DFA, DOLE, DSWD, DOH, POEA, and OWWA Sign Joint Manual of Operations in providing assistance to Migrant Workers and other Filipinos Overseas


Philippine Migrant Health Network
IN THE NEWS
25 AUGUST 2015



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August 18, 2015 –Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz (left) and Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. Del Rosario sign the Joint Manual of Operations in Providing Assistance to Migrant Workers and Other Filipinos Overseas at the Labor Governance and Learning Center of the Blas F. Ople Hall at the DOLE Executive Building in Intramuros, Manila.

DFA, DOLE, DSWD, DOH, POEA, and OWWA Sign Joint Manual of Operations in providing assistance to Migrant Workers and other Filipinos Overseas

Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario; Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz; Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Juliano-Soliman, represented by Undersecretary Parishya Taradji; Health Secretary Janette Loreto-Garin, represented by Assistant Secretary Gerardo V. Bayugo [sic]; Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Chief Hans Leo J. Cacdac; and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Head Rebecca Calzado yesterday signed the Joint Manual of Operations in Providing Assistance to Migrant Workers and Other Filipinos Overseas, the document that outlines the roles and responsibilities of their respective agencies and overseas offices to effect a cohesive, seamless, efficient, and effective delivery of government services to overseas Filipinos, particularly to those wo are in distress. (from DFA)

Related Links:
DOLE: http://dole.gov.ph/news/view/2914
POEA: http://www.poea.gov.ph/news/2015/NR_August2015_Joint_Manual.html


Manual aims to streamline gov't services for OFWs

MANILA, Philippines – A common complaint among overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their families is that government services they require are spread across too many agencies. This can be inconvenient and confusing for workers needing information. The government hopes to end this confusion soon, after heads of government agencies serving OFWs signed a document that aims to streamline these various services. (from Rappler)







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