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Practice question: Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) (RA 11641)

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Practice question

A DMW official argues the Department may conduct foreign relations independently of DFA and disregard the authorization requirement because overseas employment is its specialty. What statutory limit matters?
  1. DMW’s powers must not limit DFA’s foreign-policy and treaty-negotiation role, and the specified authorization must be observed
  2. Specialization repeals every interagency limit
  3. A private recruiter can authorize treaties
  4. DMW automatically replaces every Philippine diplomatic office
  5. International agreements require no government coordination

Legal references

  • RA 11641, Sections 3, 6 and 15: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2021/ra_11641_2021.html

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