OWWA Memorandum of Instruction No. 006 (1996)

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

[ OWWA MEMORANDUM OF INSTRUCTION NO. 006, SERIES OF 1996, February 06, 1996 ]

PRESCRIBING THE MANNER OF SPECIFIC PER CONTRACT COLLECTION FROM FILIPINO OVERSEAS CONTRACT WORKERS IN ITALY, SPAIN, BENELUX, FRANCE AND GERMANY, PURSUANT TO BOARD RESOLUTIONS NO. 189-4, SERIES OF 1994.

I REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS A. Documented Workers 1. Employment Contract or Alternate Proofs of Employment 2. Properly Accomplished OWWA Membership Form B. Undocumented Workers 1. OWWA Identification Card (For those who have been covered by voluntary Membership Program) 2. Properly Accomplished Declaration of Intent for OWWA Membership (For those who have not been covered by VMP) II FREQUENCY OF PAYMENT Payment of membership fee for workers in Italy, Spain,, Benelux, France and Germany should be made once in every two years.

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 entertainer1.3 Employed by Foreign Governments in 25.00 their Civil Services 1.4 Employed by Philippine Construction 25.00 companies for construction project overseas 1.5 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 Membership fees can be made 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 INDIVIDUAL PAYMENT RESPONSIBILITY CENTER ACTIVITY

Networking with the community/employer 1. Welofs/Cecors/Collecting Officers Conducts info dissemination campaign re-membership 2. Collecting Officer Issues Info sheet to Collecting Officer 3. 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 card 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 Reports of Collection to Home 10. Collecting Officer Office VOWWA IDENTIFICATION CARD (I.D.) Upon payment of membership fee the OWWA identification card and the Certificate of Cover (Insurance Coverage) shall be issued to the worker. The ID card shall be presented for availment of any OWWA services.

VI 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 reconciliation VII 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.

IX 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 monthReport 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