An important mandate of CFO is the provision of advice and assistance to the executive and legislative branches of government on matters pertaining to political, economic and social concerns, rights and obligations of overseas Filipinos.

PHILIPPINE LAWS

CFO, together with other relevant government agencies and NGOs, lobbied for the passage of the following laws affecting Filipinos overseas:

• Republic Act No. 9189 (Overseas Absentee Voting Act) (click here)

• Republic Act No. 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act) (click here)

• Republic Act No. 9225 (Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act) (click here)

CFO also proposes legislative bills, and provides inputs or position papers for the executive and legislative branches of the government on issues concerning migration and Filipinos overseas.

RESEARCHES

CFO prepared the following researches / studies and policy papers:

• Filipino Intermarriage in South Korea

• Filipino Intermarriage in Japan

• Human Trafficking in Malaysia

• Human Trafficking in Singapore

• Human Trafficking in Macau

• Issues and Concerns Affecting Overseas Filipino Youth

• Lobby for the Return of the Balangiga Bells

• Portability of US Medicare

• The Forgotten Soldiers: Filipino World War II Veterans