Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act
Section 1. Jurisdiction of Labor Arbiters. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Labor Arbiters of the NLRC shall have the original and exclusive jurisdiction to hear and decide, within ninety (90) calendar days after the filing of the compliant, the claims arising out of an employer-employee relationship or by virtue of any law or contract involving Filipino workers for overseas deployment including claims for actual, moral, exemplary and other forms of damages.