Section 33Sec./Art. 33

Report to Congress. - In order to inform the Philippine Congress on the implementation of the policy enunciated in Section 4 hereof, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Labor and Employment shall submit to the said body a semi-annual report of Philippine foreign posts located in countries hosting Filipino migrant workers. The report shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following information:

a. Masterlist of Filipino migrant workers, and inventory of pending legal 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 host country.

Any officer of the government who fails to report as stated in the preceding section shall be subject to administrative penalty.