ADVISORY NO.

20
Series of 2020

TO : All Concerned

SUBJECT : Jurisdiction of the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs)

in Europe and Americas
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Administrative

Orders No. 272 and 272-A concerning the following respective jurisdictions of the Philippine
Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in Europe and Americas:

A. Jurisdiction of the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in Europe:

POLOs Main Jurisdiction Concurrent Jurisdiction

Athens, Greece Greece Cyprus
Berlin, Germany Germany Belgium
Luxembourg
Russia
The Netherlands
Geneva, Switzerland Switzerland Czech Republic
Poland
Principality of Liechtenstein
London, United Kingdom Gibraltar Denmark
Northern Ireland Faroe Islands
Scotland Finland
United Kingdom Greenland
Wales Iceland
Norway
Madrid, Spain Spain Andorra
France
Monaco
Portugal
Milan, Italy Milan Austria and Concurrent
Other Consular Service Jurisdiction of Philippine
Jurisdiction of the Embassy in Vienna, Austria:
Philippine Consular
General (PCG) Milan: ⋅ Republic of Croatia
⋅ Republic of Slovenia
⋅ Emilia-Romagna ⋅ Slovak Republic
⋅ Friuli-Venezia Guilia
⋅ Liguria
⋅ Lombardia
 POLOs Main Jurisdiction Concurrent Jurisdiction
⋅ Piemonte
⋅ Trentino-Alto Adige Hungary and Concurrent
Milan, Italy ⋅ Valle d’Aosta Jurisdiction of Philippine
(continued) ⋅ Veneto Embassy in Budapest, Hungary:

⋅ Republic of Bosnia and

Herzegovina
⋅ Republic of Montenegro
⋅ Republic of Serbia
⋅ Romania
Rome, Italy Rome Albania
Malta
Other Consular Service San Marino
Jurisdiction of the Vatican
Philippine Embassy in
Rome:

⋅ Abruzzo
⋅ Basilicata
⋅ Calabria
⋅ Campania
⋅ Lazio
⋅ Marche
⋅ Molise
⋅ Puglia
⋅ Sardegna
⋅ Sicilia
⋅ Toscana
⋅ Umbria

B. Jurisdiction of the Philippine Overseas Labor Offices (POLOs) in Americas:

POLOs Main Jurisdiction Concurrent Jurisdiction

Toronto, Canada Province of Ontario Provinces of:
⋅ Quebec
⋅ Manitoba
⋅ Prince Edward Island
⋅ New Brunswick
⋅ Newfoundland and Labrador
⋅ Nova Scotia
⋅ Nunavut
Vancouver, Canada Province of British Provinces of:
Columbia ⋅ Alberta
⋅ Northwest Territories
⋅ Saskatchewan
⋅ Yukon
POLOs Main Jurisdiction Concurrent Jurisdiction
Washington, DC Washington, DC and Consular Jurisdiction of the
Consular Jurisdiction of the Philippine Consular General
Philippine Embassy in (PCG) Chicago:
Washington, DC:
⋅ Illinois
⋅ Alabama ⋅ Indiana
⋅ Anguilla ⋅ Iowa
⋅ Bermuda ⋅ Kansas
⋅ British Virgin Islands ⋅ Michigan
⋅ Cayman Islands ⋅ Minnesotta
⋅ District of Columbia ⋅ Missouri
(DC) ⋅ Nebraska
⋅ Florida ⋅ North Dakota
⋅ Georgia ⋅ Ohio
⋅ Guadeloupe ⋅ South Dakota
⋅ Guantanamo Bay ⋅ Wisconsin
⋅ Kentucky
⋅ Martinique Consular Jurisdiction of the
⋅ Maryland Philippine Consular General
⋅ Montserrat (PCG) New York:
⋅ North Carolina
⋅ Puerto Rico ⋅ Connecticut
⋅ Saint Barthelemy ⋅ Delaware
⋅ Saint Martin ⋅ Maine
⋅ South Carolina ⋅ Massachusetts
⋅ Tennessee ⋅ New Hampshire
⋅ Turks and Caicos Islands ⋅ New Jersey
⋅ US Virgin Islands ⋅ New York
⋅ Virginia and West ⋅ Pennsylvania
Virginia ⋅ Rhode Island
⋅ Vermont

Consular Jurisdiction of the

Philippine Consular General
(PCG) Houston:

⋅ Arkansas
⋅ Louisiana
⋅ Mississippi
Washington D.C. ⋅ New Mexico
(continued) ⋅ Oklahoma
⋅ Texas

Caribbean Islands
POLOs Main Jurisdiction Concurrent Jurisdiction
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Consular Jurisdiction of the
and Consular Jurisdiction Philippine Consular General
of Los Angeles: (PCG) in San Francisco:

⋅ Arizona ⋅ Alaska

⋅ Southern California ⋅ Northern Nevada covering the

covering the counties of counties of Churchill,
Los Angeles, Orange, San Doublas, Elko, Esmeralda,
Diego, Imperial Eureka, Humboldt, Lander,
Riverside, San Lyon, Mineral, Pershing,
Bernardino, Ventura, Storey, Washoe, and White
Santa Barbara, Kern and Pine
San Luis Obispo
⋅ Colorado
⋅ Southern Nevada
covering the counties of ⋅ Northern California covering
Clark, Lincoln, and Nye the counties of
County Alameda, Alpine, Amador,
Butte, Calaveras, Colusa Del
Norte, Contra Costa, El
Dorado, Fresno, Glenn,
Humboldt, Inyo, Kings, Lake
Lassen, Madera, Marin,
Mariposa, Mendocino,
Merced, Modoc, Mono,
Monterey, Napa, Nevada,
Placer, Plumas, Sacremento,
San Benito, San Francisco,
San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa
Clara, Santa Cruz, Shasta,
Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano,
Sonoma, Stanislaus, Sutter,
Tehama, Trinity, Tulare,
Tuolomme, Yolo, and Yuba

⋅ Idaho
⋅ Montana
⋅ Oregon
⋅ Utah
Los Angeles, California ⋅ Washington
(continued) ⋅ Wyoming

Consular Jurisdiction of the

Philippine Consular General
(PCG) Honolulu:

⋅ American Samoa
 POLOs Main Jurisdiction Concurrent Jurisdiction
⋅ Hawaii

Guam

For the information and guidance of all concerned.

28 February 2020

Reference:

Memorandum issued by the International Labor Affairs Bureau (ILAB) dated 22 January 2020 on the
Jurisdiction of the POLOs in the Europe and Americas