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30/10/2023

Essential Travel Documents
Place your documents in an organizer or envelope for easy access instead of putting them into your luggage. It's also a good idea to bring photocopies of your travel papers just in case the original copies get lost or damaged. Just one of the many balikbayan tips you need to keep in mind.

Flight tickets or boarding pass (including a return ticket to your host country)
Hotel booking confirmation receipt or voucher (if applicable)
Unexpired passport (or a travel document for those without a valid passport but need to travel to the Philippines due to an emergency e.g., death in the family, medical reasons, legal reasons, etc.)
Work visa or work permit
Employment contract, employment certificate, or offer of employment
Company ID
Recent payslips
OFW e-Card and/or any valid ID
Seaman’s Book (for sea-based OFWs)
Immigrant visa or permanent resident card (for Filipino immigrants)

Preparing to come back home to the Philippines for a short visit? Keep these balikbayan tips in mind to save money and maximize your stay.

30/10/2023

30/10/2023

Education for Development Scholarship Program (EDSP)
A scholarship grant to qualified dependents of OFWs consisting of a maximum of Php 60,000.00 per school year until the completion of baccalaureate course (4-5 years). For incoming freshmen, the selection of scholars is determined through the DOST national examinations. Only the top 400 passers are considered for entry as freshmen; 600 slots are for those who are already enrolled in college.

Who are qualified?
A child of an active OWWA member or a sibling of a single active OWWA member who is:

Incoming Senior High School (Grade 12)
must have at least 80% General Weighted Average (GWA) without failing grades upon application
passed the qualifying examination to be conducted by DOST and belongs to the top 400 passers nationwide
Incoming Freshmen (1st year college)
Single
Grade 11 graduate (Incoming Grade 12 / currently enrolled as Grade 12)
Not more than 21 years old
With a General Weighted Average (GWA) of 80% or higher. If required GWA is not yet available at the time of filing of application, the academic performance of the applicant in the two consecutive preceding school year shall be used as basis for evaluation
Belonging to the top 400 qualifiers of the Department of Science and Technology national qualifying exam
For those who are already enrolled in 2nd year to 5th year in college
Not more than 30 years old
With a GWA not lower than B letter grade or 85% equivalence in all academic and non-academic subjects during the last school year attended in full load


Note: Applicant is not a recipient of any OWWA or other scholarship grant

A scholarship grant to qualified dependents of OFWs consisting of a maximum of Php 60,000.00 per school year until the completion of baccalaureate course (4-5 years). For incoming freshmen, the selection of scholars is determined through the DOST national examinations. Only the top 400 passers are c...

02/11/2022

01/11/2022

Step-by-Step Process to Get a Job Abroad
1. Attend the Pre-Employment Orientation Seminar.
2. Connect with a recruitment agency.
3. Prepare the necessary documents.
4. Undergo screenings and interviews.
5. Undergo medical tests and other assessments.
6. Signing of the employment contract.
7. Pay the required fees.
8. Attend the Pro-departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS).
9. Submission of requirements to POEA and other agencies.
10. Validation and departure at the airport.
11. Start working abroad.

01/11/2022

Top 5 money management tips para sa mga OFW:
1. Magplano kasama ang iyong pamilya
2. Sundin ang isang badyet
3. Magkaroon ng hiwalay na remittance at savings account
4. Bayaran ang iyong mga bayarin sa credit card at pamahalaan ang utang
5. Subaybayan ang mga halaga ng palitan kapag nagpapadala ng pera sa Pilipinas