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Friday, March 03, 2017

DOLE SECRETARY BELLO: Stop Collecting Terminal Fee and Travel Tax from OFWs

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is asking airline companies particularly the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to implement the exemption of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in paying travel tax and terminal fee.

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In his letter to Captain Jim C Sydiongco, director general of CAAP, DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, reiterated that OFWs should be exempted in paying travel tax and terminal fee pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1183, Republic Act 8042 or Migrant Workers Act and Overseas Filipino Act of 1995, as amended by Republic Act 10022.

In the same letter, the DOLE chief said that the travel tax and the terminal fee are incorporated in the cost of plane tickets issued to OFWs.

Bello is asking Sydiongco to make a necessary representation of his office to concerned government offices in different airport terminals to cease and desist from collecting travel tax and terminal fees on OFWs.

Bello said, while some OFWs are refunded with these travel tax and fees at the airport before departure, most of them are not refunded with the same due to lack of awareness or lack of material time to process their claim for refund in the airport.

DOLE is also requesting CAAP to transfer the travel tax and fees collected from OFWs which were not refunded to them to Overseas Welfare Workers Administration (OWWA).

On his separate letter to DOLE, Undersecretary Dominador Say, Bello instructed the official to coordinate with CAAP for an automatic mechanism to take effect the exemption of OFWs from paying travel tax and terminal fees, along with the immediate reimbursement of such fees past due to OFWs.

FULL COPY OF THE LETTER HERE

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

NO MORE TERMINAL FEE FOR OFWS BY MARCH 2017

Good News to all Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW).

Starting March next year, you will no longer be queuing for a refund of terminal fees.

This news is confirmed by Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Ed Monreal.

The P550 terminal fee, also known as International Passenger Service Charge (IPSC), is included in the airline ticket upon purchased whether in airline ticket offices or bought online.

This was imposed by Aquino administration with the aim to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) pre-departure areas.

The line for the terminal fee refund at NAIA Terminal 3 - CTO Hong Kong News

However, OFWs can claim a refund for this terminal fee upon departure at the airport terminals.

Monreal also gives his assurance to refund those who have not been able to get their money as longs as the OFWs possess the e-ticket, boarding pass and passport regardless of the date they were purchased or stamped.

“Anytime they [OFWs] can [ask for the]refund as long as they present the usual requirements,” he added.

(WATCH:MIAA implements integration of international terminal fee)

OFWs opposed the imposition of the said terminal fees while Senate and Congress calling the past administration to abolish the collection of the fee.

According to sources, billion of pesos has been collected from the terminal fee in the airline ticket.

Half of this amount remains unclaimed by some OFWs, making it a part of the general fund of NAIA.

(WATCH:OFWs still lining up for airport terminal fee refund)