OWWA Implementing Rules on Moi No. 08 (1995)

(NAR) VOL. 7 NO. 3 / JULY-SEPTEMBER 1996

[ OWWA IMPLEMENTING RULES ON MOI NO. 08, SERIES OF 1995, February 06, 1996 ]

PRESCRIBING THE MANNER OF PER CONTRACT COLLECTION AT THE JOB-SITES, PURSUANT TO BOARD RESOLUTIONS NO. 189-4, SERIES OF 1994

As a revenue generation of the agency in order to upgrade the quality of services provided to Filipino overseas contract workers hereunder are the guidelines governing the collection of fees on a per contract basis on various worksites abroad: I Coverage All Filipino contract workers, land based or sea based, including workers returning to the same employer, workers who changed employer in the job-site, undocumented Filipino nationals who acquired gainful employment abroad and seamen who secured employment as landbased workers.

II

Documentary Requirements 1. Employment Contract or Alternate Proofs of Employment 2. OCW Information Sheet III Schedule of Fees 1. Land-Based Workers 1.1 Employers Hiring through Private US$25.00 Recruiting Agencies 1.2 Employed as household worker and 25.00 entertainer 1.3 Employed by Foreign Governments in 25.00 their Civil Services 1.4 Employed by Philippine Construction 25.00 companies for construction project overseas1.5 Employed by Foreign Diplomatic 25.00 Missions/Offices abroad 2. Sea-Based Workers 2.1 Seafarers on board Foreign registered 25.00 vessels 2.2 Seafarers' on board Philippine registered P170.00 vessels IV Collection Procedures OWWA fees can be made either by group payment by employer at the worksite or through individual payment at FWDC or at any point of collection by the OWWA designated Collecting Officers in areas/posts where they are assigned or by other officers in posts/areas where there is no OWWA Collecting Officer present.

FOR GROUP PAYMENT BY EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY CENTER ACTIVITY

1. Welofs/Cecors/Designated Collecting Conducts networking with the Officer community/employer Disseminates information re-membership 2. Welofs/Cecors/Collecting Officer Issues Information Sheet to company 3. Company Returns filled-up info sheet 4. Company Pays corresponding fees 5. Collecting Officer Issues Official Receipt Issues ID card Certificate of Cover (Insurance 6. Collecting Officer Coverage) 7. Collecting Officers Prepares Report of Collection 8. Collecting Officer Segregates reports (Ors, Info Sheet) Transmits Report of Collection, Ors, Info 9. Collecting Officer Sheet to Home Office FOR INDIVIDUAL PAYMENT RESPONSIBILITY CENTER ACTIVITY 1. Welofs/Cecors/Collecting Officers Networking with the community Conducts info dissemination campaign re-membership 2. Collecting Officer Issues Info Sheet to OCW3. OCW Fills up Info Sheet 4. OCW Submits Info sheet to Collecting Officer 5. OCW Pays corresponding fees 6. Collecting Officer Issues Official Receipt Issues ID together with the Certificate of 7. Collecting Officer Cover (Insurance) 8. Collecting Officer Prepares Report of Collection 9. Collecting Officer Segregates reports(Ors, Info Sheet) Transmits Report of Collection, Ors Info 10. Collecting Officer Sheets to Home Office V Owwa Identification Card (I.D.) Upon payment of OWWA fee, the identification card and the Certificate of Covers (Insurance Coverage) shall be issued to the worker. The ID card shall be presented for availment of any OWWA services.

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Issuance of Official Receipt (OR) The designated cashier shall issue an OR distributed as follows: Original (white) Payor Duplicate (pink) Attachment to the Report of Collection Triplicate (blue) Designated Cashier's file copy VII Deposits The designated cashier shall open an account preferably with Land Bank's correspondent banks, where daily deposits shall be made. Arrangements with the bank shall be made to ensure that no withdrawals shall be allowed and that only fund transfers to our account with land bank shall be permitted. Deposit slips shall be in triplicate to be distributed as follows: Duplicate (bank validated) Attachment to Report of Collection Triplicate (bank validated) Cashier's file for reconciliationVIII Remittance of Collection All collections shall be remitted to the Capital Fund of OWWA with Dollar Account No. 5005-00461-5 maintained at the Land Bank of the Philippines on the first week of the succeeding month.

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Report Requirements The designated cashier shall submit/maintain the following reports/books: Report Book Frequency Time of Submission Cash Book daily maintained at post Report of Collection monthly 1st week of the succeeding month Report of Accountability monthly 1st week of the succeeding month Bank Book maintained at post Statement of Account maintained at post Summary of Collection and every Monday of the succeeding weekly Deposits week For compliance. Adopted: 06 Feb. 1996

(SGD.) WILHELM D. SORIANO Administrator