DFA-OUMWA Renamed as Office of the Undersecretary for Migration Affairs

PASAY 10 April 2024 – The public is hereby notified that the Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) has been renamed as the Office of the Undersecretary for Migration Affairs (DFA-OUMA) effective 10 April 2024. 

The DFA’s Office of Migrant Workers Affairs (DFA-OMWA) has also been renamed as the Office of Migration Affairs (DFA-OMA) effective 10 April 2024.

The renaming of these DFA offices complements the transfer of assistance-to-nationals (ATN) functions for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW), in accordance with R.A. 11641. 

To ensure uninterrupted services, the public is requested to address all OFW-related concerns, including End-of-Service Benefits (ESBs), to the One Repatriation Center (ORCC) of the DMW at the following: 

Address                        :          ORCC Help Desk (Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.)

                                                 Department of Migrant Workers 

                                                 Blas F. Ople Building, Ortigas Ave., cor. EDSA Ave., Mandaluyong City 

                                                 DMW Regional Offices

                                                 https://dmw.gov.ph/archives/regionaloffices/regionaloffices.html

                                                 One-Stop Service Centers for OFWs (OSSCO)

                                                 https://dmw.gov.ph/archives/regionaloffices/osscos.html

                                                 Migrant Workers Offices (formerly POLOs)

                                                 https://www.dbm.gov.ph//wp-content/uploads/AboutDBM/2024-Philippine-Government-Directory.pdf 

Hotline Numbers        :            8722-1144 / 8722-1155 / 1348 (ORCC) / 8723-6505 (Aksyon Unit)

Email Addresses        :            This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / wed@dmw,gov.ph 

In countries where there are no MWOs, the DFA will continue to assist distressed all overseas Filipinos, including OFWs. The MWOs are currently located in these countries and territories: 

Asia-Pacific: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan

Middle East and Northern Africa: Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates

Europe: Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Americas: Canada, United States of America

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