News Release
August 14, 2016
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched a one-stop shop for OFWs on
Monday, August 15, where all government frontline services are made accessible to Filipinos
who are currently working or planning to work overseas.
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said this is in response to President Rodrigo Duterte's
directive to make it easier for OFWs to avail the services of the government.
Bello said the One-Stop Service Center for OFWs (OSSCO) is located at the ground floor of
the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s main office at Blas F. Ople Building in
Ortigas Avenue corner EDSA, Mandaluyong City.
He said the one-stop service center is seen to reduce transportation expenses of OFWs and
shorten the processing time of their documents.
Aside from making available to OFWs information on their respective programs and services
and responding to queries of clients, the various government offices’ services to OFWs are
as follows:
1. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)
Passport Services
Passport Validity Extension for Balik-Manggagawa (vacationing Workers)
2. Overseas Welfare Workers Administration (OWWA)
Processing of OWWA Membership/Renewal of Membership
3. Technical Education and Skills Development (TESDA)
Assistance for Competency Assessment
Verification of Certificates and Special Order
Assistance for Replacement of National Certificates (NC)/ Certificates of
Competency (COC)
Training Assistance and Scholarship Program
4. Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
Issuance of Professional License
5. Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
Issuance/ Revalidation of Seaman’s Book
6. Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF)
Processing of Pag-ibig Membership
7. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC)
Payment of Philhealth Contribution
Member registration and updating
8. Social Security System (SSS)
Registration and Membership Data Amendment
Acceptance of Loan and Benefits Claim Applications
Loan Verification and Status
UMID Capturing and Card Releasing
Response to Queries
9. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
Processing and Copy Issuance of
o Certificate of Live Birth
o Certificate of Marriage
o Certificate of Death
o Certificate of No Marriage (CENOMAR)
10. Bureau of Immigration (BI)
Departure Clearance Information
11. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
Issuance of NBI Clearance
12. Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
Verification and Authentication of School Credentials
13. Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA)
Travel Tax Payment
Processing of Travel Tax Exemption and Reduced Travel Tax
Response to Queries
14. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)
Documentation of Workers
(Landbased and Seabased)
Documentation of Workers-On-Leave/Balik-Manggagawa
Registration of Landbased Worker-Applicants
Verification/Certification of OFW Records
Provision of Legal Assistance
Response to Queries
Bello said one-stop centers will be set up also in all regions spearheaded by the Department
of Labor and Employment Regional Offices in coordination with the regional offices of the
agencies cited above, local government units, and other partners and stakeholders.
The OSSCO in Ortigas and the regional offices will be open from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.,
Monday to Friday, or in its discretion, with prior approval of the POEA or DOLE Regional
Office, may extend the services during weekends and holidays.
The POEA has established a similar one-stop OFW processing center at its premises in
2003 as required by the 2002 POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment
and Employment of Land-based Overseas Workers (Part III, Rule III, Section 10).
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Sunday, August 14, 2016
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Two illegal recruiters with fake Swiss job offers nabbed
News Release
August 10, 2016
DOLE Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III ordered the immediate investigation of two
individuals arrested for illegal recruitment in an entrapment operation conducted last
8 August 2016.
In a report to Secretary Bello, POEA Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said that the
PNP-CIDG Anti-Transnational Crime Unit (ATCU), conducted an entrapment
operation that yielded the arrests of Wilfredo Liwag David and Jemmalyn Mimis
Barlan, for illegal recruitment of twelve (12) victims who were lured with fake job
offers for Switzerland.
The non-existent job offers were for hotel and factory work involving a supposed
Swiss employer named KBR or Kelloggs Brown Root Company.
The victims were promised wages or salaries ranging from P60,000 to P70,000 and
that their applications will supposedly only take 45 days, with purported positions
having readily-available visas.
No placement fees were required, but the victims were required to pay medical
examination fees ranging from P3,500 to P6,000 to a specified medical clinic in
Ermita.
The victims reported the illegal recruitment activities to the POEA, which endorsed
the cases to the PNP for the conduct of the entrapment operation. The entrapment
operation occurred in Robinson's Manila, where David and Barlan were caught in the
act of illegal recruitment.
The arrested individuals will be brought to the Department of Justice for inquest
proceedings.
Secretary Bello directed the POEA to continuously monitor the progress of the case
and sustain the strong campaign against illegal recruitment.
August 10, 2016
DOLE Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III ordered the immediate investigation of two
individuals arrested for illegal recruitment in an entrapment operation conducted last
8 August 2016.
In a report to Secretary Bello, POEA Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said that the
PNP-CIDG Anti-Transnational Crime Unit (ATCU), conducted an entrapment
operation that yielded the arrests of Wilfredo Liwag David and Jemmalyn Mimis
Barlan, for illegal recruitment of twelve (12) victims who were lured with fake job
offers for Switzerland.
The non-existent job offers were for hotel and factory work involving a supposed
Swiss employer named KBR or Kelloggs Brown Root Company.
The victims were promised wages or salaries ranging from P60,000 to P70,000 and
that their applications will supposedly only take 45 days, with purported positions
having readily-available visas.
No placement fees were required, but the victims were required to pay medical
examination fees ranging from P3,500 to P6,000 to a specified medical clinic in
Ermita.
The victims reported the illegal recruitment activities to the POEA, which endorsed
the cases to the PNP for the conduct of the entrapment operation. The entrapment
operation occurred in Robinson's Manila, where David and Barlan were caught in the
act of illegal recruitment.
The arrested individuals will be brought to the Department of Justice for inquest
proceedings.
Secretary Bello directed the POEA to continuously monitor the progress of the case
and sustain the strong campaign against illegal recruitment.
Monday, August 8, 2016
POEA Board exempts qualified Balik-Manggagawa from OEC requirement
News Release
August 8, 2016
Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III yesterday announced that the
Governing Board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, of which he is
the Chairperson, has issued Governing Board Resolution No. 12, Series of 2016,
exempting a group of overseas Filipino workers from the overseas employment
certificate (OEC) requirement on an experimental basis starting 15 September 2016.
Aside from Secretary Bello, POEA Administrator and Governing Board Vice-Chair Hans
Leo J. Cacdac, and members Felix M. Oca, Estrelita S. Hizon, Alexander E. Asuncion,
and Milagros Isabel A. Cristobal, signed the Resolution.
Bello said the POEA Board issued the Resolution following the directive of President
Duterte to streamline processes in the deployment of OFWs, to afford them facility and
ease in transactions before government offices.
