POLICY BRIEFS ON IDENTIFIED LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES Acknowledgements The outputs from this Project resulted from the collaboration with the Philippine Government and civil society organizations. Our sincerest gratitude goes to: Philippine Government 1. Department of Justice – Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit 2. Bureau of Immigration 3. Department of Foreign Affairs (especially the following Offices: United Nations and Other International Organizations, Office of Treaties and Legal Affairs, Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs, Office of Asia and Pacific Affairs) 4. Department of Labor and Employment (especially the International Labor Affairs Bureau) 5. Department of Social Welfare and Development (especially the International Social Services Office) 6. Council for the Welfare of Children 7. Current and previous Social Welfare Attachés of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia 8. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration 9. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration 10. City Civil Registrar’s Office of Zamboanga 11. Philippine Statistics Authority (including the Offices in Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi) 12. Commission on Human Rights Civil Society and Academe 1. Philippine Nikkei-jin Legal Support Center (Secretary General Norihiro Inomata, Atty. Hiroyuki Kawai, Atty. Sim Zuniega, Ms. Ines Yamanouchi-Mallari) 2. Ms. Mariquit Melgar (former staff of the-then Representative Bello) 3. Center for Migrant Advocacy (Director Ellene Sana) 4. Dr. Filemon Romero We are also grateful to Mr. Brian Barbour for his arduous work and analysis as researcher and writer for the SURGE Capacity Project. We also appreciate the efforts of UNHCR staff members and government and non-government stakeholders who provided support and information that enhanced both outputs. Finally, these would not have been possible without the support of the International Rescue Committee whose partnership has led to successful deployments in UNHCR operations in the Philippines and other parts of the world. UNHCR / October 2021 1