Registration of Returning OFWs in the OFW Assistance Information System (OASIS) and Report to the OFW Monitoring System (OWMS)

July 17, 2020POEA ADVISORY NO. 97-20REGISTRATION OF RETURNING OFWs IN THE OFW ASSISTANCE INFORMATION SYSTEM (OASIS) AND REPORT TO THE OFW MONITORING SYSTEM (OWMS)The DOLE has launched the OFW Assistance Information System (OASIS) — an online assistance platform that will help locate and facilitate the repatriation of OFWs. The OASIS shall also a serve as a database of OFWs that will enable DOLE to identity and classify arriving OFWs to ensure their organized arrival in Philippines ports, initiate government health protocols (such as quarantine and COVID-19 tests), pick up, and transport to their respective accommodations or homes.To avail of the system's benefits/services, returning OFWs must register to the OASIS at least five days prior to their scheduled return to the Philippines. To register, they have to access the website oasis.owwa.gov.ph then fill out the registration form. In compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012, they have to certify that they have read and understood the contents of the registration form and give consent to the processing of their data by checking on the provided...