POEA

Change has indeed come! Last August 8, 2016, POEA issued a resolution stating that some groups of OFWS are already exempted from securing the OEC starting September 15. These are vacationing OFWs who will return to the same employer and…
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Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III yesterday announced that the Governing Board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, of which he is the Chairperson, has issued Governing Board Resolution No. 12, Series of…
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Land-based recruitment agencies are now required to submit quarterly reports on the condition of the Filipino workers they deploy abroad. The directive, issued under the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration's Memorandum Circular…
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The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration recently issued an advisory encouraging balik-manggagawa or vacationing overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to use the BM Online system to acquire their respective overseas employment…
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The Governing Board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA),has approved a resolution requiring all first time overseas land-based and sea-based worker-applicants to undergo mandatory Pre-Employment Orientation Seminar…
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What is a Balik-Manggagawa (BM) Online Processing System? BM Online Processing System is a web-based facility that enables the Balik-Manggagawa (BM) or vacationing OFW to apply online for Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) and have the…
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According to POEA advisory no. 27-52015, effective November 2, 2015, the POEA main office at EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue will accommodate only Balik Manggagawa or overseas Filipino workers spending their vacation in the Philippines who made…
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In an effort to streamline arrangement of returning overseas Filipino workers to the Philippines, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has soft launched an online facility to apply for overseas employment certificate (OEC).…
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Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) is a piece of document that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) need to present to the Immigration Department upon leaving the Philippines for work abroad. The primary purpose of OEC is to provide proof…
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Fed up with failed promises and repeated infractions, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration disclosed a list of 50 employment agencies who were unable to facilitate repatriation of distressed overseas Filipino workers.…
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