DOLE admits using privately owned websites for OFWs

THE Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has admitted it used two privately-owned internet domains to facilitate the issuance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) identification cards and overseas employment certificates (OECs).

The bmonline.ph is the website of the Balik-Manggagawa Online Processing Center that facilitates the issuance of OECs to returning OFWs, while the https.idole.ph is the internet portal of the controversial OFW ID Card. Both websites collect, access, use, disclose or process private OFW data or information.