The setting up of Help Desks, which were initially established in NAIA, was to be expanded,
according to Section 7, which provides that “Help Desks that would match the skills, training
and experience of the returning Filipino expatriate workers with local jobs available shall be set
up by the DOLE/OWWA in all provinces to make the services easily available.”
Interestingly, AO 248 also includes a deployment angle, as provided by Section 9: “For returning
expatriate workers who want to cross over to other countries that are in need of their skill and
talent, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration shall carry out a marketing blitz to
expand the market for Filipino expatriate workers.”