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Filipino expats in the UAE welcomed the move by the Philippine government to issue a new identification card for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that will replace the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC).
An OEC is a proof that an OFW is properly documented and legally employed to work abroad. It is also an essential travel document (an exit pass), which is required to be presented at international ports of exit in the Philippines before an OFW can return to the country of his/ her employment.
Philippine Labour Minister Silvestre Bello III announced on Monday in an online program with Presidential Communications Office assistant secretary Mocha Uson that the OEC will be replaced by the a new iDOLE (ID of the Department of Labor and Employment or iDOLE - which eventually can also be used in lieu of other Philippine government IDs, including Social Security System, Pag-IBIG Fund, and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation cards
"Replacing the OEC with an OFW ID is good news," former FilCom (Filipino Community) president Alan Bacason told Khaleej Times. "It will be an all-one ID, much like the Emirates ID. It is also a good way to properly monitor the OFWs not just in the UAE but around the world." (OFWs worldwide number around 10 million, according to Philippine official records).
Joey Tiberio, sales manager at Philippine Airlines, added: "This is one of the best projects and initiatives taken by the Philippine government to support OFWs like me. By streamlining the processing of documents we will save not only time but also money."
In the UAE, the initial cost of getting an OEC is Dh110; afterwards an OFW can get it for free after he/she secures a receipt of exemption. The process and fee required are taxing to Filipino expats who usually had to take a day off from work just to secure an OEC.
Bello said the new ID is free of cost. "All we need is to conduct an inventory of all the bonafide OFWs based on the list of the POEA (Philippine Overseas Employment Administration), in conjunction with the Department of Labor, then we will start processing the IDs," he said.
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