DOLE-POEA One Stop Service Center Office Served 300 Thousand OFW For The Past 5 Months!

Almost 300 Thousand OFW receive a service from the One-Stop Service Center (OSSCO) for OFW's by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)and Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)for the last 6 months of operation since it started. According to the report of Deputy Administrator Aristodes Ruaro of POEA starting in the month of August last year, there is a total of 281,900 OFW seek help from the service center and it was immediately processed of the different agency of OSSCO. On the said month it was recorded the most number of OFW served and processed totally to 65,492. The majority of the OFW were served for their documentation of the Balik Manggagawa and seconded by the OWWA for renewal of membership served a total of 57,922.

The Home Development Mutual Fund serve the total of 28,808 OFW who applies for PAG-IBIG membership, loyalty card, STL and provident benefit claims.According to the report of Ruaro, The SSS served 34545 workers for registration, amending for their data, applying for benefits of loan claim, check loans contribution and enroll for the Unified Multi -purpose ID Card and asked a question concerning SSS.

PhilHealth served 25,492 almost OFW pay their PhilHealth contributions, apply and renew their membership and also asked a question on PhilHealth related concerns. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) serve the total of 19,362 OFW under the pre-processing of passport application and they asked a question regarding consular services.In some regions like Zamboanga City, there are totaled 5,638 OFW clients. In Iloilo City the total clients served were 1,820 and majority of them under processing of Balik-Manggagawa documentation.

The DOLE-POEA launched the OSSCO to help and serve all the OFW and other who are planning to work abroad and expanded service of the various government agencies to quickly assist in processing their documents and other services. The OSSCO is the response of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte so that it will be easy to all OFW to receive government services in a shorter time of processing, to save time and money.

Source: Philippine Information Agency

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