By Leilanie G. Adriano
Staff reporter
LAOAG CITY—Ilocanos who are
set to travel abroad for work need not to go to Metro Manila to attend the
mandatory Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) as the Commission on
Filipinos Overseas will bring in mobile-PDOS for migrants in the Ilocos region
on June 4-5, 2015.
Edwin Cariño, head of the
Millennium Development Goals (MDG) of the provincial government said Thursday
the CFO has already coordinated with them for the conduct of mobile PDOS for
Ilocanos migrating to the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, New Zealand
and many other European countries.
The Mobile PDOS for migrants
is one of the CFO’s initiative to bring government service more accessible to
clients.
Ilocos Norte, known to have
the largest population of immigrants in Ilocos region was chosen to host the
mobile-PDOS for the first time here in the province.
Upon the invitation of Ilocos
Norte Governor Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos, a team from the CFO will be coming
to Ilocos Norte early next month to conduct the seminar at the Provincial
Capitol session hall.
Beneficiaries are those who
have been granted with immigrant visa class by various countries and are
required to register with the CFO prior to departure by virtue of Republic Act
79 and by Section 2-b of Executive Order No. 346.
To date, prospective
permanent migrants must take the PDOS either in the CFOs main office in Manila
or in Cebu City’s satellite office.
The three-hour orientation
covers the following: settlement concerns, rights and responsibilities of
migrants as well as policies and procedures of their respective countries of
emigration, situations of employment, children’s education and housing.
Upon completion of all the
requirements by the migrants, his/her passport is stamped with the CFO sticker,
which in turn is inspected by the Bureau of Immigration in his or her port of
exit.
Interested applicants may
just coordinate at the Communications and Media Office or MDG for the filing of
forms and schedule of activities.
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