ofw advisory
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 employment [...]
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 [...]
Internet Fraud Watch
Internet plays a major role in the lives of the present generation. It serves as an excellent tool for research, training, discovery of new technologies and ideas, gathering feedback and investment. However, the online world doesn’t only cater good things, there are also alarming and growing list of fraudulent activities blended with the mentioned benefits [...]
