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Webinar entitled “Tahanan ng Bagong Bayani: OFW Housing”

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office under the Philippine Embassy in Berlin invites our OFWs in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Russia, Czech Republic and Poland to a webinar “Tahanan ng Bagong Bayani – OFW Housing” on 05 September 2021 at 10:AM CEST/4PM Phil.Time via ZOOM!  Register now at https://bit.ly/3yLZRp9 “

POLO-OWWA Advisory – PAALALA UKOL SA OWWA MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION/RENEWAL

PAALALA UKOL SA OWWA MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION/RENEWAL

 Para sa mga Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) na nais magregister pasa sa OWWA membership, mangyaring ipadala ang MALINAW na scanned copy ng mga sumusunod na dokumento sa owwamemb@gmail.com:

  1. Filled in OFW INFORMATION SHEET (CLEAR) na pirmado ng worker (kumpletuhin ang fill-up kasama ang contract details gaya ng BUONG PANGALAN ng employer at address nito);
  1. AKAP applicants: Application for OWWA Membership And/Or DOLE-AKAP na pirmado ng inyong employer at iba pang katunayan ng empleyo tulad ng EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT, WORK PERMIT O PAYSLIP, kung mayroon. Kung hindi makapagpapirma sa employer, kopya ng latest remittance receipt sa inyong dependent sa Pilipinas;

   Non-AKAP applicants :   Kopya ng contrata or iba pang proof of income

  1. Valid Philippine passport (CLEAR copy)
  1. Magbayad lamang ng membership fee kapag nakumpleto na ang nasabing requirements mula sa itaas (items 1 to 3).

Sa pagbabayad, gawing individual (hindi grupo), para sa pagbibigay ng resibo sa bawat nagbayad na miyembro.

  1. Padala sa email ang katunayan ng bank transfer o remittance ng membership fee ng halagang 20.70 euros ngayong buwan ng MARSO 2021 (maaring magpalit ang halaga sa buwan ng Abril at kada buwan, depende sa palitan ng USD at Euro) net of bank/remittance charges.  ISULAT SA BANK TRANSFER ANG  BUONG PANGALAN NG MIYEMBRO AT HALAGANG BINAYAD bilang reference sa pagbabayad, gaya ng sample sa ibaba:

 Reference sample :  OWWA– SURNAME, FIRST NAME (20.70 euros)

Maraming salamat po.

 

Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) – Berlin

1 March 2021

 

PDF: OWWA MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION/RENEWAL (March 2021)

POLO Advisory – Extension of DOLE-AKAP Funds and Applications

Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines

PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS LABOR OFFICE

Berlin, Germany

 

ADVISORY

18 January 2021

 Extension of DOLE-AKAP Funds and Applications

 

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Berlin is pleased to announce that Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and The Netherlands may still apply for Abot-Kamay and Pagtulong (AKAP), a one-time financial assistance being implemented by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) amounting to USD 200 or its equivalent in Euro, for OFWs displaced from their employment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Coverage and Eligibility

The following land- and sea-based OFWs on-site are qualified to avail of the DOLE-AKAP, to wit:

  1. Regular/documented OFW
  2. Qualified undocumented OFW (a worker who has no legal status in the host country but is an ACTIVE or INACTIVE member of OWWA)

The OFW should:

  1. Have experienced job displacement due to COVID-19 starting 01 March 2020;
  2. Have not received or is not entitled to receive financial aid from his/her employer or from the government of the host country; or
  3. Have not received financial assistance from OWWA as a COVID-19 positive OFW.

Documentary Requirements

The following documents shall be accomplished/submitted through the DOLE-AKAP online application (https://forms.gle/XAskkuEBAvkr563dA) of POLO Berlin:

  1. Completely filled in DOLE-AKAP online application form;
  2. Copy of valid passport;
  3. Copy of work visa/permit or any proof of overseas employment; and
  4. Proof of loss of employment due to COVID-19 (e.g. notice of termination or certification from employer [see attached sample]).

For clarifications and other inquiries, you may contact us at polo.berlinakap@gmail.com

[1] Per extension of the effectivity of Republic Act Nos. 11465 (General Appropriations Act of FY 2020) and 11465 (Bayanihan to Recover as One Act).

 

PDF: Advisory – Extension of DOLE-AKAP Funds

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CONTACT US

Luisenstrasse 16, 10117 Berlin
Phone: +49 (0) 30 864 95 00
info@philippine-embassy.de
(General Inquiries only)
For Consular-related Queries please send directly to the respective email addresses below)

Assistance to Nationals (ATN) / Emergency Hotline: +49 (0) 173 421 7750
(Please help us keep the line free for those with real emergencies. Do not call this number for regular inquiries.)

Consular Hotline: +49 (0) 173 521 5703 (For queries on Consular Services)

Email Addresses:

Passport
(passport@philippine-embassy.de);

Authentication, Notarial, and Legalization
(authentication@philippine-embassy.de);

Visa
(visa@philippine-embassy.de);

Civil Registry
(civilregistry@philippine-embassy.de);

Citizenship
(Renunciation; Re-acquisition/Retention) (citizenship@philippine-embassy.de);

Other Consular queries
(consular@philippine-embassy.de)

Opening Hours
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(Except on Philippine and German holidays)

 

Philippine Migrant Workers Office (MWO)

For OEC and Verification of Employment Contracts of Balik-Manggagawa in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and Russia:

Mobile: +49 17681317465 (WhatsApp);
email: mwo.germanyoec@gmail.com

For accreditation of Agency and Direct Hires in Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, and Russia:

Mobile: +49 15229021623 (WhatsApp/Viber)
email: germany@mwoberlin.com

For OWWA membership, welfare, and labor case assistance:

Mobile: +49 152 2823 8085 (WhatsApp)
email: owwamemb@gmail.com; mwo_berlin@dmw.gov.ph

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