SSS Philippines: Your Complete Guide to Social Security System

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Being an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) in Taiwan has its shares of advantages and disadvantages, just like anywhere else. Taiwan hires Filipino domestic helpers...

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Filipinos who wish to make some money through stock trading will be excited to know that current times are ideal for getting into the...

SIRB Application: How to Apply for Seaman’s Book

While most of us land-based worksites hold on to our passports ever so dearly, seafarers and those who board local or international ships hold...

Tips For OFW Registration and Mandatory Online OEC Appointment

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...

How to Apply for OFW ID

Filipinos working abroad may now apply for the long-promised OFW ID that will eventually replace the overseas employment certificate. OFWs can register to create...

Why More Singapore Employees Hire Detectives to Spy on Helpers

More employers are hiring private detectives to spy on their helpers. One of them is 27-year-old Shoba Devi, who got suspicious when her Filipina domestic...

11 Side Hustle Jobs of Security Guards

The mere sight of blue-uniformed security guards evokes a feeling of courtesy, respectfulness, and dedication to service while on duty. You see them everywhere, posting at the shopping mall entrances, gates of high-rise condominiums, and even government offices. It's not unusual either to have police barracks or military garrisons that utilize security guards as front-line gatekeepers. They stand in attention,...

Filipino Seafarers: Heroes of the Seas

As of 2021, it's estimated that there are around 400,000 Filipino seafarers working on ships globally, making them the largest nationality group in the...

Becoming Hubby's 'Punching Bag' Not Enough To Annul Marriage

Becoming your husband's virtual punching bag is not enough to annul your marriage in the Philippines, a member of the Integrated Bar of the...

5 Life Lessons OFWs Learn While Working Abroad

The thought of working overseas is a sign that one is opening up to new horizons by leaving his or her comfort zone, learning...

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Pre-employment Orientation Seminar for First Time OFWs

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 (PEOS) through the PEOS Online website, at no cost. The PEOS is designed to help an OFW prepare in terms of having the right information needed to ensure success in working abroad. In...

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