Question & AnswerQ&A (Commonwealth Act No. 139)
The main purpose of Commonwealth Act No. 139 is to amend Section Four of Act No. 4121 to place the administration of existing Philippine immigration laws under the jurisdiction and executive supervision of the Department of Labor.
The Department of Labor is given executive supervision over the administration of existing Philippine immigration laws.
The Department of Labor supervises the Bureau of Labor, the Office of the Inspector General of Labor, and all bureaus, divisions, and offices created concerning labor alone or labor in relation to capital, as well as the enforcement of all laws related to labor and capital and the welfare of Filipino laborers.
The Immigration Division in the Bureau of Customs was turned into an Immigration Division of the Department of Labor.
All personnel, supplies, records, equipment, and funds pertaining to the Immigration Division are consolidated with those of the Department of Labor and used as originally provided.
The transfer is authorized by an executive order of the President of the Philippines.
It took effect on January 1, 1937.
The Department of Labor has executive supervision over all matters concerning labor, labor in relation to capital, enforcement of laws related to labor and capital, and welfare of Filipino laborers both domestically and abroad.
Yes, it has executive supervision over all bureaus, divisions, and offices created in the future concerning labor or labor's relation to capital.
It places the enforcement and administration of existing Philippine immigration laws under the jurisdiction and executive supervision of the Department of Labor, thereby centralizing immigration administration within that department.