The Secretary said those exempted on a pilot basis are returning workers who are: (1)
returning to the same employer and job site, and listed in the POEA database of OFWs;
or (2) hired through POEA’s Government Placement Branch.
Bello said the POEA is already implementing the Balik-Manggagawa Online Processing
System which has eliminated the long lines at its offices, but emphasized a further need
and growing demand to enhance the system for workers returning to the same
employer and job site.
POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 12, series of 2016, states that an OFW BalikManggagawa
or returning worker returning to the same employer or job site shall, prior
to departure, shall register at bmonline.ph, and provide personal and employment
particulars to validate if the worker is indeed exempted from obtaining the OEC.
The worker’s updated profile will be forwarded to the Bureau of Immigration, to serve as
basis for clearance to exit the country without payment of processing fees.
Bello said workers who are not exempted from getting the OEC during the time of
registration will have to set an appointment with any POEA office or processing center.
A worker who proceeds to the airport without prior registration with the BM Online
System will be referred by the Bureau of Immigration to the POEA’s Labor Assistance
Counter (LAC) for evaluation, to determine if the worker may be cleared for departure or
be subjected to further completion of travel documents.
One month after the pilot or experimental period, POEA Administrator Cacdac shall
report to Secretary Bello and the POEA Governing Board about implementation of the
stated Balik-Manggagawa OEC exemptions.
August 8, 2016
Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III yesterday announced that the
Governing Board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, of which he is
the Chairperson, has issued Governing Board Resolution No. 12, Series of 2016,
exempting a group of overseas Filipino workers from the overseas employment
certificate (OEC) requirement on an experimental basis starting 15 September 2016.
Aside from Secretary Bello, POEA Administrator and Governing Board Vice-Chair Hans
Leo J. Cacdac, and members Felix M. Oca, Estrelita S. Hizon, Alexander E. Asuncion,
and Milagros Isabel A. Cristobal, signed the Resolution.
Bello said the POEA Board issued the Resolution following the directive of President
Duterte to streamline processes in the deployment of OFWs, to afford them facility and
ease in transactions before government offices.
The Secretary said those exempted on a pilot basis are returning workers who are: (1)
returning to the same employer and job site, and listed in the POEA database of OFWs;
or (2) hired through POEA’s Government Placement Branch.
Bello said the POEA is already implementing the Balik-Manggagawa Online Processing
System which has eliminated the long lines at its offices, but emphasized a further need
and growing demand to enhance the system for workers returning to the same
employer and job site.
POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 12, series of 2016, states that an OFW BalikManggagawa
or returning worker returning to the same employer or job site shall, prior
to departure, shall register at bmonline.ph, and provide personal and employment
particulars to validate if the worker is indeed exempted from obtaining the OEC.
The worker’s updated profile will be forwarded to the Bureau of Immigration, to serve as
basis for clearance to exit the country without payment of processing fees.
Bello said workers who are not exempted from getting the OEC during the time of
registration will have to set an appointment with any POEA office or processing center.
A worker who proceeds to the airport without prior registration with the BM Online
System will be referred by the Bureau of Immigration to the POEA’s Labor Assistance
Counter (LAC) for evaluation, to determine if the worker may be cleared for departure or
be subjected to further completion of travel documents.
One month after the pilot or experimental period, POEA Administrator Cacdac shall
report to Secretary Bello and the POEA Governing Board about implementation of the
stated Balik-Manggagawa OEC exemptions.
POEA implements online registration of seafarers
News Release
8 August 2016
DOLE Secretary Silvestre H.Bello III, the chairperson Governing Board of the
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, said Seafarers Registration
Certificates (SRC) will be replaced by an online seafarer registry very soon.
In a Resolution issued August 5, the Governing Board has instructed the POEA
to implement the online registration system for seafarers starting 15 September
2016.
Secretary Bello signed GB Resolution No. 13, Series of 2016 with POEA
Administrator and Governing Board Vice-Chair Hans Leo J. Cacdac, and
members Felix M. Oca, Estrelita S. Hizon, Alexander E. Asuncion, and Milagros
Isabel A. Cristobal.
Bello said the online registry shall benefit around 50,000 SRC applicants per
year, and remove long lines at POEA offices. The online seafarer registry shall
likewise pave the way for the development and implementation of a universal
identification system for Filipino seafarers.
He said the way forward is to have a universal ID system for seafarers that is
acceptable to all government agencies and Port States in compliance with ILO
Convention No. 185 or the Seafarer’s Identity Document Convention.
The Board directed the POEA to link up with the Maritime Industry Authority
(MARINA) to look into the possibility of data sharing and development of a
universal ID system for seafarers.
The POEA issues SRCs to seafarers with their perpetual ID number for easy
access of personal records and efficient processing of employment documents.
Bello said the online SRC system is aligned with President Rodrigo Duterte’s
directive for government offices to review all systems and requirements to avoid
duplication of functions, eliminate queuing and facilitate delivery of services to
OFWs.
Bello said the POEA shall conduct an extensive information dissemination
campaign before the implementation of the online registration system.
8 August 2016
DOLE Secretary Silvestre H.Bello III, the chairperson Governing Board of the
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, said Seafarers Registration
Certificates (SRC) will be replaced by an online seafarer registry very soon.
In a Resolution issued August 5, the Governing Board has instructed the POEA
to implement the online registration system for seafarers starting 15 September
2016.
Secretary Bello signed GB Resolution No. 13, Series of 2016 with POEA
Administrator and Governing Board Vice-Chair Hans Leo J. Cacdac, and
members Felix M. Oca, Estrelita S. Hizon, Alexander E. Asuncion, and Milagros
Isabel A. Cristobal.
Bello said the online registry shall benefit around 50,000 SRC applicants per
year, and remove long lines at POEA offices. The online seafarer registry shall
likewise pave the way for the development and implementation of a universal
identification system for Filipino seafarers.
He said the way forward is to have a universal ID system for seafarers that is
acceptable to all government agencies and Port States in compliance with ILO
Convention No. 185 or the Seafarer’s Identity Document Convention.
The Board directed the POEA to link up with the Maritime Industry Authority
(MARINA) to look into the possibility of data sharing and development of a
universal ID system for seafarers.
The POEA issues SRCs to seafarers with their perpetual ID number for easy
access of personal records and efficient processing of employment documents.
Bello said the online SRC system is aligned with President Rodrigo Duterte’s
directive for government offices to review all systems and requirements to avoid
duplication of functions, eliminate queuing and facilitate delivery of services to
OFWs.
