Other legislations affecting overseas Filipinos
In 2003, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed three important
bills into law to increase protection of Filipino migrants against abuse and to
restore their political and economic rights. The Anti-Trafficking in Persons
Act—in compliance with the Philippines’ ratification of the United Nations
Convention on Transnational Organized Crime--was enacted, increasing legal
remedies against exploitation, such as contract substitution, forced labor,
debt bondage, and sexual exploitation, among others.
The Overseas Absentee Voting Act restored the right of overseas
Filipinos to vote in national elections in absentia, increasing their stake in the
country’s political life. The Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act
enabled former Filipino citizens naturalized abroad to reacquire their Filipino
citizenship, invest and establish a business on a level-playing field, and
transfer their expertise to their homeland
Other legislations affecting overseas Filipinos In 2003, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed three importantbills into law to increase protection of Filipino migrants against abuse and torestore their political and economic rights. The Anti-Trafficking in PersonsAct—in compliance with the Philippines’ ratification of the United NationsConvention on Transnational Organized Crime--was enacted, increasing legalremedies against exploitation, such as contract substitution, forced labor,debt bondage, and sexual exploitation, among others. The Overseas Absentee Voting Act restored the right of overseasFilipinos to vote in national elections in absentia, increasing their stake in thecountry’s political life. The Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Actenabled former Filipino citizens naturalized abroad to reacquire their Filipinocitizenship, invest and establish a business on a level-playing field, andtransfer their expertise to their homeland
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