PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill that would create offices for social welfare attachés for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), especially for victims of illegal recruitment.

Republic Act (RA) 11299, which amends RA 8042 or the "Migrant Workers Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995," was signed by the President on April 17 but was only released to the media on Monday.

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