Bello said the POEA shall conduct an extensive information dissemination
campaign before the implementation of the online registration system.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Husband and wife team nabbed for illegal recruitment
News Release
August 7, 2016
DOLE Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III has directed the immediate prosecution
of a couple caught in the act of illegal recruitment.
The CIDG Anti-Transnational Crime Unit, at the instance of the Anti-Illegal
Recruitment Operatives of the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration (POEA), arrested Stephanie M. Valdez and her spouse Jhoan
"Khalil" Yuen, for recruiting overseas Filipino workers without the proper
license from the POEA.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac reported to DOLE Secretary Silvestre H.
Bello III the arrest of Valdez and Yuen, which resulted from the complaint of
an applicant who said she was promised a job as household service worker in
Qatar and was charged a placement fee of Php65,000.00.
In an entrapment operation inside a supermarket in Quezon City, the joint
operatives recovered from the couple the marked money the applicant
supposedly paid to the recruiters as additional placement fee.
The applicant said Valdez initially asked her to pay Php 20,000 for processing
her papers but she was able to pay Php 14,000 only.
Valdez allegedly directed her to proceed to an agency to sign an employment
contract and for stamping of visa, and was asked to pay Php 35,000 for
placement fee to Valdez' husband Khaleel Yuen.
Cacdac said the applicant decided not to push through with her application,
and sought counsel from the POEA Legal Assistance Division, where she was
told that she must pay a total of Php 65,000 placement fee, an amount higher
than the amount previously agreed upon.
August 7, 2016
DOLE Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III has directed the immediate prosecution
of a couple caught in the act of illegal recruitment.
The CIDG Anti-Transnational Crime Unit, at the instance of the Anti-Illegal
Recruitment Operatives of the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration (POEA), arrested Stephanie M. Valdez and her spouse Jhoan
"Khalil" Yuen, for recruiting overseas Filipino workers without the proper
license from the POEA.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac reported to DOLE Secretary Silvestre H.
Bello III the arrest of Valdez and Yuen, which resulted from the complaint of
an applicant who said she was promised a job as household service worker in
Qatar and was charged a placement fee of Php65,000.00.
In an entrapment operation inside a supermarket in Quezon City, the joint
operatives recovered from the couple the marked money the applicant
supposedly paid to the recruiters as additional placement fee.
The applicant said Valdez initially asked her to pay Php 20,000 for processing
her papers but she was able to pay Php 14,000 only.
Valdez allegedly directed her to proceed to an agency to sign an employment
contract and for stamping of visa, and was asked to pay Php 35,000 for
placement fee to Valdez' husband Khaleel Yuen.
Cacdac said the applicant decided not to push through with her application,
and sought counsel from the POEA Legal Assistance Division, where she was
told that she must pay a total of Php 65,000 placement fee, an amount higher
than the amount previously agreed upon.
Friday, July 15, 2016
Mga kasambahay na gustong magtrabaho sa UAE, pinag-iingat ng POEA
News Release
July 15, 2016
Pinag-iingat ni Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac ang mga gustong magtrabaho
bilang kasambahay sa Dubai o Abu Dhabi sa United Arab Emirates.
Ayon kay Admin Cacdac, naglipana ngayon ang mga recruiter na iligal na
nangangalap ng mga domestic worker upang dalhin sa UAE sa kabila ng kakaunti na
ang inaaprubahang kontrata ng Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Abu
Dhabi at Dubai.
Matatandaang nagkaroon ng “unified contract” ang UAE para sa mga kasambahay
na hindi naman sumasang-ayon sa standard contract ng Pilipinas. Naging resulta
nito ang hindi pag-aproba ng ating POLO sa mga kontratang hindi katanggap-tangap
o disbentahe sa ating mga kababayan.
“Noong isang gabi lang, may dalawang kababaihan ang hindi pinasakay ng eroplano
sa Clark International Airport dahil wala silang legal na dokumento na magpapatunay
na sila ay dumaan sa tamang proseso ng pag-alis upang makapagtrabaho sa ibang
bansa,” ayon kay Cacdac.
“Dalawang babae rin ang tinulungan ng ating gobyerno na ma-repatriate mula sa
Abu Dhabi dahil inabuso sila ng kanilang amo. Biktima sila ng illegal recruiter na sila
ay idinaan sa Tawi-Tawi, Sandakan sa Sabah at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia upang
makarating sa Abu Dhabi”, dagdag pa ng administrator.
Minamatyagang mabuti ng mga ahensiyang miyembro ng Inter-Agency Council
Against Trafficking (IACAT) katulad ng POEA, DOJ, Bureau of Immigration, NBI, at
mga international airport authorities ang ganitong modus ng mga illegal recruiter.
Hindi papayagang sumakay ng eroplano ang sinumang aalis upang magtrabaho sa
ibang bansa na walang kaukulang dokumento.
Sa kabila nito, patuloy naman ang pakikipag-usap ng ating pamahalaan sa mga
namumuno sa UAE upang maiayos at maitama ang proseso ng pag-deploy ng mga
kasambahay sa Abu Dhabi at Dubai.
Hinihiling ni Administrator Cacdac sa mga aplikante na i-report agad sa POEA ang
anumang illegal recruitment o human trafficking activity na kanilang naranasan o
nasaksihan.
July 15, 2016
Pinag-iingat ni Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac ang mga gustong magtrabaho
bilang kasambahay sa Dubai o Abu Dhabi sa United Arab Emirates.
Ayon kay Admin Cacdac, naglipana ngayon ang mga recruiter na iligal na
nangangalap ng mga domestic worker upang dalhin sa UAE sa kabila ng kakaunti na
ang inaaprubahang kontrata ng Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa Abu
Dhabi at Dubai.
Matatandaang nagkaroon ng “unified contract” ang UAE para sa mga kasambahay
na hindi naman sumasang-ayon sa standard contract ng Pilipinas. Naging resulta
nito ang hindi pag-aproba ng ating POLO sa mga kontratang hindi katanggap-tangap
o disbentahe sa ating mga kababayan.
“Noong isang gabi lang, may dalawang kababaihan ang hindi pinasakay ng eroplano
sa Clark International Airport dahil wala silang legal na dokumento na magpapatunay
na sila ay dumaan sa tamang proseso ng pag-alis upang makapagtrabaho sa ibang
bansa,” ayon kay Cacdac.
“Dalawang babae rin ang tinulungan ng ating gobyerno na ma-repatriate mula sa
Abu Dhabi dahil inabuso sila ng kanilang amo. Biktima sila ng illegal recruiter na sila
ay idinaan sa Tawi-Tawi, Sandakan sa Sabah at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia upang
makarating sa Abu Dhabi”, dagdag pa ng administrator.
