OWWA Fee Collection Rules for Overseas Workers

The rules govern fee collection on a per contract basis at various worksites abroad as a revenue generation of OWWA to upgrade the quality of services provided to Filipino overseas contract workers.
The rules apply to all Filipino contract workers, land based or sea based.
The rules include workers returning to the same employer.
The rules include workers who changed employer in the job-site.
The rules include undocumented Filipino nationals who acquired gainful employment abroad.
The rules include seamen who secured employment as landbased workers.
The rules cover the job-site work settings for both group payment by employer and individual payment by the worker.

Collection is supported by an Employment Contract or alternate proofs of employment.
Collection is supported by an OCW Information Sheet.

Land-Based Workers are charged US$25.00 for each of the following categories:
- Employers Hiring through Private Recruiting Agencies.
- Household worker and entertainer.
- Employed by Foreign Governments in their Civil Services.
- Employed by Philippine Construction companies for construction project overseas.
- Employed by Foreign Diplomatic Missions/Offices abroad.
Sea-Based Workers are charged PHP 170.00 for seafarers on board Philippine registered vessels.
Sea-Based Workers are charged US$25.00 for seafarers on board Foreign registered vessels.
The rules apply the schedule on a per contract basis.

OWWA fees may be collected either through group payment by employer at the worksite or through individual payment at FWDC or at any OWWA-designated collection point.
Fees collected by individual payment are collected by OWWA designated Collecting Officers in areas/posts where they are assigned.
Fees may be collected by other officers in posts/areas where there is no OWWA Collecting Officer present.
The collection process requires issuance of an Official Receipt (OR) by the designated Collecting Officer/cashier system described in the procedures.

For group payment at the worksite, Welofs/Cecors/Designated Collecting Officer conducts networking with the community/employer and disseminates information re-membership.
Welofs/Cecors/Collecting Officer issues an Information Sheet to the company.
The company returns the filled-up information sheet.
The company pays the corresponding fees.
The Collecting Officer issues an Official Receipt.
The Collecting Officer issues the ID card together with the Certificate of Cover (Insurance Coverage).
Collecting Officers prepare a Report of Collection.
The Collecting Officer segregates reports into ORs and Information Sheets.
The Collecting Officer transmits the Report of Collection, ORs, Information Sheets to the Home Office.

For individual payment, Welofs/Cecors/Collecting Officers conduct networking with the community and conduct an info dissemination campaign re-membership.
The Collecting Officer issues an Information Sheet to the OCW.
The OCW fills up the Information Sheet.
The OCW submits the Information Sheet to the Collecting Officer.
The OCW pays the corresponding fees.
The Collecting Officer issues the Official Receipt.
The Collecting Officer issues an ID together with the Certificate of Cover (Insurance Coverage).
The Collecting Officer prepares a Report of Collection.
The Collecting Officer segregates reports into ORs and Information Sheets.
The Collecting Officer transmits the Report of Collection, ORs, Information Sheets to the Home Office.

Upon payment of the OWWA fee, the identification card and the Certificate of Covers (Insurance Coverage) are issued to the worker.
The OWWA ID card must be presented for availment of any OWWA services.
The designated cashier issues an Official Receipt (OR) in three copies with the following distribution:
- Original (white) to the payor.
- Duplicate (pink) as attachment to the Report of Collection.
- Triplicate (blue) as the designated cashier’s file copy.

The designated cashier opens an account preferably with Land Bank’s correspondent banks for daily deposits.
Arrangements with the bank ensure no withdrawals are allowed.
Arrangements with the bank ensure that only fund transfers to OWWA’s account with Land Bank are permitted.
Deposit slips are prepared in triplicate, distributed as follows:
- Duplicate (bank validated) as attachment to the Report of Collection.
- Triplicate (bank validated) as the cashier’s file for reconciliation.
All collections are remitted to the Capital Fund of OWWA with Dollar Account No. 5005-00461-5 maintained at the Land Bank of the Philippines.
Remittance occurs on the first week of the succeeding month.