OEC REQUIREMENT FOR BALIK MANGGAGAWA, ABOLISHED

Balik Manggagawa will no longer be required to secure an overseas employment certificate (OEC) starting middle of next month, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) said Monday. in accordance with POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 12, Series of 2016, issued following President Rodrigo Duterte's directive to streamline the processes in deploying OFWs.


The newly issued resolution states that a Balik-Manggagawa shall, prior to departure, register at bmonline.ph and provide personal and employment particulars to validate if the worker is indeed exempted from obtaining the OEC.


Workers who are not exempted from getting the OEC during the time of registration will have to set an appointment with any POEA office or processing center.

A worker who proceeds to the airport without prior registration with the BM Online System will be referred by the Bureau of Immigration to the POEA’s Labor Assistance Counter (LAC) for evaluation, to determine if the worker may be cleared for departure or be subjected to further completion of travel documents.