PH Embassy in Phnom Penh Provides Consular Services to Filipinos in Cambodia

OFWs in Cambodia wait patiently for the processing of their OECs, OWWA memberships, and consular documents by a team of POLO-Singapore and Embassy officials. (Phnom Penh PE photos)

PHNOM PENH 29 October 2018 – Over 300 Filipinos availed of frontline government services at the Overseas Employment Certificates (OECs) Mission and weekend consular services held at the Philippine Embassy in Phnom Penh’s multi-purpose hall on 20-21 October 2018. 

The one-stop shop event organized by the Embassy, in cooperation with the Department of Labor and Employment-Philippine Overseas Employment Association (DOLE-POEA), Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in Singapore, extended services ranging from processing OECs and OWWA membership renewals for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Cambodia who have changed employers and/or job sites, or were employed through the name-hire system. The Embassy likewise rendered consular services during the two-day weekend event.

"This is the Embassy's second one-stop shop offering of frontline services in 2018, saving our OFWs many hours of queueing up at offices in the Philippines to process their OECs, also known as Balik-Manggagawa (BM) certificates, as well as their OWWA memberships, thus giving them more time to be with their loved ones during home vacations," Ambassador to Cambodia Christopher B. Montero said.

By being registered in the BM Online system and the OWWA database, OFWs who availed of the frontline services will be able to avoid lining up in long queues and just apply for renewal online, unless they change their jobsite or switch to a different employer.

The Filipino Community in Cambodia was also briefed on the new OWWA OFW e-card, which was launched recently to provide OFWs with a faster and more convenient means to avail of OWWA’s programs and services.

OFWs who availed of services at the one-stop shop were grateful for the opportunity to be spared from the heavy traffic and long lines associated with document processing during year-end holidays in the Philippines.

OFW Jonnell Llanto, who works as Director of Operations for Cambodia’s MJ Airline, commended the event. “Programs such as this consular mission/services not only resulted in customer satisfaction for the OFW community in Cambodia but also, your team even exceeded all expectations. May your success serve as a role model to all other embassy and consular services in other Philippine Embassies throughout the world,” he concluded. END

OFWs are assisted by Embassy officials on the procedures for processing their OECs. (Phnom Penh PE photos)

OFWs apply for renewal of their Philippine passports and Embassy IDs. (Phnom Penh PE photo)

Ambassador to Cambodia Christopher B. Montero receives the team of officials from POLO-Singapore. (Phnom Penh PE photo)

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