Minamatyagang mabuti ng mga ahensiyang miyembro ng Inter-Agency Council
Against Trafficking (IACAT) katulad ng POEA, DOJ, Bureau of Immigration, NBI, at
mga international airport authorities ang ganitong modus ng mga illegal recruiter.
Hindi papayagang sumakay ng eroplano ang sinumang aalis upang magtrabaho sa
ibang bansa na walang kaukulang dokumento.
Sa kabila nito, patuloy naman ang pakikipag-usap ng ating pamahalaan sa mga
namumuno sa UAE upang maiayos at maitama ang proseso ng pag-deploy ng mga
kasambahay sa Abu Dhabi at Dubai.
Hinihiling ni Administrator Cacdac sa mga aplikante na i-report agad sa POEA ang
anumang illegal recruitment o human trafficking activity na kanilang naranasan o
nasaksihan.
Monday, May 2, 2016
Opisina ng illegal recruiter, isinara ng POEA
Naipasara po ng mga operatiba ng Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA),
kasama ang Quezon City Police District at barangay officials ng Barangay Kamuning, Quezon
City, ang Pointers Career Consultancy. Nahuling nagsasagawa ng illegal recruitment o
recruitment ng walang POEA license ang nasabing Pointers Career Consultancy/Orbit Human
Resources Limited.
Ang modus po ng tauhan ng POINTERS ay recruitment daw ng factory workers, fruitpickers, at
dairy farmers para daw sa Japan at New Zealand. May singil po na P5,000 para daw sa
medical examination, P5,000 registration fee, at P15,000 training fee. Padadaanin ang mga
biktima sa training sa Candelaria, Quezon, at medical exam sa isang clinic. Lahat ng kabayaran
ay tinanggap ng tauhan ng Pointers.
Nabisto rin na ang Pointers ay gumagamit ng ibang pangalan, ang Orbit Human Resources
Limited.
Isang modus para sa mga biktima na nag-apply para maging OFW sa Japan ay ang "all-in
package" sa halaga ng P90,000 at "show money" bank account sa halaga ng P300,000. Papasok
daw muna bilang turista ang biktima, dahil "may sasalo" naman daw na contact ng
Pointers/Orbit sa Japan, na siyang magproproseso daw ng work visa ng mga biktima.
May tatlong empleyado ng POINTERS/ORBIT ang natagpuan na nagproproseso ng dokumento
ng mga biktima, sina Emelda S. De Vera, Velma C. Santos, at Noreen R. Gaspar. Si De Vera ang
operations manager, at si Santos naman ang records officer ng Pointers/Orbit. Si Santos rin ang
nagsagawa ng "orientation" ng mga biktima sa surveillance operations ng POEA noong Marso
2016. Itinanggi nina De Vera at Santos ang anumang partisipasyon sa illegal recruitment, at
itinuro naman si Maria Corazon I. Paragas, ang President ng Pointers/Orbit, na nag-utos sa
kanila na magkalap ng mga aplikante para sa training at medical exam.
Samantala, hinahanap naman ng POEA ang tatlong tauhan ng Pointers/Orbit na sina Mario
Eliton C. Buquel, May L. Alberto, at Lyn Alcala, na nag-conduct ng "orientation" sa mga biktima
noong surveillance operations ng POEA noong Pebrero 2016.
Kakasuhan ng illegal recruitment sa Department of Justice sina De Vera, Santos, Gaspar, Buquel,
Alberto, Alcala, at Paragas.
Maging matalino, huwag magpaloko!
kasama ang Quezon City Police District at barangay officials ng Barangay Kamuning, Quezon
City, ang Pointers Career Consultancy. Nahuling nagsasagawa ng illegal recruitment o
recruitment ng walang POEA license ang nasabing Pointers Career Consultancy/Orbit Human
Resources Limited.
Ang modus po ng tauhan ng POINTERS ay recruitment daw ng factory workers, fruitpickers, at
dairy farmers para daw sa Japan at New Zealand. May singil po na P5,000 para daw sa
medical examination, P5,000 registration fee, at P15,000 training fee. Padadaanin ang mga
biktima sa training sa Candelaria, Quezon, at medical exam sa isang clinic. Lahat ng kabayaran
ay tinanggap ng tauhan ng Pointers.
Nabisto rin na ang Pointers ay gumagamit ng ibang pangalan, ang Orbit Human Resources
Limited.
Isang modus para sa mga biktima na nag-apply para maging OFW sa Japan ay ang "all-in
package" sa halaga ng P90,000 at "show money" bank account sa halaga ng P300,000. Papasok
daw muna bilang turista ang biktima, dahil "may sasalo" naman daw na contact ng
Pointers/Orbit sa Japan, na siyang magproproseso daw ng work visa ng mga biktima.
May tatlong empleyado ng POINTERS/ORBIT ang natagpuan na nagproproseso ng dokumento
ng mga biktima, sina Emelda S. De Vera, Velma C. Santos, at Noreen R. Gaspar. Si De Vera ang
operations manager, at si Santos naman ang records officer ng Pointers/Orbit. Si Santos rin ang
nagsagawa ng "orientation" ng mga biktima sa surveillance operations ng POEA noong Marso
2016. Itinanggi nina De Vera at Santos ang anumang partisipasyon sa illegal recruitment, at
itinuro naman si Maria Corazon I. Paragas, ang President ng Pointers/Orbit, na nag-utos sa
kanila na magkalap ng mga aplikante para sa training at medical exam.
Samantala, hinahanap naman ng POEA ang tatlong tauhan ng Pointers/Orbit na sina Mario
Eliton C. Buquel, May L. Alberto, at Lyn Alcala, na nag-conduct ng "orientation" sa mga biktima
noong surveillance operations ng POEA noong Pebrero 2016.
Kakasuhan ng illegal recruitment sa Department of Justice sina De Vera, Santos, Gaspar, Buquel,
Alberto, Alcala, at Paragas.
Maging matalino, huwag magpaloko!
POEA issues warning on fake UK jobs
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration advised job applicants
anew to be wary of job vacancies posted in the internet as advertisements
enticing Filipino workers to apply for non-existent jobs in the United Kingdom are
now circulating in the social media.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the ads show signs of a scam and should
be ignored by job seekers.
In one Facebook account, the scammer used the name of a Philippine licensed
recruitment agency to solicit applicants for jobs as factory workers, drivers,
gardeners, cleaners, caregivers, nannies and private nurses for UK. Upon
verification with the POEA’s database, however, the agency’s job orders from UK
were only for nurses and mostly for National Health Services (NHS) hospitals,
Cacdac said.
