The government is set to launch an identification card specifically tailored to make it easier for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to avail of government services while in the Philippines, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello 3rd announced on Tuesday.

In a press conference in Malacañang, Bello said OFWs would no longer need to secure an Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) before their work deployment.

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