Effective 30 June 2021, POEA will launch a new system for our Balik-Manggagawa. It will be known as POEA Online Processing System for Balik-Manggagawa or POPS-BaM.
The POEA has issued an advisory on June 15, 2021, with the subject of “Launch of the new BM Online System and Procedures to transfer current BM accounts to the new system” read as follows:
As part of the Administration’s continuous effort to expedite the process of issuing Overseas Employment Certificates (OECs) to Returning Overseas Workers / Balik-Manggagawa (BMs), a new web-based processing system shall be launched and implemented effective 30 June 2021.
This replacement system shall be officially known as the POEA Online Processing System for Balik Manggagawa (POPS-BaM), which incorporated the general functionality of the current BM Online System but now uses in-house developed program and addresses the most pertinent problems/bugs/errors of the old system.
IN VIEW THEREOF, BM Workers are directed to transfer their existing records under the old BM Online System and transfer them to the new POPS-BaM. Procedures for the purpose are prescribed herein as per Annex “A”. After 30 June 2021, the old BM Online System shall be decommissioned.
Having an e-Registration Account is imperative, in order to facilitate the transfer for existing BM records.
Once the old records have been successfully transferred, POPS-BaM can generate an OEC Exemption to BM Workers returning to the same employer. If the BM Worker will change employer and/or jobsites, the same shall be directed to set an online appointment in order to document the changes in employment data. The system has a built-in feature in the appointment module that helps those who are unable to proceed to avail an OEC Exemption, for the following concerns:
- Change of employer and/or jobsite;
- Undocumented worker (i.e., status is from tourist to OFW; or dependent to OFW; or student to OFW, etc.);
- Worker or employer is under watchlist;
- OFW is returning to restricted or non-compliant country
- Job position is in the list of Mission Critical Skills
POPs-Bam can be access at https://onlineservices.dmw.gov.ph/OnlineServices/Main/MyPOEADashboard.aspx
