A statement from the Department of Labour and Employment on Friday morning said the iDOLE One-Stop Online Facility/Portal “is currently being upgraded” for the OFWs to access their government records electronically without the need to go to concerned government offices prior to their deployment. OFWs can later log-in and create an account in the iDOLE.ph.
The statement also said that the department will soon issue the guidelines for OFWs to be able to avail of the iDOLE ID card.
The system will undergo a three-month pilot run before it can serve as the OFW’s Automated Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC), and airport and immigration ID pass.
Earlier, an official said the new unified identification card for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) can be applied and processed online.
OFWs welcomed the new ID as it would later replace the "exit pass" or Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) that many Filipinos want to be abolished. The OEC is a Dh10 document that proves that the OFW has been legally hired and documented by the Philippine government.