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Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) set to go on a vacation to the Philippines this December are advised by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to secure their exit clearances early. They can do this by going to the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in their respective host countries before their flight back to the Philippines.
By taking care of their exit clearances even before arriving to the Philippines, they don’t need to go the POEA office in Ortigas to get clearances when it is time for them to return to their host county. It will also prevent long lines and crowds at the POEA so the OFWs and the government agency are spared of the holiday hassle.
Accoding to Jennifer Jardin-Manalili, POEA Administrator Jennifer Jardin-Manalili
long lines at the Balik-Manggagawa Processing Center has long been a common sight at the POEA office after the holiday season.
OFWs that are going back to their provinces may get their exit clearance in POEA offices located in Clark Field in Pampanga and the cities of Baguio, Tuguegarao, San Fernando in La Union, Calamba, Legazpi, Tacloban, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Zamboanga, and Davao.
Manalili also said OFWs could use the overseas employment certificate courier system available at their website (http://www.poea.gov.ph).
All POEA offices will remain open on December 22, 23, 24, 26, and 29; and January 9, 2009, which are considered as peak days.
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