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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has instructed the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) to explore the feasibility of waiving the application fees for the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC). 📋💰

According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO), the President issued this directive during a meeting at Malacañang Palace with the DMW, Bureau of Immigration (BI), and Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). 🏛️💼

During the meeting, the DMW also introduced the DMW Mobile App, designed to simplify the journey of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). 📱✈️

The app features the OFW Pass, a secure digital version of the OEC that serves as the workers’ digital identity. 📲💼

Following two to three months of transition upon activation, the OFW Pass will completely replace the traditional OEC. ✨

Notably, the OFW Pass and OEC have significant differences. The OFW Pass is generated with a QR code and can only be acquired through the app, while the OEC requires onsite processing with a PHP100 charge. Additionally, the OFW Pass remains valid until the expiration of the OFW’s work contract, whereas the OEC is valid for only 60 days. 📲🔒💼

First-time OFWs, returning OFWs who will go back to the same employer, and OFWs who have transferred to a different employer or need to register and verify their contracts with the Office of the Labor Attaché are eligible to obtain the OFW Pass. 👥📲💼

In his inaugural State of the Nation Address in 2022, President Marcos directed the DMW and the DICT to automate contract verification and issue OECs that can be stored on smartphones. 💬📱

DMW Secretary Susan Ople expressed the President’s enthusiasm for the mobile application, stating that it provides a simple yet effective digital solution to the OEC-related challenges faced by OFWs seeking employment abroad. The app is offered for free to honor the country’s “modern-day heroes.” 🇵🇭📲💪

The official launch of the DMW Mobile App is pending approval from the DICT, expected to be granted within the week to ensure its cybersecurity features. The DMW plans to promote the app through the OFW Pass Teacher program, a volunteer system where registered OFWs will educate others on utilizing it. The agency also aims to integrate its mobile app with the BI’s eTravel and e-Gate systems and eventually connect it to the DICT’s eGov PH Super App. 📲👩‍🏫🔒💻

The app has been approved for download on both Google Play and the Apple App Store. 📲📥

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