New Procedure for Online Registration of Landbased Workers and Landbased e-Contracts System (LBECS)

April 26, 2018POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 007-18TO:All Licensed Landbased Agencies, Landbased Principals/Employers, Landbased Agency-Hired Workers and Other Concerned Agencies and Entities   SUBJECT:New Procedure for Online Registration of Landbased Workers and Landbased e-Contracts System (LBECS) Pursuant to the thrust of the Administration to streamline procedures and improve transparency around recruitment and documentation processes for Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), the new e-Registration and LBECS for landbased new hires shall be implemented in accordance with the following guidelines: I.      Coverage and Service Description1.      All licensed Philippine Recruitment Agencies (PRAs) requesting for contract processing and documentation of their newly hired workers (NHWs) shall use the new LBECS.The LBECS, as a replacement of e-Sub, is a secured web-based facility developed for active PRAs to submit online 24/7 their request for processing (RFP), pay online the POEA processing, Pag-IBIG contribution and OWWA membership fees, and print the electronic Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) of the NHWs in the comfort of the agency's office.2.      All landbased agency NHWSAll agency NHWs are required to register in the new e-Registration System that can be...