The Department of Foreign Affairs has launched new passport office in Gaisano-owned Metro Pacific Mall in Mandaue City, Cebu.

“What we have here in DFA-Cebu is the first of its kind outside Metro Manila-a first-class consular facility that offers world-class service to the people of the Central Visayas,” says DFA Secretary Albert  Del Rosario

The new 800-square-meter facility will also serve as the flagship of all DFA consular offices in the Visayas.

“Passport applicants are guaranteed a faster and more efficient service in a modern, more convenient setting at no additional cost to them,” Secretary del Rosario stated, noting that unlike its previous location, the new DFA Cebu office will now allow the public access to various amenities such as adequate parking, restrooms, food outlets, a supermarket and retail stores.

Aside from Pacific Mall, the DFA also entered into Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements with Robinsons Land Corporation, Ayala Land Incorporated and SM Prime Holdings for the hosting of another 15 consular offices in Metro Manila and other parts of the country.  The arrangement is expected to save the government P1.04 billion in operational and other costs over a 10-year period.

Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are considered the modern heroes in the Philippines because of their sacrifice to be away from their families just to give them a better life. And it’s just right to give every OFWs  security and assistance especially when they are miles away from home.

Every OFWs and their families must know the following hotline numbers in case of emergency.

• To report an illegal recruiter and suspicious acts of Philippine Overseas Employment Administration licensed agencies: 722-1144/55 (POEA)

• To know about OWWA services and offers for OFWs and repatriated OFWs: 833-6992/551-1560 (OWWA) 

• To know about passport processing. travel/employment advisories for OFWs, embassies and consulates call Department of Foreign Affairs: 556-0000

• To report an abusive employer in your host country, cal MIGRANTE Middle East/North Africa: 0932-3995952

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Nationwide Job Fairs sponsored by Public Employment Service Office (PESO) from phil-job.net

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Arabian Consulting Engineering Centre Co. (ACEC Co.), one of Saudi Arabia’s leading companies in engineering and architectural services. ACEC is a well-established Saudi Aramco approved GES Contractor, with good connections and working relationships with all key players in the industry.

The ACEC is now looking for Filipino Engineers to be deployed in the Eastern province branch. Successful candidates will receive a very competitive salary with no placement fee, no processing fee and no salary deduction.

Saudi Arabia remains the top destination among Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) especially Filipino engineers because of the job opportunity that KSA offers.

Below are the job openings in ACEC:

Electrical Engineer

Fire Protection Engineer

Instrument Designer

Mechanical Engineer

Process Engineer

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Interested applicants may apply at Edi-Staffbuilders International, Inc., (POEA-056-LB-062110-R) located at Units 704, & 703 Corporate Center Bldg., 139 Valero Street Salcedo Village Makati City 1227 Metro Manila. Tel. No. : +632 8126703

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) calls the attention of the public especially families of an overseas Filipino worker in Syria particularly in Homs, Hama, Dara’a and Idlib to coordinate with DFA and provide the information on the location of their relatives and their latest contact details.

The DFA seek cooperation of the families to help them reach remaining Filipino workers in Syria and get them out of the dangers zone.

Interested parties may call the DFA’s Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) at (02) 834-3245 or (02) 834-3240.

DFA declared akert level 4 in Syria due to the on going crisis in the country. With alert level 4, the government issued mandatory evacuation of Filipinos in the country and gets them back in the Philippines.