Got this info from Philippine Embassy rep: Please be advised that the Embassy will be closed on: November 17, Wednesday (Hari Raya) and November 29, Monday (Bonifacio Day). A duty officer will be available to answer phone calls from 9AM to 5PM (6737-3977 for consular matters and 6734-7609 for labor matters). For emergencies, please call [...]
Continue reading about Philippine Embassy Closure this November
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is considering a new system to capture and store information from the arrival/departure cards being filled up by international travelers in the country’s ports of entry. The front of a disembarkation form issued by the Bureau of Immigration of the Government of the Philippines. The form bears the statement: "WARNING: [...]
Continue reading about Philippine Bureau of Immigration mulls new Arrival/Departure card system
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) alerted the public that some private individuals have been caught using the agency’s name in securing reinsurance contracts in London and Australia without its authority. Upon verification, the contracts were revealed to be fraudulent, while the persons involved were also uncovered as fake agents who were not connected in [...]
Continue reading about Beware: GSIS Issues Warning Against Fake Agents
Image via Wikipedia The Philippine Embassy wishes to inform all Filipinos in Singapore that the Singapore Police Force (SPF) will cease issuing Certificates of No Criminal Conviction (CNCC) to non-Singapore citizens effective 18 October 2010. Certificate of No Criminal Conviction also known as CNCC is issued by the Criminal Investigation Department to certify that a [...]
A new deployment scheme used by some POEA-licensed agencies was exposed in Singapore last week when 16 documented overseas Filipino workers were prevented from boarding their connecting flights to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for using unconfirmed e-tickets. Philippine Ambassador to Singapore Minda Calaguian-Cruz disclosed that 16 documented workers who arrived in Singapore [...]
According to an announcement from the Philippine Embassy: Effective immediately, period for passport collection is now extended from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Thursday. On Sundays, collection is limited to emergency cases only from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. due to space constraints as some 700 to 1000 applicants for various consular and labor [...]
Continue reading about Philippine Embassy in Singapore Extended the time for Passport Collection
The travel tax is a levy imposed by the Philippine government on the following individuals: Philippine Citizens Permanent resident aliens on-resident aliens who have stayed in the Philippines for more than one(1) year who are leaving the country irrespective of the place where the air ticket is issued and the form or place of payment, [...]
Continue reading about Singapore Bound: Tax Exemptions and Reduced Travel Tax Info
A RECENT tightening of Philippine laws has made it tougher for employers in Singapore to hire Filipinas as domestic workers. Immigration screening has been stepped up, and those bound for jobs here without the proper papers have been stopped from leaving the country. The amendments to the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 [...]
Continue reading about Hiring Filipino maids harder as Philippines enforces Republic Act No. 8042
Check the Address The chancery address is located at 20 Nassim Road, Singapore 258395. Within the same compound are the consular, labor and defense sections Check The Schedule Embassy Services Schedule Passport Application Mondays to Thursdays, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm only Collection of overdue passports and passports coursed through agencies Mondays to Thursdays, [...]
Continue reading about Before you visit the Philippine Embassy in Singapore
In order to combat the growing number of illegal recruiters and victims who are illegally recruited in the hopes of finding a good job in Singapore, the Philippine Embassy has step-up its information dissemination. How to avoid Illegal Recruitment or Recruiters: Illegal recruitment shall mean any act of canvassing, enlisting, contracting, transporting, utilizing, hiring, or [...]
Continue reading about Singapore Bound: Avoiding Illegal Recruitment
Recent Comments