Bonjour. Mabuhay.
VP Binay reacted to the OFW news showing the harrowing experience of getting an OEC at the POEA. Hopefully change would be on the horizon with this development. Read the news bit:
Vice-president Jejomar Binay on Thursday asked the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and other government agencies to simplify the processing of documents for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
"Government should not be a burden to our OFWs," Binay said in a statement. "We should exert all effort to assist them and make their interaction with the government offices simple, convenient and pleasant."
Binay is reacting to a newspaper report relating the experience of an OFW who had trouble applying for an exit clearance at the POEA.
Binay said that he hopes POEA Administrator Carlos Cao would investigate and resolve the matter as soon as possible.
"I trust that Administrator Cao shares my sentiments that the government should work for the welfare of all OFWs, and this entails facilitating their papers speedily and without hassles," Binay added.
Binay is the Presidential Adviser on OFW concerns.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/07/07/11/govt-should-not-burden-ofws-%E2%80%93-binay
I agree with VP Binay.. Applying for OEC is outrageously stupid and a pain in the head!! And more so, very costly! Imagine an OFW trying to leave the country earn money that will be fed to family will have to pay PhP6000 just for this OEC??!!! What is it for??!!!
ReplyDeleteOh by the way, OFW are required to have medical exam for POEA clearance despite already having a medical required by the embassy of the country issuing the OFW the visa needed! how absurd is that??? I mean, WHY??!!!!
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