Cacdac said that as a general rule, given the strict migration policy of the United
Kingdom, household jobs are not allowed to be recruited from non-European
Economic Area (EEA) countries. The Philippines is not part of the European
Economic Area.
“The Facebook advertisement is fraudulent because it promises overseas jobs
through direct hiring, no placement fee, and a monthly salary as high as
Php200,000, which are too good to be true,” said Cacdac.
Cacdac said internet-based scammers have been using the name of legitimate
employers and licensed agencies to attract unsuspecting victims
He advised applicants to always verify with the POEA the authenticity of
published employment ads found in the social media. /END
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anew to be wary of job vacancies posted in the internet as advertisements
enticing Filipino workers to apply for non-existent jobs in the United Kingdom are
now circulating in the social media.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the ads show signs of a scam and should
be ignored by job seekers.
In one Facebook account, the scammer used the name of a Philippine licensed
recruitment agency to solicit applicants for jobs as factory workers, drivers,
gardeners, cleaners, caregivers, nannies and private nurses for UK. Upon
verification with the POEA’s database, however, the agency’s job orders from UK
were only for nurses and mostly for National Health Services (NHS) hospitals,
Cacdac said.
Cacdac said that as a general rule, given the strict migration policy of the United
Kingdom, household jobs are not allowed to be recruited from non-European
Economic Area (EEA) countries. The Philippines is not part of the European
Economic Area.
“The Facebook advertisement is fraudulent because it promises overseas jobs
through direct hiring, no placement fee, and a monthly salary as high as
Php200,000, which are too good to be true,” said Cacdac.
Cacdac said internet-based scammers have been using the name of legitimate
employers and licensed agencies to attract unsuspecting victims
He advised applicants to always verify with the POEA the authenticity of
published employment ads found in the social media. /END
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Tuesday, April 5, 2016
POEA padlocks offices of two unlicensed manpower agencies
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), with the assistance of the
Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) shut down
two offices allegedly used in illegal recruitment activities.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac ordered the closure of Groselex Manpower Services located
at 2920 Taft Avenue corner EDSA, Pasay City and Rovejane Manpower Services with office
address at 3rd Floor, Gisselle Park Plaza, EDSA corner Taft Avenue, Pasay City after
confirmation that they have been illegally operating as recruitment agents and referring their
recruits to training centers and licensed recruitment agencies.
“The acts of offering a job, interview, or referral for overseas work by any person or entity
without proper license from the POEA is considered illegal recruitment even if there is a
licensed recruiter at the process,” he said.
Cacdac said the operatives caught the employees of Groselex in the act of illegal recruitment
and locked down its office of which was hidden in a cell phone accessory shop cum variety
store. The employees admitted that they were recruiting quality inspectors, civil inspectors,
equipment inspector training officers allegedly for Kuwait, Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates,
Qatar, and Bahrain; entertainers to Japan; factory workers for Taiwan and Korea; and domestic
workers for Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Groselex charges its applicants Php500.00 as “initializing fee”, an undisclosed amount for
training fee, and a month’s worth of salary to be paid by salary deduction as placement fee.
Cacdac said Rovejane Manpower Services was found operating in the guise of a local
employment agency but recruits fruit pickers for Japan; factory workers for Taiwan; and
domestic workers for the Middle East, Singapore, and Thailand. The agency collects P500
"initializing fee" from applicants and refers them to a training center in Cavite. The officers
arrested a certain Phing Pumaraya who was present during the raid.
POEA will initiate filing of illegal recruitment and estafa cases against Pumaraya and the staff of
Groselex identified as Nancy A. Arcasa Nengasa alias Mahinay Villafuerte, Ma. Christina
Mendioro Isar, and Danilo Gucela Binger, and administrative cases against the licensed
agencies found in connivance with Groselex. /
POEA NEWS RELEASE
March 23, 2016
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Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) shut down
two offices allegedly used in illegal recruitment activities.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac ordered the closure of Groselex Manpower Services located
at 2920 Taft Avenue corner EDSA, Pasay City and Rovejane Manpower Services with office
address at 3rd Floor, Gisselle Park Plaza, EDSA corner Taft Avenue, Pasay City after
confirmation that they have been illegally operating as recruitment agents and referring their
recruits to training centers and licensed recruitment agencies.
“The acts of offering a job, interview, or referral for overseas work by any person or entity
without proper license from the POEA is considered illegal recruitment even if there is a
licensed recruiter at the process,” he said.
Cacdac said the operatives caught the employees of Groselex in the act of illegal recruitment
and locked down its office of which was hidden in a cell phone accessory shop cum variety
store. The employees admitted that they were recruiting quality inspectors, civil inspectors,
equipment inspector training officers allegedly for Kuwait, Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates,
Qatar, and Bahrain; entertainers to Japan; factory workers for Taiwan and Korea; and domestic
workers for Malaysia, Hong Kong, and Singapore.
Groselex charges its applicants Php500.00 as “initializing fee”, an undisclosed amount for
training fee, and a month’s worth of salary to be paid by salary deduction as placement fee.
Cacdac said Rovejane Manpower Services was found operating in the guise of a local
employment agency but recruits fruit pickers for Japan; factory workers for Taiwan; and
domestic workers for the Middle East, Singapore, and Thailand. The agency collects P500
"initializing fee" from applicants and refers them to a training center in Cavite. The officers
arrested a certain Phing Pumaraya who was present during the raid.
POEA will initiate filing of illegal recruitment and estafa cases against Pumaraya and the staff of
Groselex identified as Nancy A. Arcasa Nengasa alias Mahinay Villafuerte, Ma. Christina
Mendioro Isar, and Danilo Gucela Binger, and administrative cases against the licensed
agencies found in connivance with Groselex. /
POEA NEWS RELEASE
March 23, 2016
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Applicants beware: The Marriott Hotel job scam is back
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration warns job applicants on the
reappearance of the Marriott Hotel employment scam.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said a new email doing the rounds, is offering
employment with Marriott Hotel in the United Kingdom to unsuspecting job seekers.
Cacdac said the “Marriott” scammers are also using the social media, prowling for
victims.
Cacdac said that in a Facebook post, the scammer promised employment in Marriott
Hotel Canada in diverse positions such as stewards, nurses, technicians, fashion
designers, comedians and entertainers, models, actors, dancers, medical doctor,
artisans, mechanics, waiter, waitress and other hotel job category.
