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OFWs in S. Korea to Secure OEC through POPS-BaM

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Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Ma. Theresa B. Dizon – De Vega delivers the welcome address. Resource speakers included system designers Dir. Ken P. Sarmiento and Mr. Goerge V. Parlan, Labor Attaché Maya Valderrama and Assistant Labor Attaché Terelou Pimentel. (Seoul PE photo)

SEOUL 13 November 2021 – The Philippine Embassy in South Korea, through POLO OWWA, spearheaded a webinar entitled “Let’s Do the POPS-BaM” on 12 November 2021 to introduce the POEA’s new e-Registration system to the OFWs in South Korea.

The webinar, which is the Embassy’s 3rd Labor Education series this year, provided step-by-step procedure on how OFWs can create their personal POEA account and secure their Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) online as Balik-Manggagawa.

According to Philippine Ambassador to South Korea Maria Theresa B. Dizon-De Vega, the POEA Online Processing System – Balik Manggagawa or POPS-BaM offers a more efficient way of securing the OEC as it has become an integral part of the whole online registration and processing structure administered by POEA.

Ambassador de Vega emphasized the importance of the digitized form of OFW database in line with the government’s efforts to provide contact-less and online services to the public. “Having a complete, reliable and transparent database of OFWs is necessary for our country’s policy making and labor migration governance. It is equally important for our OFWs who will now have online access to POEA services and their employment records through the POPS-BaM,” the Ambassador said.

OFWs with e-Registration accounts, and who are vacationing and returning to the same employer can secure an automatic exemption certificate online through the said account. However, workers who changed their employers at the jobsite should make an appointment with POLO-Seoul to secure their OEC. An OFW must have one e-Registration account only and ensure correct/factual information. To make changes in one’s employment record, the OFW must file an electronic ticket for an appointment or to access the HelpDesk.

The webinar drew interest from over 100 OFWs via zoom and generated 5,000 views on FB live. It was also attended by the personnel of POLOs in the Asia and Pacific region. END

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For more information, visit https://www.seoulpe.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philembassy-seoul.com or https://www.facebook.com/PHinKorea/.