The Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional the requirement for overseas Filipino workers to pay SSS contributions before they can receive their employment certificates.

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) warned Filipinos aspiring to work abroad not to buy Overseas Employment Certificates (OEC) from social media platforms, as these are fake.

THE Supreme Court has upheld the mandatory Social Security System (SSS) coverage for all overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and voided a provision requiring them to pay for contributions to obtain an ...