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Kumusta? This greeting is what we all expect to hear from friends and family when we meet them back home after a long period...

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Why You Should Not Use Your Passport As Loan Collateral

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Why Many OFWs Remain Poor Despite Working Abroad for Years

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Red Sea Crisis: Three Filipino Seafarers Dead, Five Rescued After Ship Sinks in Houthi Attack

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How to Apply for OEC Online

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has launched an online facility to apply for overseas employment certificates among overseas Filipino workers. The online facility is available for use by Filipino workers on vacation, rehired, or returning to the same employer, and with an existing record in the POEA database. The system allows OFWs to generate and pay for OEC without going to...

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