POEA Scraps OEC for Returning OFWs

MANILA, Philippines - GOOD NEWS for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs)!

Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III, decided by the Governing Board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to exempt the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) in obtaining such OEC (Overseas Exit Clearance) certification .

Under Resolution No. GB 12 , series of 2016 , the OFWs back to its former employer and jobsite is exempted in the overseas employment certificate (OEC) requirement .

He said that during peak seasons such as Christmas holidays and school graduations take up to 7,000 requests per day of OFWs for the OEC .

Workers is also exempted in the travel tax and terminal fees of OFWs registering the Balik - Manggagawa Online by displaying a work visa , work permit, valid contract or equivalent document as the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA).

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