OFW OFFICE IN EVERY PROVINCE, FOR THOSE SEEKING OVERSEAS JOBS

Aside from establishing a One-Stop-Service Center for OFWs in every region, an OFW office in every province is now being pushed.

According to Muntinlupa Representative Ruffy Biazon, this will ensure that all concerns of Overseas Filipino Workers, dubbed as modern day heroes will be accommodated and addressed easily.

Biazon added that the government should come up with program and mechanism that promote and protect the interest and welfare of OFWs as well as their families.

In his House Bill No. 2992 or "An Act Establishing and Overseas Filipino Workers Office in Every Province in the Philippines" Biazon is pushing for establishing a one-stop-shop office for OFW in every province in the country.

The purpose is to cut down the costs for applicants who wants to work abroad by putting together under one roof all the agencies that they need to transact for their employment.

Also, he said that the presence of the one-stop shops in the provinces will make it unnecessary for applicants to travel outside their provinces to get their documentary requirements.

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HB 2992 mandates the Secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in consultation with the local government units (LGUs), Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and all other relevant government agencies to formulate the necessary implementing rules and regulations of the proposed act.

“There is no better place to start than at the provinces. After all, aside from the families of OFWs who benefit from their remittances, these provinces also benefit as most of these remittances are either spent or invested where these OFWs and their families reside,” Biazon stated.

Based on the 2015 survey in Overseas Filipinos, there are around 2.4 million OFWs all over the world.

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GOOD NEWS! ONE-STOP SERVICE CENTER for OFWs (OSSCO) at POEA BUILDING IS NOW OPEN!

One-stop service center for OFWs opens August 15

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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.

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

Bello said the One-Stop Service Center for OFWs (OSSCO) is located at the ground floor of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s main office at Blas F. Ople Building in Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City.

He said the one-stop service center is seen to reduce transportation expenses of OFWs and shorten the processing time of their documents.

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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:

ONE-STOP SERVICE CENTER will offer the following OFW services:

1. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)

• Passport Services

• Passport Validity Extension for Balik-Manggagawa (vacationing Workers)

2. Overseas Welfare Workers Administration (OWWA)

• Processing of OWWA Membership/Renewal of Membership

3. Technical Education and Skills Development (TESDA)

• Assistance for Competency Assessment

• Verification of Certificates and Special Order

• Assistance for Replacement of National Certificates (NC)/ Certificates of Competency (COC)

• Training Assistance and Scholarship Program

4. Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)

• Issuance of Professional License

5. Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)

• Issuance/ Revalidation of Seaman’s Book

6. Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF)

• Processing of Pag-ibig Membership

7. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC)

• Payment of Philhealth Contribution

• Member registration and updating

8. Social Security System (SSS)

• Registration and Membership Data Amendment

• Acceptance of Loan and Benefits Claim Applications

• Loan Verification and Status

• UMID Capturing and Card Releasing

9. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)

• Processing and Copy Issuance of

Certificate of Live Birth

Certificate of Marriage

Certificate of Death

Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR)

10. Bureau of Immigration (BI)

• Departure Clearance Information

11. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)

• Issuance of NBI Clearance

12. Commission on Higher Education (CHED)

• Verification and Authentication of School Credentials

13. Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA)

• Travel Tax Payment

• Processing of Travel Tax Exemption and Reduced Travel Tax

14. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)

• Documentation of Workers (Landbased and Seabased)

• Documentation of Workers-On-Leave/Balik-Manggagawa

• Registration of Landbased Worker-Applicants

• Verification/Certification of OFW Records

• Provision of Legal Assistance

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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.

(Magkakaroon din daw ng mga One Stop Centers for OFWs sa mga Regional Offices ng POEA at DOLE kaya antay lang po tayo)

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.

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