Ofw Advisory
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Kuwait Visa Section Bulletin for Birth Certificate & Marriage Certificate
A quick reminder from Kuwait Visa section in case birth certificate or marriage certificate is required. Please read very important.
OWWA Tuloy-Kolehiyo Program
“Tuloy-Kolehiyo” is an extension of the “Tuloy-Aral” Program (TAP) to be offered by participating educational instutions. The beneficiaries will be entitled to have semestral stipend or actual costs of tuition and miscellaneous fees not to exceed Seven Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (7,500.00) per semester or Fifteen Thousand Pesos (P15,000.00) per school year including summer classes. [...]
Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) Online Service for OFWs
POEA launched another cyber facility that will allow OFW to apply Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) online. With the new online service OFW don’t have to go to the POEA to apply for OEC, they may do it now web based and wait for their OEC delivered right to their doorstep. Travel Exit Clearance is a [...]
BDO Remit Status
The other day I sent money back home – the class will start and Lucky is going to school. I promised to send him a cash to buy him school supplies and new clothes. Knowing the urgency of my remittance, quickly I log on to the BDO Remit Status and to my relief the amount [...]
0.15% Tax to all International Transfers in the Philippines
Starting May, all international transfers will be subjected for a 0.15% Documentary Stamp Tax (DST). This will apply to all remittance companies and banks in the Philippines. The money worth Php 4,160 ($100) for example will become Php 4,153.76, that is after the Php 6.24 was less from the original amount due to the 0.15% [...]
OWWA Pangkabuhayan Package Scam Advisory
Please be informed that text messages are being sent by a certain Ms. Jo-Ann Castilllo to innocent OFWs informing them that they have won a Pangkabuhayan Package for OFWs. Ms. Castillo, who is said to be connected with CF Philippines with office address at Tower I, Room 803, 3264 RCBC Plaza, Makati City, informs the [...]
OFW Advisory: New OEC Policy
I just want to share this important new rule of Overseas Employment Certificates (OEC) effective since March 24. We don’t need to wait for a long que in LAC to validate our OEC. We can now present the OEC directly to airline counters, terminal fee counters and the Bureau of Immigration counters for validation. The [...]
OFW Statistics and Philippine Embassy Address in Arab Countries
I always forgot the number of the Philippine Embassy here in Kuwait, that every time I need something or I will inquire formal documentation that requires Philippine Embassy I always go online to research the address and the contact number. I think its about time to have a list and then post it here so [...]
Reserve Petroleum Nederland BV Employment Scam
Again, I would like to take part in reminding our kababayan’s to please be extra cautious in dealing with messages sent by unknown individual via any form of communication, i.e internet/e-mail, text, phone, mail. etc.. and check the legality of the existence of entities before entering into any transaction. This OFW alert brought by the [...]
Things you must know about the POEA guideline on direct hiring
The Guideline of the Direct Hiring for Filipino Wokers known as POEA MC 04 was released last December 2007. It took effect on January 15, 2008 affecting all foreign employers wishing to directly hire Filipino workers. The guideline requires foreign employers to post a Performance Bond equivalent to 3 months salary of the OFW and [...]