Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act
Section 21. Migrant Workers Loan Guarantee Fund. - In order to further prevent unscrupulous illegal recruiters from taking advantage of workers seeking employment abroad, the OWWA, in coordination with government financial institutions, shall institute financing schemes that will expand the grant of pre-departure loan and family assistance loan. For this purpose, a Migrant Workers Loan Guarantee Fund is hereby created and the revolving amount of One hundred million pesos (P100,000,000) from the OWWA is set aside as a guarantee fund in favor of participating government financial institutions.