to promoting
a  humane  and  orderly  management  of  migration  for  the  benefit  of  all,  including  the
communities of origin, transit, and destination. In commemoration of the event, December
18 of every year was proclaimed lnternational Migrants Day.1
This bill seeks to declare December 18 of every year as a special working holiday in
the entire country to be referred to as the ``Overseas Filipino Workers' Day" in recognition
of the important contributions of OFWs to nation-building and in respect of their personal
sacrifices.  For helping keep the country afloat with pride and honor, it is but fitting to honor
them and designate a special day celebrating our OFWs -any brdr ng afi.ng ba)Jan.
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Nineteenth Congress
First Regular Session
HouseBillNo.7903
Introduced by:
HON. MARISSA "DEL MAR" MAGSINO
OFW PARTYLIST
AN ACT
DECLARING DECEMBER 18 0F EVERY YEAR A SPECIAL WORKING HOLIDAY IN THE
PHILIPPINES TO BE KNOWN AS THE `OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS' DAY'
Be it enacted  by the Senate and the  House Of Representatives of the  Philippines in Congress
assembled:
Section 1.   December 18 of every year is hereby declared a special working holiday in the
entire   country  and   shall   be   referred   to   as   the   `Overseas   Filipino  Workers'   Day'   in
recognition  of the  important  contributions  of Overseas  Filipino  Workers  (OFWs)  to  the
national economy while highlighting the challenges and sacrifices they face in the course of
their employment in host countries around the world.
Section 2.  To ensure meaningful observance of the holiday as herein declared, all heads of
government agencies  and  instrumentalities,  including government-owned  and  controlled
corporations as well as local government units, shall encourage and afford sufficient time
and opportunities for their employees to engage and participate in any activity conducted
within  the  premises  of their  respective  offices  or  establishments  to  celebrate  `Overseas
Filipino Workers' Day'.
Section 3.   This Act shall take effect fifteen  (15)  days after its publication  in the Official
Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation.
Approved.