Philippine Overseas Employment Administration or POEA release an official statement regarding ISSUANCE OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE (OEC)
"Effective April 1, 2015, the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) or exit clearance will be issued by POEA and its processing centers in Metro Manila to Balik-Manggagawa or vacationing workers separate from PHILHEALTH and PAG-IBIG collections."
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This means that the
issuance of OEC will no longer be tied up with the payment of fees/premiums to the said agencies
and the OEC can be secured by Balik-Manggagawa as it is together with OWWA membership.
This collection scheme which has been implemented by processing centers in the regions
and in the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) since last year aims to address the clamor
of some OFWs and workers' organizations to separate the payment of other government fees in
the issuance of OEC. However, workers are strongly encouraged, for their protection, to
continuously update their membership and pay corresponding contributions to PHILHEALTH and
PAG-IBIG which are mandatory under existing laws.
Direct enrollment and payment to these
agencies can be done through their various offices and collection centers.
The same scheme shall be adopted in the case of new hires including agency hired
workers starting the same date.
Thus, the landbased recruitment agencies are enjoined to
coordinate with PHILHEALTH AND PAG-IBIG for the enrollment of their hired workers including
payment of corresponding fees .
The concerned POEA offices are hereby instructed to ensure the smooth implementation
of this new collection system." END
POEA Administrator Hans Cacdac also posted in FB and Twitter:
"POEA Advisory No. 6, series of 2015, on no longer requiring payment of Philhealth and Pag-Ibig contributions in securing an overseas employment certificate (OEC). Only payment of POEA fees (P100 for returning workers, P200 for newly-hired workers) and the OWWA contribution (equivalent of $25 per new contract) will be required."
POEA Administrator Hans Cacdac also posted in FB and Twitter:
"POEA Advisory No. 6, series of 2015, on no longer requiring payment of Philhealth and Pag-Ibig contributions in securing an overseas employment certificate (OEC). Only payment of POEA fees (P100 for returning workers, P200 for newly-hired workers) and the OWWA contribution (equivalent of $25 per new contract) will be required."
To those who would like to pay their OEC online you may visit http://www.bmonline.ph/
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