Study of Guidelines To Facilitate the Remittances of Salaries of Filipino Overseas Workers
Letter of Instructions No. 1219, issued on March 26, 1982, directs key government officials in the Philippines to develop guidelines to facilitate the remittance of salaries from overseas Filipino workers to their beneficiaries in the country. This initiative aligns with the Labor Code and existing regulations of the Central Bank of the Philippines. The officials are encouraged to collaborate with other government bodies and engage with authorities in host countries to ensure efficient access to these earnings for workers and their families. A report on the implementation of these directives is required within thirty days.
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Letter of Instructions No. 1219
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Letters of Instructions
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
March 26, 1982
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1219
| TO | : | The Governor, Central Bank of the Philippines |
| The Minister for Foreign Affairs | ||
| The Minister of Labor and Employment |
You are hereby directed to study and prepare the necessary guidelines and mechanism to facilitate the remittances of salaries of the Filipino overseas workers to their designated beneficiaries or bank accounts in the Philippines in accordance with the provisions of the Labor Code as amended and with existing rules and regulations of the Central Bank of the Philippines. cd
In implementing this directive, you may enlist the assistance of any government office or instrumentality and make representations with the appropriate authorities in host countries to insure the expeditious and beneficial availment of the workers and their beneficiaries of their earnings. acd
You are to submit a report on the implementation of this directive within thirty (30) days.
DONE this 26th day of March, 1982. cd i
Cite This Law
Study of Guidelines To Facilitate the Remittances of Salaries of Filipino Overseas Workers, Letter of Instructions No. 1219, Mar 26, 1982 (Philippines)
Study of Guidelines To Facilitate the Remittances of Salaries of Filipino Overseas Workers, Letter of Instructions No. 1219 (Phil. 1982)
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