Chiriqui
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Provincial Government
David
David is the Capital of Chiriqui Province, so provincial government offices are located here at various locations around the city.
The Provincial Governor is located on Ave 1 Oeste
Governor's Office: 774-6119
Public Works (roads, bridges, etc.): 775-4101
Health Department: 774-7411
Labor Department: 775-4250
Economy & Finance: 775-0205
Housing Department: 775-3651
Public Ministry: 777-6900
Government & Justice: 775-2828
Agriculture Department: 775-2478
Social Development: 775-2165
The Municipio offices for the City of David are located one block from the Gran Nacional Hotel in a 4 story white building. Parking in numbered spots downtown David will get you a ticket, if you don’t have one of the pre-paid tickets in your windshield. You can buy pre-paid parking tickets at the Municipio.
Driver's License (see the entry under PANAMA)
Immigration
The Immigration office is in David, located one block from the Grand Nacional Hotel, around the corner at the traffic light. This is where you get your Multiple Entry Visa stamped into your passport, after you have received your Pensionado Visa card. There is a little photo shop next door that will take the necessary photos for various requirements. This is also where you can apply for an extension to your tourist visa. Pensionado Visas must be issued in Panama City.
Immigration Office – David: 775-4515
ACS Warden
Price Peterson
720-3202
email: price@haciendaesmeralda.com
Minimum Wage
Domestic labor, that is people that help you around the house - cleaning ladies - have a special regulation under the labor code. Panamanian law does not have a regular schedule for them, for example regular workers work 8 hours mandatory by law, domestic labor does not. It only says that they should get off of work from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.; one day off per week and annual vacation.
Before this new minimum wage law; minimum wage salary for domestic workers was $121.00 per month, now it is $145.00 per month for Boquete and $160.00 per month for David, which is around $5.57 per day.
