Solicitor General: insurance for ofws, ok as voluntary, not mandatory

Solicitor General: Insurance for OFWs, OK as Voluntary, Not Mandatory



From: ellene sana ellenesana@yahoo.com



Sent: Mon, October 19, 2009 5:50:40 PM



Subject: solicitor general: insurance for ofws, ok as voluntary, not mandatory


hi all.

during the bicam session, we gathered that the proposal for mandatory insurance went back as early as 2002. in 2004, the recruiters requested the poea governing board through the poea administrator to issue a resolution to effect mandatory insurance coverage for the ofws. poea said they cannot do it. to reaffirm its position, poea sought the legal opinion of the office of the solicitor general.

in May 2004, the Office of the Solicitor General said that the proposal for compulsory insurance for OFWs need not be mandatory and may be done only on voluntary basis. It went on to say that a careful study of the proposal would show that it may not exactly be advantageous to the OFWs.

read the full text of the osg communication to poea on the issue.

please click on http://www.pinoy-abroad.net/lungga/index.shtml



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