The Administrator said scammers use legitimate company names, such as Marriott, to
make false offers of employment but telltale signs of it being a scam can be easily
detected.
He said big companies such as Marriott Hotels have a dedicated job vacancy page and
rarely use e-mail and social media to advertise for its job openings.
Marriott Hotel do not use free e-mail service providers such as yahoo.com, gmail.com,
hotmail.com, live.com, etc. Scammers request applicants to send application, resume,
and other documents to a fraudulent e-mail address.
Swindlers ask victims to transfer money directly to a bank account or through a money
remittance company as payment for processing, immigration and visa fees.
Legitimate companies do not require payment of fees in order to be considered for
employment.
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March 28, 2016
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reappearance of the Marriott Hotel employment scam.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said a new email doing the rounds, is offering
employment with Marriott Hotel in the United Kingdom to unsuspecting job seekers.
Cacdac said the “Marriott” scammers are also using the social media, prowling for
victims.
Cacdac said that in a Facebook post, the scammer promised employment in Marriott
Hotel Canada in diverse positions such as stewards, nurses, technicians, fashion
designers, comedians and entertainers, models, actors, dancers, medical doctor,
artisans, mechanics, waiter, waitress and other hotel job category.
The Administrator said scammers use legitimate company names, such as Marriott, to
make false offers of employment but telltale signs of it being a scam can be easily
detected.
He said big companies such as Marriott Hotels have a dedicated job vacancy page and
rarely use e-mail and social media to advertise for its job openings.
Marriott Hotel do not use free e-mail service providers such as yahoo.com, gmail.com,
hotmail.com, live.com, etc. Scammers request applicants to send application, resume,
and other documents to a fraudulent e-mail address.
Swindlers ask victims to transfer money directly to a bank account or through a money
remittance company as payment for processing, immigration and visa fees.
Legitimate companies do not require payment of fees in order to be considered for
employment.
POEA NEWS RELEASE
March 28, 2016
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Saturday, February 27, 2016
POEA Governing Board allows licensed agencies to recruit Filipino nurses for Germany free of placement fee charges
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz yesterday announced that the
Governing Board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration which she chairs has
issued last a resolution, GB Resolution No. 4, Series of 2016, allowing the participation of private
recruitment agencies in the recruitment, deployment, and employment of Filipino nurses to
Germany.
“The resolution now paves the way for the immediate hiring and deployment of nurses to
Germany outside of the Triple Win Project,” said Baldoz, who explained that the high demand
for professional nurses in one of Europe’s largest and most stable economies made the issuance
necessary.
“We will allow the hiring and deployment of Filipino nurses to Germany outside of the Triple Win
Project. However, licensed private recruiters cannot collect any placement fee from
applicants,” Baldoz said.
Apart from Secretary Baldoz, Governing Board members who signed the resolution were Hans
Leo J. Cacdac, POEA Administrator and Vice-Chairman; Milagros Isabel A. Cristobal, Women
Sector Representative; Alexander E. Asuncion, Land-based Sector Representative; Felix M. Oca,
Sea-Based Sector Representative; and Estrelita S. Hizon, Private Sector Representative.
Under the Triple Win Project and as outlined in the Philippines-Germany labor agreement signed
on 19 March 2013, job placement of Filipino health professionals in Germany, particularly
nurses, may only be carried out by the POEA’s in-house placement facility and the Federal
Employment Agency (BA) through the International Placement Services (ZAV).
On July 2013, however, the government of the Federal Republic of Germany passed an
employment ordinance allowing “the immigration of recognized occupations, including nurses
among others, into the German labor market, under the so-called ‘White List’ of the German
Employment Regulation, through the private sector.”
The Secretary said the recruitment and placement of Filipino nurses to Germany by PRAs shall
be in accordance with existing rules and regulations of the POEA.
She also urged owners of licensed recruitment agencies to adhere to the framework of a
transparent, fair, and ethical recruitment and employment of the nurses for their protection and
welfare.
Under GB Resolution No. 4, Series of 2016, the PRA shall not collect placement fees from
applicants, but they are allowed to charge service fees from the employers. Other fees to be
paid by the employer are for Preparatory German Language, visa, POEA processing fee, OWWA
contribution, and airfare. Recruitment agencies are required to pay for the nurse’s compulsory
insurance coverage. Applicants have to pay for their passport, medical tests, government
clearances and membership with Philhealth and Pag-IBIG.
News Release
February 10, 2016
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015
No jobs for tourists in China
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration yesterday warned job seekers, particularly Filipino domestic helpers in Hong Kong and Macau, to be cautious of recruiters who promise jobs in China using tourist or business visas.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the Department of Foreign Affairs has reported the increasing number of undocumented Filipino workers in China, most of them domestic workers who transferred to the Mainland after finishing their employment contracts in the two administrative regions.
Cacdac said foreign nationals cannot work legally as household service workers in China, as the country has not relaxed its immigration policy with regard to unskilled labor including nannies, caregivers, and household helpers.
“Most importantly, business and tourist visas cannot be converted to work visa, which is required of foreign workers before they can work legally in China,” Cacdac said.
Cacdac also warned teachers regarding offers of employment found in the internet supposedly for English language teaching positions in China.
“Some Filipino teachers were able to work in China but most of them were eventually deported because they were not given work visas by the Chinese government,” Cacdac said. /POEA News 8 September 2015
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Information and Education Division
Philippine Overseas Employment Adminidtration
EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue
Mndaluyong City
Telephone No.: 722-11-83
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the Department of Foreign Affairs has reported the increasing number of undocumented Filipino workers in China, most of them domestic workers who transferred to the Mainland after finishing their employment contracts in the two administrative regions.
Cacdac said foreign nationals cannot work legally as household service workers in China, as the country has not relaxed its immigration policy with regard to unskilled labor including nannies, caregivers, and household helpers.
“Most importantly, business and tourist visas cannot be converted to work visa, which is required of foreign workers before they can work legally in China,” Cacdac said.
Cacdac also warned teachers regarding offers of employment found in the internet supposedly for English language teaching positions in China.
“Some Filipino teachers were able to work in China but most of them were eventually deported because they were not given work visas by the Chinese government,” Cacdac said. /POEA News 8 September 2015
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Information and Education Division
Philippine Overseas Employment Adminidtration
EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue
Mndaluyong City
Telephone No.: 722-11-83
Monday, September 7, 2015
POEA warns OFWs on "third-country recruitment"
27 August 2015
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac yesterday advised Filipino workers who are presently employed overseas to be more careful about accepting offers of employment in another country.
