POEA Rules on Licensing and Deployment for PCOB Firms

Submission of written application with:
- Certified copy of valid PCOB Certificate of Registration.
- Proof of payment of non-refundable P5,000 filing fee.
Upon approval:
- Payment of P30,000 licensing fee.
- Posting of cash bond (P100,000) and surety bond (P500,000).
- Presentation of escrow agreement proof with accredited bank (P200,000).
License validity:
- At least two years, coterminous with PCOB registration validity.
- May be cancelled, revoked, or suspended for violations of labor laws and regulations.
- Valid only at specified location and for licensed company use.
Renewal requirements:
- Certified PCOB Certificate of Renewal.
- Renewed surety bond proof (P50,000).
- Certification that escrow deposit (P200,000) remains intact.
- Proof of P30,000 license fee payment.

Letter request to POEA Landbased Center for project registration.
Must submit:
- Project authorization from PCOB detailing manpower, compensation, and mobilization schedule.
- Master employment contract.

Issuance of pre-numbered OECs:
- Requires letter-request based on project authorization.
- One-time affidavit of undertaking covering:
  - Deployment exclusively to duly registered projects.
  - Registered job positions/classifications and salary rates.
  - Valid work visas or equivalent for OFWs.
  - OFWs not included in any watchlist.
  - Contracts duly registered with POEA and copies given to OFWs before departure.
  - Responsibility and liability of PCOB-registered company for OEC management.
  - Subject to regular audit and spot inspection.
- Official receipt of OEC payment.
- Computerized system report meeting POEA specifications.
For Balik-Manggagawa workers:
- Letter-request, official receipt, valid visa/work permit, and proof of prior processing needed.
Replenishment requests require justification with proof of project needs.

Issuance based on registered job classification and salary.
Companies ensure that appropriate visas are secured; use of unregistered visa statuses requires POEA clearance.
OECs signed by authorized company signatories (max three), whose specimen signatures are forwarded for reference.
OEC validity:
- 120 days for new hires.
- 30 days for Balik-Manggagawa.
Lost OECs require full travel tax payment; replacements issued only in specific cases.
License suspensions demand administrative clearance before worker deployment.

Companies must submit deployment list to Labor Assistance Center (LAC) at Philippine airports.
List includes names, positions, overseas projects, and departure dates.
LAC validates and forwards to Landbased Center for monitoring.
List must reflect actual deployed workers.

OWWA membership and Medicare payments must be made immediately after the workers' departure or on next working day if departure is on non-working day.
Manager's and cashier's checks accepted.

POEA may recall in-house processing privileges for non-compliance or rule violations.
Automatic preventive suspension imposed for guideline violations.

Monthly report required on OEC consumption, remaining stock, cancellations, spoiling, expirations, and missing certificates.
Report includes original and POEA copies of OECs and OFW info sheets.
Report deadline: 5th day of each month.
Missing OECs must be reported within 48 hours with affidavit explaining the loss.
Notice of loss to be published in a widely circulated newspaper.