Quezon City’s Migrants Resource Center: Solidarity in Diversity

Philippines

Dec 31

Quezon City, Philippines

Mayor
**Hon. Ma. Josefina G. Belmonte**
Start of Project
**08/01/2022**
End of Project
**Ongoing**

https://www.facebook.com/quezoncitypesomrc

Overview

Through this pledge, Quezon City committed to advance inclusive, sustainable, and gender-responsive local migration governance by institutionalizing a one-stop Migrants Resource Centre (MRC) under its Public Employment Service Office. The MRC provides full-cycle support for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), returnees, refugees, and their families—from pre-migration orientation and skills development to repatriation, reintegration, and psychosocial services to returning migrants and their families.

Implemented in partnership with the National Department of Migrant Workers, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, UN Agencies and Civil Society Organizations, the MRC has reached over 2,500 individuals since 2023.

Reported Impact [as of November 2025]

Key accomplishments of this pledge include the institutionalisation of migrant support services across the city administration through the establishment of a Quezon City Migration and Development Council, ensuring holistic support for employment, livelihood, social protection, and mental health. The Centre also created space for new ideas and partnerships to emerge, responding to specific needs, such as the Smart Child e-Habilin Programme, which provides support to 1200 children and family members in Quezon City.

Specific challenges include funding constraints, logistical capacity, digital access barriers for their target population, and coordination across departments.