Cacdac said his office has received a report from the Philippine Embassy in Turkey on the case of a household worker who is now jobless in Ankara, after leaving her previous employer in Hong Kong.
In her written statement, the household worker said she was recruited by a recruitment agency in Hong Kong, whose owner promised her a better job in Turkey. She was charged HK$19,000 for the supposed new job.
She arrived in Turkey on May 2015 and was employed for a while but was terminated after 45 days. She is currently looking for a new employer who will be able to give her work permit.
According to the household worker, the recruitment agency has an office in Ankara and started sending Filipino workers from Hong Kong to Turkey in November 2014. Applicants are made to pay US$3,000 each as placement fee.
Cacdac said third-country recruitment is illegal because the recruiter and the employer have no license or authority from the POEA. "And most probably, the conditions of employment are not what one had in mind; worse, the offered job is non-existent," Cacdac said. - POEA News
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac yesterday advised Filipino workers who are presently employed overseas to be more careful about accepting offers of employment in another country.
Cacdac said his office has received a report from the Philippine Embassy in Turkey on the case of a household worker who is now jobless in Ankara, after leaving her previous employer in Hong Kong.
In her written statement, the household worker said she was recruited by a recruitment agency in Hong Kong, whose owner promised her a better job in Turkey. She was charged HK$19,000 for the supposed new job.
She arrived in Turkey on May 2015 and was employed for a while but was terminated after 45 days. She is currently looking for a new employer who will be able to give her work permit.
According to the household worker, the recruitment agency has an office in Ankara and started sending Filipino workers from Hong Kong to Turkey in November 2014. Applicants are made to pay US$3,000 each as placement fee.
Cacdac said third-country recruitment is illegal because the recruiter and the employer have no license or authority from the POEA. "And most probably, the conditions of employment are not what one had in mind; worse, the offered job is non-existent," Cacdac said. - POEA News
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
POEA to OFWs: Do not leave as tourists
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration yesterday warned Filipinos who wish to work abroad on the modus operandi of unscrupulous illegal recruiters enticing workers, especially household service workers (HSWs), to procure and use visit or tourist visa in order to secure overseas employment.
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said Filipinos wanting overseas jobs should make sure they have approved and appropriate work permit or work visa before they leave the country. They should not accept job offers if they are to leave using tourist visa even with the assurance from the recruiters that they will find employment for them upon arrival in the country of destination.
“Foreign workers without proper employment documents cannot work legally in any country and are constant target of crackdowns. They are also more prone to exploitation by employers,” Cacdac said.
The POEA administrator cited Dubai as one of the favorite destinations of Filipino “tourists” wanting to find work overseas with the proliferation of advertisements in the social media offering plane tickets bundled with a 30-day visit visa at very low rates.
“Unfortunately, it is not easy to find work in Dubai. Holding a visit visa which will expire in a month, the worker could be pressured to agree to a substandard employment contract and submit to physical and emotional abuse just to have a work visa,” Cacdac said.
Cacdac also said OFWs should not be easily swayed by illegal recruiters and traffickers who promise immediate deployment to Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and other Asean countries where visit visa is not prior requirement from citizens of its members.
“The legal way is to obtain an employment contract and employment visa or work permit and submit them to the POEA for processing and issuance of exit clearance,” Cacdac added.
He also reminded workers of the strict procedure being implemented by the Bureau of Immigration in screening Filipinos leaving as tourist. A traveler found to be misrepresenting the purpose of the foreign trip will not be allowed to board the plane. - POEA News Release March 11, 2015
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said Filipinos wanting overseas jobs should make sure they have approved and appropriate work permit or work visa before they leave the country. They should not accept job offers if they are to leave using tourist visa even with the assurance from the recruiters that they will find employment for them upon arrival in the country of destination.
“Foreign workers without proper employment documents cannot work legally in any country and are constant target of crackdowns. They are also more prone to exploitation by employers,” Cacdac said.
The POEA administrator cited Dubai as one of the favorite destinations of Filipino “tourists” wanting to find work overseas with the proliferation of advertisements in the social media offering plane tickets bundled with a 30-day visit visa at very low rates.
“Unfortunately, it is not easy to find work in Dubai. Holding a visit visa which will expire in a month, the worker could be pressured to agree to a substandard employment contract and submit to physical and emotional abuse just to have a work visa,” Cacdac said.
Cacdac also said OFWs should not be easily swayed by illegal recruiters and traffickers who promise immediate deployment to Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and other Asean countries where visit visa is not prior requirement from citizens of its members.
“The legal way is to obtain an employment contract and employment visa or work permit and submit them to the POEA for processing and issuance of exit clearance,” Cacdac added.
He also reminded workers of the strict procedure being implemented by the Bureau of Immigration in screening Filipinos leaving as tourist. A traveler found to be misrepresenting the purpose of the foreign trip will not be allowed to board the plane. - POEA News Release March 11, 2015
Illegal recruiters Ayoneil Travel and Tours, target applicants for jobs in more popular countries
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac yesterday advised job applicants to be wary of illegal recruiters and scammers who offer employment in countries with publicized job opportunities like Qatar, Japan, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand.
“Filipino workers should not be easily blinded by reported thousands of job vacancies in these developed countries which swindlers exploit to collect enormous fees from their victims,” Cacdac said.
He said most of the reported job vacancies in the said countries are still prospects until concrete job orders from employers reaches the POEA. However, existing job orders are available at poea.gov.ph.
Cacdac said one destination which has become popular to both illegal recruiters and applicants is New Zealand. The country was reported to be in need of construction workers, seasonal fruit pickers, and dairy farm workers.
“Just recently, we have closed down a travel agency for offering visa assistance to applicants wanting to work in a dairy farm in New Zealand,” Cacdac said.
“With the support of the local government of Solano and the Provincial Office of the Department of Labor and Employment, a quick action team led by POEA Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch padlocked the office of Ayoneil Travel and Tours, located at Aquino National Highway, Poblacion South, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya.
Cacdac said the travel agency even provided its applicants referral letters to an animal farm and training center in Bulacan and charged fees up to Php400,000.00 per victim.
Ayoneil Travel and Tours, which has no license to recruit overseas Filipino workers, is reportedly owned by a couple named Mercy and Bernard Flores - POEA News Release March 13, 2015
“Filipino workers should not be easily blinded by reported thousands of job vacancies in these developed countries which swindlers exploit to collect enormous fees from their victims,” Cacdac said.
He said most of the reported job vacancies in the said countries are still prospects until concrete job orders from employers reaches the POEA. However, existing job orders are available at poea.gov.ph.
