E-Cards For Overseas Filipino Workers
By Tony Alabastro

Bandar Seri Begawan - Issuance of E-Cards to Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) is extended for another two months until Nov. 30, the Philippine Embassy announced.

The E-Card is a permanent identification card for OFWs and to avail of benefits and services from the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration (OWWA).

It is a discount card in selected outlets in the Philippines, during specific periods, like during the holiday seasons. It is issued free to all OWWA members.

The E-Cards can be activated as an ATM card, for free and without the required minimum deposit, said Labour Attache Carmelina F. Velasquez.

She said Vicente Lopez, senior manager of Equitable PCI Bank, is in the country for two months to assist OFWs for this purpose.

OFWs in Brunei are encouraged to be OWWA members and secure their E-Cards at the Philippine Embassy while the card printing machine is still there, said Welfare Officer Rosario S. Ilo.

It is more convenient for members to get their E-Cards at the embassy, she said.

The E-Cards were issued during the Overseas Absentee Voting Registration, which ended last Sept. 30.

Filipino workers can contact the POLO-OWWA Sections of the Philippine Embassy at 223-6981 and 223-7053. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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