{"id":19142,"date":"2026-03-17T00:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=19142"},"modified":"2026-03-17T00:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:38:07","slug":"senate-approves-free-ofw-financial-literacy-education-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/03\/17\/senate-approves-free-ofw-financial-literacy-education-act\/","title":{"rendered":"SENATE APPROVES FREE OFW FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION ACT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>COMMITTEE on Migrant Workers chairperson Sen. &#8220;Idol&#8221; Raffy Tulfo thanked his colleagues for their overwhelming support for Senate Bill No. 1910 or the\u00a0 &#8220;Free Financial Literacy Education for Filipino Workers and their Families&#8221; Act under Committee Report No. 37 which was approved on third reading at the Senate on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tulfo said the bill, which provides free financial literacy education for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families, marks another significant step forward in safeguarding the well-being of Filipino migrant workers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe approval of this bill on Third Reading demonstrates our unwavering commitment to supporting OFWs\u2014not only concerning their physical health and safety, but also in protecting their hard-earned money. We all recognize that these earnings are the result of their hardwork and determination abroad,\u201d he said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cAlthough this legislative measure may appear simple and brief, it represents a substantial advancement toward helping OFWs secure their futures, Tulfo said. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;By promoting financial literacy, we enable our migrant workers to make wise monetary decisions, avoid predatory financial scams, invest wisely, and build financial security for themselves and their families,\u201d he added.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; COMMITTEE on Migrant Workers chairperson Sen. &ldquo;Idol&rdquo; Raffy Tulfo thanked his colleagues for their overwhelming support for Senate Bill No. 1910 or the&nbsp; &ldquo;Free<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19142"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19142"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19144,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19142\/revisions\/19144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}