The focal point for
the implementation of the foreign policy pillar on Assistance to Nationals
[ATN]. Assistance to Nationals is the protection and promotion
of the welfare and dignity of overseas Filipinos. It is one of the
highest priority concerns of the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and
the Philippine Foreign Service Posts.
The mandate of OLAMWA
is provided by Republic Act 8042 or the Migrant Workers and
Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995. RA 8042 became the government’s response
to the Flor Contemplacion Case.cralaw:red
OLAMWA works in coordination
with various sectors ---elected officials, other government agencies, OFWs
and their families, mass media, private organizations, international
organizations, NGOs and religious groups --- to deliver timely assistance
to Filipino nationals.
The mandate of RA 8042 is
further buttressed by specific chapters and sections in the 1995
Rules and Regulations of the Department of Foreign Affairs:
- Chapter XIII
- Chapter XIV
- Chapter XV
- Part J of Chapter XVI
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