QuestionsQuestions (POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 07)
It is intended to streamline processing requests for reprocessing of OECs and to establish rules on how cases involving lost or expired OECs should be handled.
OEC loss/es must be promptly reported to the Employment Contract Processing Branch (ECPB) or the concerned Units issuing the OECs.
All concerned agencies/entities are required to report OEC loss/es promptly to the ECPB or concerned OEC-issuing units.
No. The Circular provides that there shall be no re-issuance in the case of lost OECs.
They must pay the full travel tax.
No. Expired OEC/s will no longer be eligible for reprocessing.
Strict compliance is effective 1 February 1996.
Lost OECs: no re-issuance; the responsible party must pay full travel tax. Expired OECs: no longer eligible for reprocessing.
It restricts replacement: there is no re-issuance for lost OECs, and payment of full travel tax is required for agencies/balik-manggagawa in lost-OEC situations.
Such OEC/s are not eligible for reprocessing under the Circular, so the request should be denied based on the stated rule.
The Circular mandates their compliance with its rules on reporting and on the non-eligibility/non-reissuance and travel tax requirement.
It shows that Circular No. 07 is part of a broader POEA regulatory framework in 1996, referencing an earlier/related circular on redeployment monitoring and surrender of expired OECs.
When OECs are lost or when they have expired, because the Circular specifically addresses lost or expired OECs.
It refers to administrative processing intended to allow an OEC to be processed again despite prior status (e.g., previously processed or otherwise handled), which the Circular disallows for expired OECs and does not allow re-issuance for lost OECs.