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• Archangel Global Solutions, Inc.
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POEA has been vigilant in prosecuting recruitment agencies who prey upon Filipinos who wish to work overseas. This time, two recruitment agencies, namely Dalandan International Manpower, Inc. and Apex Grande International Labor Agency were found committing violations prior to deployment of Filipino applicants.

Dalandan International Manpower, Inc. was found misrepresenting two household service workers bound to Dubai, UAE. The applicants sign their contracts stating their salary as $US400 but was informed that they will just be receiving lower than what was stated.

Meanwhile, Apex Grande International Labor Agency was reported to have collected placement fee from a nurse-applicant, despite that his deployment is in British Columbia, Canada where placement fee is not required to be paid by a foreign worker. The agency reportedly asked US$6,500 from the applicant-nurse.

Philippine electronic passports will be processed longer than the usual starting April 1 as the Department of Foreign Affairs will make some technical maintenance in their passport application system.

Depending on where you have applied for your e-passport, the schedule of passport release may vary:

• Office of Consular Office (OCA) at the Aseana Business Park along Macapagal Blvd in Paranaque (10-20 working days)
• Satellite offices located inside malls (10-20 working days)
• regional consular offices (15-25 working days)
• foreign service posts such as Philippine embassies in consulates (5-6 weeks)

Meanwhile, those who need to depart the country due to emergencies such as death of a relative, medical situation and return to foreign employer may still apply for urgent OEC, as long as they were able to present valid documents such as death certificate, medical certificate and employment contract respectively.

 Pinoys should be using e-Passport after October 2015

Old PH Passports No Longer Allowed After October 2015

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration or OWWA is commonly associated with OFWs. Usually, we hear about OWWA when issues such as repatriations and concerns pertaining to the welfare of Filipinos working overseas are mentioned over the news.

But apart from that, the OWWA offers college scholarships to OFW beneficiaries to extend their help and benefits offered to oFWs and their dependents left in the Philippines. This scholarship grants are ready for dependents of OFWs who are about to enter college in state universities.

Short courses or trainings scholarships to enhance valuable skills useful for future employment are also offered to OFWs and their dependents. One of these short course scholarships is the Skills for Employment Program. For one, OWWA assigns training centers where interested applicants may enroll for the scholarship program; such as Informatics. Assigned by OWWA as an Information Technology (IT) training center, OFWs and their dependents may enroll in IT-related short courses that can land them job opportunities.
Short courses offered are the following:

• Computer Hardware Servicing
• Computer Programming
• Web Design
• Technical Drafting

Interested to enroll in these short courses? Visit an Informatics center nearest you for requirements and process of application.