ASSIGNMENT PART TWO

1. ANGKLA Seafarers Protection Act' (Republic Act No. 10706)

2. REPUBLIC ACT No. 10022

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS
AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, FURTHER IMPROVING THE STANDARD
OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES
AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS IN DISTRESS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

a. What is the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act (MWOFA) of 1995, as amended?
b. Does the MWOFA of 1995, as amended promote overseas work to sustain Philippine economic
growth?
c. Who is an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW)?
d. What is the difference between an OFW and a Migrant Worker?
e. What is the difference between an agency-hired OFW and a direct-hired or name-hired OFW?
f. What is the Agency-Hired OFW Compulsory Insurance (AHOCI)?
g. What is the Compulsory Insurance Coverage for Agency-Hired Migrant Workers?
h. Who are covered by the Agency-Hired OFW Compulsory Insurance?

COVERAGE AND BENEFITS

a. What are the benefits and coverages of the Agency-Hired OFW Compulsory Insurance?

What is the Accidental Death Benefit?

b. What is the Natural Death Benefit?

c. Is suicide covered by the Agency Hired OFW Compulsory Insurance?
d. What is the Total Permanent Disablement Benefit?
e. If an agency-hired OFW lost one limb (arm or foot) or an eye, is there a partial payment for the
disability?
f. What is the Repatriation Cost Benefit?
g. What are the valid reasons for claiming the repatriation cost benefit?
h. What is the Subsistence Allowance Benefit?
i. What is the Money Claims Benefit?
j. What is the Compassionate Visit Benefit?
k. What is the Medical Evacuation Benefit?
l. What is the Medical Repatriation Benefit?
m. What is the Return of the Mortal Remains Benefit?

HOW TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM

a. How to file a claim for Agency-Hired OFW Compulsory Insurance?

b. Where can I file a claim for Agency-Hired OFW Compulsory Insurance?
c. Who are the licensed insurance companies accredited by the Insurance Commission that provide
Agency-Hired OFW Compulsory Insurance?
d. Where can I find a copy of the standard policy format for the Agency-Hired OFW Compulsory
Insurance?
e. How to claim insurance benefit for Accidental Death?
f. How to claim insurance benefit for Natural Death?
g. How to claim insurance benefit for Permanent Total Disablement?
h. How to claim insurance benefit for Repatriation Cost?
 i. How to claim insurance benefit for Subsistence Allowance Benefit?
j. How to claim insurance benefit for Money Claims?
k. How to claim insurance benefit for Compassionate Visit?
l. How to claim insurance benefit for Medical Evacuation?
m. How to claim insurance benefit for Medical Repatriation?
n. How fast can I receive the insurance benefit upon filing complete documentary requirements?

FILING OF COMPLAINT

a. Where do I file a complaint against a private recruitment agency?

b. Where do I file a complaint for illegal recruitment?
c. Who exercises jurisdiction over illegal recruitment cases?
d. Where do I file a complaint against an employer?
e. Where do I file a complaint against an insurance company?

OTHER QUESTIONS

a. What is meant by the ONE COUNTRY APPROACH SYSTEM? How does it work?
b. When does an OFW need to go to the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) for
documentation in claiming an insurance benefit?
c. Are partial but permanent disablement covered by the Agency-Hired OFW Compulsory
Insurance?
d. What are money claims?
e. What is the difference between filing a case with the Insurance Commission (IC) and filing a case
with the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)?
f. How to apply for the Agency-Hired OFW Compulsory Insurance?
g. How much is the insurance premium for the agency hired OFW compulsory insurance?
h. Who should pay the insurance premium for the Agency-Hired OFW Compulsory Insurance
Cover?
i. Is the mass repatriation ordered by the Philippine Government due to wars covered by the
Repatriation Cost Benefit?

3. RA 10801, OWWA ACT