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The Philippines has long been a labor exporting market. About 2,500 Filipinos leave the country on a daily basis to seek greener pastures abroad and better provide for the needs of the family, notwithstanding the social impact of this Filipino diaspora. As of January 2019, the unemployment rate in the country is at 5.2 percent. In comparison with our Asia-Pacific...

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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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