POEA issues guidelines on employment of OFWs during the coronavirus pandemic
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SeNA-CONCILIATION SCHEDULE
• Conciliation conferences scheduled are reset until further notice.
• New schedules will be posted in this website upon resumption of normal government office operations.
ADJUDICATION OF CASES
1. Follow-up of status and queries of cases pending at the Adjudication Office shall be made thru phone call or online via electronic mail only.
2. Affirmation of Affidavit of Desistance/Recantation/Withdrawal by the party/ies shall be made by appointment with the Branch concerned.
3. Conduct of hearings shall still proceed through personal appearance before the Hearing Officer but strictly on appointment or pre-scheduled-hearing basis, subject to compliance on social distancing measures. Appearance during scheduled hearings shall be limited to the litigants and counsel of the case.
You may call or send your requests for follow-up/queries or appointment at the following telephone numbers and email addresses:
Recruitment Regulation Branch - Tel. No. 8722-1180;
Email: poea.rrb@gmail.com
Adjudication Branch - Tel. No. 8722-1148; Email: adjubranch01_poea@yahoo.com
ADVISORY - FOR APPLICANTS WHO FAILED TO APPEAR ON THEIR SCHEDULED DATE OF APPOINTMENT -- Please be advised that homebased caregiver applicants to Israel who failed to appear on their scheduled date of appointment to report to POEA-MRD may still proceed for evaluation/interview on December 21, 22, 28 & 29, 2020 and will resume on January 4, 2021 onwards.