Clients line up at the Angkor Wat Meeting Room of Hotel Somadevi in Siem Reap to avail services of various government agencies during the 14th MASM. (Phnom Penh PE photo)
Phnom Penh, 31 October 2023 – The Embassy of the Philippines in Cambodia brings the 14th edition of the Multi-Agency Service Mission (MASM) to Siem Reap on 28-29 October 2023. It has been several years since the last MASM was held outside the capital city of Phnom Penh. The MASM is an initiative of the Embassy that serves as a one-stop-shop for Filipinos in Cambodia to avail of services from various government agencies. The DFA’s Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs provided the much needed support that made possible the conduct of the provincial MASM in Cambodia.
The onsite services were rendered by the consular section of the Philippine Embassy, as well as representatives from seven (7) government agencies, namely the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW, through Migrant Workers Office-Singapore), the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (DMW-OWWA, through their Welfare Office in Singapore), the Social Security System (SSS through its representative office in Singapore), the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC), and the Bureau of Immigration. The Pag-IBIG Fund, through its virtual office, also provided their consultation services online.
(Top left) Bureau of Immigration answering queries from clients.(Top right) DMW and OWWA provide their services to eager Filipinos in Cambodia. (Bottom left) PRC entertains queries and applications from clients in Cambodia. (Bottom right) Clients line up for various consular services of the Embassy. (Phnom Penh PE photos)
Filipinos in Cambodia were able to avail services ranging from the issuance of Overseas Employment Certificates (OEC), OWWA membership registration and renewal, applications for civil registry documents, registration for the National ID (Phil ID), updating of PhilHealth, SSS, and Pag-IBIG memberships, asking concerns on immigration matters, as well as the issuance of the licenses of the various professions.
In addition to the on-site and virtual services provided to the Filipinos in Cambodia, a virtual Kapihan sa Pasuguan or townhall meeting with the Bureau of Immigration was also held to present the latest immigration guidelines and departure formalities in the Philippines for the information of the public.
Ambassador Maria Amelita C. Aquino deliver her opening remarks during the 14th MASM. (Phnom Penh PE photo)
In her opening remarks, Ambassador Maria Amelita Aquino expressed the commitment of the Embassy as well as the other Philippine government agencies present in bringing the government’s services closer to overseas Filipinos in Cambodia. She also stated that it has been years since the Embassy held a multi-agency outreach mission in Siem Reap. She also thanked the Filipinos in Siem Reap for the warm hospitality, and expressed her pride for the overseas Filipino workers in Cambodia for representing the Philippines well in the country.
Clients were thankful for the conduct of the second MASM in Cambodia this year and expressed hope that the Embassy will continue this activity in the future.
The Philippine Embassy in Cambodia regularly conducts a Multi-Agency Service Mission in Cambodia and was only held in abeyance in 2020 and 2021 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Embassy intends to regularly hold the MASM in the coming years. END
