Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act
Section 2. Report to Congress. In order to inform the Philippine Congress on the implementation of the policy enunciated in Section 4 of the Act, the DFA and the DOLE shall submit separately to the said body a semi-annual report of Philippine foreign posts located in, or exercising consular jurisdiction over, countries receiving Filipino migrant workers. The mid-year report covering the period January to June shall be submitted not later than October 31 of the same year while the year-end report covering the period July to December shall be submitted not later than May 31 of the following year. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following information:
(a) Master list of Filipino migrant workers, and inventory of pending cases involving them and other Filipino nationals including those serving prison terms;
(b) Working conditions of Filipino migrant workers;
(c) Problems encountered by the migrant workers, specifically violations of their rights;
(d) Initiatives/actions taken by the Philippine foreign posts to address the problems of Filipino migrant workers;
(e) Changes in the laws and policies of host countries; and
(f) Status of negotiations on bilateral labor agreements between the Philippines and the receiving country.