The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is launching a one-stop shop for OFWs on Monday, August 15, where government frontline services are made accessible to Filipinos who are currently working or planning to work overseas.<\/p>\n
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said this is in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to make it easier for OFWs to avail the services of the government<\/p>\n
Bello said the One-Stop Service Center for OFWs (OSSCO) is located at the ground floor of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration\u2019s main office at Blas F. Ople Building in Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City.<\/p>\n
He said the one-stop service center is seen to reduce transportation expenses of OFWs and shorten the processing time of their documents.<\/p>\n
Aside from making available to OFWs information on their respective programs and services and responding to queries of clients, the various government offices at the one-stop center will offer the following OFW services:<\/p>\n
ONE-STOP SERVICE CENTER will offer the following OFW services:<\/p>\n
1. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
\n\u2022 Passport Services
\n\u2022 Passport Validity Extension for Balik-Manggagawa (vacationing Workers)<\/p>\n
2. Overseas Welfare Workers Administration (OWWA)
\n\u2022 Processing of OWWA Membership\/Renewal of Membership<\/p>\n
3. Technical Education and Skills Development (TESDA)
\n\u2022 Assistance for Competency Assessment
\n\u2022 Verification of Certificates and Special Order
\n\u2022 Assistance for Replacement of National Certificates (NC)\/ Certificates of Competency (COC)
\n\u2022 Training Assistance and Scholarship Program<\/p>\n
4. Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
\n\u2022 Issuance of Professional License<\/p>\n
5. Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
\n\u2022 Issuance\/ Revalidation of Seaman\u2019s Book<\/p>\n
6. Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF)
\n\u2022 Processing of Pag-ibig Membership<\/p>\n
7. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC)
\n\u2022 Payment of Philhealth Contribution
\n\u2022 Member registration and updating<\/p>\n
8. Social Security System (SSS)
\n\u2022 Registration and Membership Data Amendment
\n\u2022 Acceptance of Loan and Benefits Claim Applications
\n\u2022 Loan Verification and Status
\n\u2022 UMID Capturing and Card Releasing<\/p>\n
9. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
\n\u2022 Processing and Copy Issuance of
\nCertificate of Live Birth
\nCertificate of Marriage
\nCertificate of Death
\nCertificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR)<\/p>\n
10. Bureau of Immigration (BI)
\n\u2022 Departure Clearance Information<\/p>\n
11. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
\n\u2022 Issuance of NBI Clearance<\/p>\n
12. Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
\n\u2022 Verification and Authentication of School Credentials<\/p>\n
13. Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA)
\n\u2022 Travel Tax Payment
\n\u2022 Processing of Travel Tax Exemption and Reduced Travel Tax<\/p>\n
14. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)
\n\u2022 Documentation of Workers (Landbased and Seabased)
\n\u2022 Documentation of Workers-On-Leave\/Balik-Manggagawa
\n\u2022 Registration of Landbased Worker-Applicants
\n\u2022 Verification\/Certification of OFW Records
\n\u2022 Provision of Legal Assistance<\/p>\n
Bello said the Department of Labor and Employment is also setting up one-stop centers in all regions in coordination with the regional offices of the agencies cited above, local government units, and other partners and stakeholders.<\/p>\n
The OSSCO in Ortigas and the regional offices will be open from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday to Friday, or in its discretion, with prior approval of the POEA or DOLE Regional Office, may extend the services during weekends and holidays.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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