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OFW ID system, bank to be launched this year, Bello says
Date Posted: 02/16/2017
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has promised an operational bank and ID system within the year to make remittances and verification of legal documents easier for overseas Filipinos. In a statement, Bello said the OFW ID system, a major part of the Integrated DOLE System (iDOLE), will be launched by March while the OFW Bank... Read More
House approves 10-year passport validity
Date Posted: 02/16/2017
The House of Representatives has approved on third and final reading House Bill 4767 which seeks to extend the validity of passports from 5 years to 10 years. The bill, which is a consolidation of 22 measures, was approved unanimously by lawmakers in Monday’s plenary session. The proposed measure seeks to amend Republic Act 8239... Read More
Clinic exclusive to Pinoys opens in Abu Dhabi
Date Posted: 02/16/2017
A clinic catering exclusively to Filipinos has opened in Abu Dhabi, courtesy of the biggest healthcare provider in the United Arab Emirates. The medical center called Mabuhay Clinic opened its doors to patients on January 11, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by Philippine Ambassador to the UAE Constancio R. Vingno Jr., according to the Department... Read More
Are You Read to Work Overseas?
Date Posted: 02/9/2017
POEA recently launched the Pre-Employment Orientation Seminar (PEOS) Online, and declared it as a mandatory requirement for all professional and skilled workers who want to work abroad that will be deployed through any licensed landbased recruitment agency. In support with POEA’s (PEOS Online), Ikon Solutions Asia Inc. is requiring all applicants seeking work abroad to... Read More
First one-stop shop for OFWs now open
Date Posted: 10/21/2016
A one-stop shop is now open for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) where they can avail of all government frontline services. Launched on August 15, 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,... Read More
PCO to launch new, high-security passport
Date Posted: 08/17/2016
Every Filipino who wishes to go overseas and applies for a passport will receive the “all new, high-security passport” beginning Monday, Aug. 15. The new passports will feature impressive design promoting the regions of the country. Other changes include intaglio printing used for the printing of money and the printing of the coat of arms... Read More
First one-stop shop for OFWs now open
Date Posted: 08/17/2016
A one-stop shop is now open for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) where they can avail of all government frontline services. Launched on August 15, 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,... Read More
Important Information for all Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and their Employers
Date Posted: 07/13/2016
The recently launched Pre-Employment Orientation Seminar (PEOS) Online by POEA is a mandatory requirement for all professional and skilled Filipino workers who want to work abroad. In support of this, Ikon Solutions Asia Inc. is requiring all applicants seeking to work abroad to register and take this seminar at www.peos.poea.gov.ph. “PEOS Online” is a comprehensive... Read More
Duterte wants OFWs assisted from recruitment to deployment
Date Posted: 07/12/2016
President Rodrigo Duterte’s top order for the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is to ensure that government assistance is available to them from recruitment to deployment. At a forum on Monday, Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said first in the “marching orders” he received from Duterte is to “make sure” that the needs of... Read More
UAE salaries seen to rise by 2017
Date Posted: 06/30/2016
Despite the slump in oil prices, salaries in the United Arab Emirates and other countries in the Middle East are expected to rise, a report said Thursday. A report on Arab News said that compensation and rewards experts forecast UAE pay hikes could be at 4.6 percent, and salary increases in other countries in the... Read More