Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Syria is encouraged to register and be a member of the Pag-IBIG Fund. OFWs can update their contribution, apply for membership, or receive assistance by sending inquiries to pe.damascus@gmail.com. If you want to pay your contributions through overseas remittance centers, you can also go to money remittance centers in the city. OFWs working in Syria … Read more
One of the main functions of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) is the employment contract verification of OFWs. The Labor Attaché will make sure that the contract terms are legal in the host country. The Philippines’ POEA BM Centers will get the validated contract as a requirement for OECs. OFW’s who are based in Syria and need to verify … Read more
As an Overseas Filipino Worker in Syria, you should be aware of the necessary documents to obtain whenever you plan to visit the Philippines for vacation or other emergency reasons. More often than not, Filipinos who go home return to Syria to work again. With that said, you need to know more about OEC—a certification that is most valuable to … 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