Article 29 17. Please provide information on the measures taken to promote the birth registration of Filipino migrant children abroad, including those in an irregular situation, and to ensure the birth registration of foreign migrant children in the State party 52. All Philippine Consuls serve as civil registrars in their respective jurisdictions. They are responsible for reporting all foreign vital events (births, marriages, deaths) that occur among Filipinos abroad, even if they are irregular migrants. They also conduct consular missions to places which are far from the embassies and consulates in order to, among other tasks, register Filipino children. In addition, representations are also being made with the host countries to allow registration of Filipino children born in the territories regardless of immigration status of Filipino parents. 53. Philippine laws63 allow registration of children born to migrants at the local civil registration office in the places where the birth occurred. Article 33 18. Please provide information on pre-departure programmes for Filipino nationals considering migration. In this regard, please indicate the measures taken by the State party to implement the recommendations contained in paragraph 22 (b) to (d) of the Committee’s previous concluding observations 54. The PDOS is a mandatory training conducted by accredited providers for all departing migrant workers in preparation for new life overseas. It enables OFWs to successfully adjust to their new environments. Language training and culture familiarization courses are provided for free and are mandatory for all household workers. The PDOS also includes stress management and basic life support skills. 55. The PDOS is also conducted for Filipino emigrants; Filipino spouses of foreign nationals, and exchange visitor and Au Pairs programmes participants to ensure preparedness for the psychosocial challenges that come with leaving the home country. 56. The PEOS is also conducted to provide information to prospective migrants at an earlier stage64. Designed to help individuals considering to work abroad make informed decisions, the PEOS provides information on the realities of migration or overseas employment. It teaches the processes in applying for overseas work and avoiding illegal recruitment. It is a comprehensive and massive public information and education programme of government that uses multi-media organizations, church-groups, NGOs, local government units, schools and other relevant private entities. It specifically targets areas with high deployment of OFWs and high incidence of illegal recruitment, as well as communities rendered vulnerable by calamities and conflicts. 19. Please provide information on the measures taken to ensure that migrant workers arriving in, or preparing to come to, the State party have access to clear information on immigration procedures, including full information on exit and entry visa guidelines and registration. Please clarify what Government institution is responsible for providing such information and if any coordinated policies, programmes or legislation have been developed to ensure transparency and accountability in this process 57. The BI is the primary government agency responsible for implementing immigration laws, rules and regulation of the State party. It is the main information source on immigration procedures which available and accessible through public posting and in the BI website (www.immigration.gov.ph) and social media (Facebook: facebook.com/ OfficialBureauofImmigration; Twitter: twitter.com/immigrationPH). 92 63 Such as the Law on Registry of Civil Status (Commonwealth Act No. 3753) 64 For 2012, there were 170,378 PEOS participants all over the Philippines.