Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are now exempted from paying taxes such as documentary stamp tax (DST) on their remittances, travel tax and airport fee. Migrant workers now enjoy this tax-free privilege because it is included in the revised Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act.

To avail of this privilege, OFWs need to show a proof of entitlement that can be obtained from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Read more.