MALACANANG yesterday assured that safeguards are in place for the implementation of the screening and processing of Digital Nomad Visa (DNV) applications to prevent their misuse and abuse, similar to alleged irregularities in connection with the banned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs).
“There will be security features (in assessing DNV applications) in order to protect our country from any scammers or any violations of the law,” Palace spokesperson Claire Castro said in a press briefing in Malacañang.
“We will be monitoring (the implementation of the DNV), unlike in the POGOs before. We will be securing the processes,” Castro added.
POGOs, before being banned in the country, had been linked to exploitation, abuse, harassment and other crimes.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. issued Executive Order No. 86, which established a legal framework to facilitate the entry of digital nomads to further boost the country’s tourism and economy.
A digital nomad works remotely using technology, allowing them to travel or live in various locations, often outside their home country. They rely on a stable internet connection to perform their job.
Castro said the government expects the influx of foreign workers with DNVs to boost the tourist arrivals in the country, which would eventually generate more revenues for the Philippines and “benefit the country and also the Filipino people.
