PAALALA UKOL SA OWWA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Para sa mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) na dati nang miyembro ng OWWA subalit nag-expire na ang kanilang OWWA membership, maari po kayong mag-renew nito. Mangyaring ipadala ang scanned copy o photo ng mga sumusunod na dokumento sa owwamemb@gmail.com: 1. Filled in OFW Info Sheet na pirmado ng worker; 2. Application for OWWA Membership And/Or DOLE-AKAP na pirmado ng inyong employer at iba pang katunayan ng empleyo tulad ng employment contract, ... Read more
Public Advisory No. 17
Mandatory Quarantine for Returning Sea-Based and Land-Based OFWs The public is informed that pursuant to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Resolution No. 23 dated 13 April 2020, all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning to the Philippines, whether sea-based or land-based, are required to undergo a 14-day facility quarantine upon arrival in the country. All arrangements regarding the mandatory 14-day facility quarantine will be ... Read more
DOLE-AKAP Advisory and FAQs
AVAILMENT OF USD 200 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) DISPLACED DUE TO COVID-19 The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Berlin is pleased to announce that Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Russia may now apply for DOLE-AKAP, a one-time financial assistance of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) amounting to USD 200.00 or its equivalent in Euro, for OFWs displaced from their employment due to the ... Read more
Hannover Consular Outreach: Postponed
The Embassy’s scheduled consular outreach in Hannover on 18 April 2020, Saturday, and the previously announced tentative consular outreach missions for the 2nd quarter of 2020 (Kiel and Bremen), have been indefinitely postponed due to public safety concerns over the COVID19 pandemic. A notice of cancellation will be emailed to those who registered for the consular outreach in Hannover. Once the Embassy reopens its consular operations to the public, the Embassy will review its ... Read more