How To Check POEA Job Order by Country, Position and Agency

The Philippines Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is an agency of the government of the Philippines which is mandated to open benefits of the overseas employment program of the Philippines. It is the main government agency assigned to check and monitor recruitment agencies for Filipino workers who will work in our country and in abroad where Filipinos rights are protected.
In order to know the available jobs in other countries and its legitimacy, you can open the POEA website to know furthermore.

The first thing to do is to go to POEA website link (www.poea.gov.ph/cgi-bin/jobvacancies/jobsmenu.asp) where you can check the jobs order. Once clicking the link, the page will now start to load and there will be 3 links to appear where you can search available job orders by country, position or by recruitment agencies. Select one which you know will give you what you are looking for.

If you decide to open the link ‘’search available job orders by position’’ you can enter your desired job position in the toolbar. After it, you can now sort the result by date, country or agency.

For the next option, you can check POEA Job orders by country. Of course, here you can search your job position through countries which will appear in the drop down selection. By clicking the submit button, all the available job positions will appear in the specific country you selected.

The last choice you can be able to check the POEA job orders is by agency. If you wanted to open the link on ‘’search available job orders by agency’’ it will take you to the page where you can also choose the job position available under POEA licensed recruitment agency from all the choices.

If you plan to look for a job, you can always use the website of POEA to save you from illegal recruiters in the future and where you can be also able to save more money and efforts.

Korean Language Included in Special Program in Foreign Language of DepEd

Well, sure, Filipinos are known to be competitive for the reason that we all know how to speak English. It has been taught to us from pre-school to college so we can confidently say we're knowledgeable in English, however, our eagerness to learn language does not stop in English alone, to be precise, we even try to translate our words in other languages as solution to our curiosity. 

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Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones and the Republic of Korea Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Jae Shin signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on June 21 at the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH), Diliman, Quezon City.

Brace yourselves as DepEd introduces another foreign language which is to be taught in ten (10) selected secondary schools in the National Capital Region (NCR) that can cater in the needs of our fellow countrymen.

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Korean Language will be introduced as the second foreign language according to DepEd and will be available this year. 

Kim Jae Shin stated that opportunities are more likely to open doors in both local and international employment, to those who learned how to speak Korean Language. K-12 students are very lucky to be given such opportunities to learn more than just two (2) languages. DepEd's special program in Foreign Languages also includes: French, Mandarin, Spanish, Nihongo, and German Language.

Indulging ourselves to this may help our employment status around the world. We will be more skilled and competitive as we learn more languages which can definitely raise our employment rate wherever we may be.

Special Program in Foreign Languages (SPFL), public high school students all over the country are also learning Spanish, Japanese, French, German, and Chinese-Mandarin.

source: DepEd

MInimum Wage Hike in South Korea to Benefit OFW

After the wage hike in Taiwan and Hongkong, South Korea finally pressed the red button to increase wages to benefit the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW’s)! The increased in salary of the OFW’s who are working in South Korea is guaranteed this coming year. Those who are in Korea will earn monthly income of KRW1,352,230 (P56,165.28).

Filipino’s may celebrate a little, for South Korea’s minimum wage will increase by 7.3% next year and expected to benefit thousands of Overseas Filipino Workers who are working there. According to the government estimate, there are at least around 24,000 OFWs working in South Korea.

According to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the minimum wage rate in South Korea will be KRW 6,470/Hour or P268.73/Hour from the current rate of KRW 6,030 or P250.46 per hour starting next year. Translated to KRW51,760(2,149.87) per day on an 8-hour  working day. KRW258,800 (P10,749.93) on five working days. It is equivalent to KRW1,352,230 (P56,165.28) a month.

According to Welfare Officer Manuela Peña, the increase was approved by the South Korea's Ministry of Employment and Labor.  In her report to DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Peña said that  all South Korea-based OFW in both small and medium manufacturing industries employed under the Employment Permit System (EPS) shall be included in the wage  increase.

Korea's Labor Standard s Act defined the minimum wage  should cover all employees ,whether temporary, part time ,or daily ;regardless of nationality.

How to Register Online in 13th EPS-TOPIK(2016) Korean Jobs?

We write this article to guide all Filipinos who wants to take the incoming 13th Test of Proficiency in Korean (EPS-TOPIK) in the Philippines. You can read here the guide for online registration, paying and getting the permit.

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3 Step to Register in 13th EPS-TOPIK Online:

Before you proceed to this step, you must have a POEA e-Registration System account. If you have, then proceed to the step below.

Step 1: Go to http://eps.poea.gov.ph/eps/main.php and click the Online Registration. Fill-up all required information.
Note: Use capital letter and all the details must be the same in your passport. If your personal information is not the same in your passport, your application will not be permitted even if you pass the TOPIK exam.

Upload your jpg format colored Passport size ID picture and scanned Passport.
Passport size ID picture - 35mm x 45mm size at 72 pixels/inch resolution, must not exceed to 1 MB file size and should be taken within 6 months.
Scanned Passport - 90mm x 125mm size at 72 pixels/inch resolution, must not exceed to 1 MB file size.

Check the I'm not a robot and click submit. You will see a message box together with your Reference and E-Registration number. Take note this numbers because you will use this in the future.

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Step 2: Click the Pay button to access Landbank E-Payment Portal and click National Government Agencies and select POEA-EPS TEST PROFICIENCY IN KOREAN TOPIK.

Applicant can also pay online using the participating BancNet member banks:

• Allied Banking Corporation
• Allied Savings Bank
• Asia United Bank
• BPI Globe Banko
• China Trust Banking Corp
• City State Bank
• Development Bank of the Philippines
• East West Bank
• Korea Exchange Bank

Print or screenshot your receipt after your payment.
Note: There is 10 pesos transaction fee for Landbank online payment while 20 pesos for other participating banks.

Step 3: Go http://eps.poea.gov.ph/eps/print.php and print your permit.

Philippine 13th EPS TOPIK 2016 Guide and Info (Scheduled Date and Venue)

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) recently announced the test date for the 13th Test of Proficiency in Korean (EPS-TOPIK) in the Philippines. 

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Passing this exam, either Paper Based Test (PBT) or Computer-Based-Test (CBT) is the only way to get a work in South Korea. This test is implemented by the Human Resources Development Service of Korea (HRD Korea) authorized by the Ministry of Employment and Labor of the Republic of Korea (MOEL).

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All MALE applicants can register on March 1-2-3 from 6 o'clock in the morning up to 8 o'clock in the evening. Meanwhile, FEMALEs can only register on March 3 with the same time because jobs for them is limited.

Allocated list of test takers will be posted on POEA website on test date announcement, March 22, 2016.

Paper Based Test (PBT) will be on April 2~3, 2016 with two session in Baguio, Cebu, Davao and Metro Manila.  Examinees must be in the designated test room until the designated time (09:00 AM for the 1st session, and 1:00 PM for the 2nd session for the orientation).

Computer-Based-Test (CBT) will be on April 11, 2016~May 24, 2016 with three sessions in Metro Manila only. Examinees must be in the CBT VENUE until the designated time (09:20 for the session 1, 12:20 for the session 2, 14:50 for the session 3 for the orientation).

Note: Examiner must arrive at waiting room before applicant orientation.

Test result will be announce on:

• PBT : April 13 (Wednesday), 2016
• CBT : June 2 (Thursday), 2016

Goodluck for all KLT 13 examiners, Passing the EPS-TOPIK only gives the workers the qualification for EPS job application and does not guarantee employment in Korea.