As a revenue generation of the agency in order to upgrade the quality of services provided to Filipino overseas contract workers hereunder are the guidelines governing the collection of fees on a per contract basis on various worksites abroad:

I

Coverage

All Filipino contract workers, land based or sea based, including workers returning to the same employer, workers who changed employer in the job-site, undocumented Filipino nationals who acquired gainful employment abroad and seamen who secured employment as landbased workers.

II

Documentary Requirements

1. Employment Contract or Alternate Proofs of Employment

2. OCW Information Sheet

III

Schedule of Fees

1. Land-Based Workers

1.1 Employers Hiring through Private Recruiting Agencies	US$25.00
1.2 Employed as household worker and entertainer	25.00
1.3 Employed by Foreign Governments in their Civil Services	25.00
1.4 Employed by Philippine Construction companies for construction project overseas	25.00
1.5 Employed by Foreign Diplomatic Missions/Offices abroad	25.00

2. Sea-Based Workers

2.1 Seafarers on board Foreign registered vessels	25.00
2.2 Seafarers' on board Philippine registered vessels	P170.00

Collection Procedures

OWWA fees can be made either by group payment by employer at the worksite or through individual payment 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 GROUP PAYMENT BY EMPLOYER

RESPONSIBILITY CENTER	ACTIVITY
1. Welofs/Cecors/Designated Collecting Officer	Conducts networking with the community/employer
	Disseminates information re-membership
2. Welofs/Cecors/Collecting Officer	Issues Information Sheet to company
3. Company	Returns filled-up info sheet
4. Company	Pays corresponding fees
5. Collecting Officer	Issues Official Receipt
6. Collecting Officer	Issues ID card Certificate of Cover (Insurance Coverage)
7. Collecting Officers	Prepares Report of Collection
8. Collecting Officer	Segregates reports (Ors, Info Sheet)
9. Collecting Officer	Transmits Report of Collection, Ors, Info Sheet to Home Office

FOR INDIVIDUAL PAYMENT

RESPONSIBILITY CENTER	ACTIVITY
1. Welofs/Cecors/Collecting Officers	Networking with the community
	Conducts info dissemination campaign re-membership
2. Collecting Officer	Issues Info Sheet to OCW
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
7. Collecting Officer	Issues ID together with the Certificate of Cover (Insurance)
8. Collecting Officer	Prepares Report of Collection
9. Collecting Officer	Segregates reports(Ors, Info Sheet)
10. Collecting Officer	Transmits Report of Collection, Ors Info Sheets to Home Office

Owwa Identification Card (I.D.)

Upon payment of OWWA fee, the identification card and the Certificate of Covers (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

VIII

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 month
Report of Accountability	monthly	1st week of the succeeding month
Bank Book		maintained at post
Statement of Account		maintained at post
Summary of Collection and Deposits	weekly	every Monday of the succeeding week

For compliance.

Adopted: 06 Feb. 1996