You should be aware that if you plan to take a vacation in the Philippines, you will need to secure an OEC or Overseas Employment Certificate before your return to Brunei. This Balik Manggagawa certificate applies to every Overseas Filipino Worker. The purpose of this article is to provide information on how to obtain your OEC from the Philippine Overseas … Read more
Overseas workers from the Philippines working in Jordan can apply for an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) at the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Amman. If you are an OFW in Jordan, you will be required to obtain this document if you plan to take a vacation in the Philippines and then return to Jordan to work again. Also Read: How … Read more
Filipinos who are based in Syria and want to renew their OWWA account can visit the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Damascus. The POLO-Damascus office is located in the same building as the Philippine Embassy in Syria. Please be guided on the process for OWWA membership renewal below. Note: There is no POLO-OWWA Labor Attache that is why it … Read more
Filipinos who are based in Lebanon and want to renew their OWWA account can visit the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Beirut. The POLO-Beirut office is located in the same building as the Philippine Embassy in Lebanon. Please be guided on the process for OWWA membership renewal below. The Philippines and Lebanon first established diplomatic ties in 1946. OWWA-Beirut, Lebanon’s … Read more
Filipinos who are based in the country of Jordan and want to renew their OWWA account can visit the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Amman. Aside from this, the Philippine Embassy also conducts Outreach missions wherein they visit other areas in Jordan in order to reach out to Filipinos and provide OWWA renewal services as well as other government … Read more
Filipinos located in Israel can visit the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in order to renew their OWWA account. The POLO office is located in the same building as the Philippine Embassy in Tel Aviv. Please be guided on the process of renewing your membership by booking an online appointment beforehand. Aside from the online appointment, the PH Embassy also … Read more
Filipinos based in Taiwan, particularly those who are near the Kaohsiung office, can visit the MECO Labor Center in Kaohsiung City in order to process OWWA renewal and inquire about OWWA programs and services. MECO-Kaohsiung is one of the extension offices of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan (the other one is MECO-Taichung). This is the equivalent of the … Read more
Filipinos based in Taiwan, particularly those who are near the Taichung office, can visit the MECO Labor Center in Taichung City. MECO-Taichiung is the extension of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan. This is the equivalent of the Philippine Embassy in Taiwan and it is the Taiwanese representative office that handles POLO, DOLE, OWWA, SSS, Pag-IBIG, and Consular … Read more
Filipinos who are in Malaysia and need to secure a Balik Manggagawa OEC certificate can process it at the POLO office located at the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Please follow the steps below in applying for this OEC. The significance of having an OEC (Overseas Employment Certificate) should not be overlooked by our kababayans. If you know someone who … Read more
Overseas Filipino Workers in Macau who wish to take a holiday in the Philippines for whatever reason must first get an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) at the POLO office or other accredited POEA processing center. You must have your OEC with you at all times if you want to return to Macau for work purposes after your vacation. Please be … Read more