Cacdac said one destination which has become popular to both illegal recruiters and applicants is New Zealand. The country was reported to be in need of construction workers, seasonal fruit pickers, and dairy farm workers.
“Just recently, we have closed down a travel agency for offering visa assistance to applicants wanting to work in a dairy farm in New Zealand,” Cacdac said.
“With the support of the local government of Solano and the Provincial Office of the Department of Labor and Employment, a quick action team led by POEA Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch padlocked the office of Ayoneil Travel and Tours, located at Aquino National Highway, Poblacion South, Solano, Nueva Vizcaya.
Cacdac said the travel agency even provided its applicants referral letters to an animal farm and training center in Bulacan and charged fees up to Php400,000.00 per victim.
Ayoneil Travel and Tours, which has no license to recruit overseas Filipino workers, is reportedly owned by a couple named Mercy and Bernard Flores - POEA News Release March 13, 2015
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Recruiters of domestic workers are required to have Facebook accounts
POEA Memorandum Circular No. 1, series of 2015: Recruiters of domestic workers are required to have Facebook accounts for the following purposes: (1) Communication platform for deployed domestic workers; (2) Dispute prevention; (3) Endorsement of complaints; and (4) Submission of reports to the POEA.
No Facebook account, no POEA processing of recruited domestic workers.
The Memorandum Circular takes effect on 13 March 2015. -POEA
POEA suspends Raysa International Smart Employment Services agency for misleading hotel workers to perform household work
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac has ordered the preventive suspension of Raysa International Smart Employment Services which was found to have been recruiting and deploying hotel employees that eventually end up working as household service workers (HSW).
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz has previously warned licensed recruitment that the government will not take lightly, but act swiftly, on cases of abuse and violation of rights of overseas Filipino workers, particularly the household service workers.
Cacdac said the POEA motu propio filed various recruitment violation cases against Raysa International after receiving a report from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Jeddah about the letter from Al Jahora Al Raqia Hotel in Saudi Arabia, complaining that the agency illegally deployed Filipino workers under the name of the said hotel. The recruitment violations included misrepresentation, falsification, unauthorized recruitment activity, and deploying workers to principals not accredited by the POEA.
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Jeddah reported that Saudi Police authorities has called its attention regarding a female OFW who was found wandering in Tabuk City. The POLO discovered that the worker was deployed by Raysa International to work as laundry girl at Al Jahora Al Raqia Hotel. The manager of the hotel, however, denied recruiting the OFW and said it only engaged the services of Raysa International for the recruitment of three male Filipino workers and have not issued visas for female workers to the agency.
Cacdac said the worker testified that she applied with Raysa International in Cotabato City and was provided a birth certificate and money for processing of her passport. She stayed in a room in Las Pinas City with other recruits while waiting for her travel documents.
The worker alleged that when she arrived in Riyadh, she was made to stay in a big house with other female workers of different nationalities. After four days of waiting to be brought to the hotel, an Arab couple fetched her and they travelled by bus to Jeddah where she worked for a family as domestic helper. Her employer released her to the Saudi broker after 10 days because she does not speak nor understand the Arabic language.
She worked for another household in Tabuk City, but left after four months when the employer maltreated her and the employer’s son stole SR3000 from her.
Cacdac said Raysa International Smart Employment Services cannot engage in the recruitment and deployment of Filipino workers overseas while under preventive suspension. - POEA
Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz has previously warned licensed recruitment that the government will not take lightly, but act swiftly, on cases of abuse and violation of rights of overseas Filipino workers, particularly the household service workers.
Cacdac said the POEA motu propio filed various recruitment violation cases against Raysa International after receiving a report from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Jeddah about the letter from Al Jahora Al Raqia Hotel in Saudi Arabia, complaining that the agency illegally deployed Filipino workers under the name of the said hotel. The recruitment violations included misrepresentation, falsification, unauthorized recruitment activity, and deploying workers to principals not accredited by the POEA.
The Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Jeddah reported that Saudi Police authorities has called its attention regarding a female OFW who was found wandering in Tabuk City. The POLO discovered that the worker was deployed by Raysa International to work as laundry girl at Al Jahora Al Raqia Hotel. The manager of the hotel, however, denied recruiting the OFW and said it only engaged the services of Raysa International for the recruitment of three male Filipino workers and have not issued visas for female workers to the agency.
Cacdac said the worker testified that she applied with Raysa International in Cotabato City and was provided a birth certificate and money for processing of her passport. She stayed in a room in Las Pinas City with other recruits while waiting for her travel documents.
The worker alleged that when she arrived in Riyadh, she was made to stay in a big house with other female workers of different nationalities. After four days of waiting to be brought to the hotel, an Arab couple fetched her and they travelled by bus to Jeddah where she worked for a family as domestic helper. Her employer released her to the Saudi broker after 10 days because she does not speak nor understand the Arabic language.
She worked for another household in Tabuk City, but left after four months when the employer maltreated her and the employer’s son stole SR3000 from her.
Cacdac said Raysa International Smart Employment Services cannot engage in the recruitment and deployment of Filipino workers overseas while under preventive suspension. - POEA
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
POEA cancels license of Non-Stop Overseas Employment Corporation, repeat offender for double visa scheme and falsification
Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac has ordered the cancellation of the license of Non-Stop Overseas Employment Corporation for submitting two different visas and after committing three counts of violation of the POEA regulation on misrepresentation.
Cacdac said Non-Stop had requested for processing of a worker bound for Qatar with a visa as General Cleaner but after verification was found to be in the category of a Secretary.
Non-Stop claimed that the real job order for the worker was for the position of secretary and it mistakenly submitted the visa for general cleaner. The agency tried to correct the supposed error and submitted a visa for a secretary.
Upon further scrutiny, however, the POEA found out that except for the position titles, the two visas have the same issuance and validity dates, visa number, visa type, duration of residence, and other markings.
Cacdac said Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz has instructed the POEA to prioritize resolution of recruitment violation cases involving household service workers (HSWs) and other low-salaried overseas Filipino workers.
Section 2 (e) of Rule I, Part VI of the 2002 POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Land-based Overseas Workers prohibits licensed recruitment agencies from engaging in acts of misrepresentation in connection with recruitment and placement of workers such as furnishing or publishing any false notice, information or document in relation to recruitment or employment of an OFW.
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Cacdac said Non-Stop had requested for processing of a worker bound for Qatar with a visa as General Cleaner but after verification was found to be in the category of a Secretary.
Non-Stop claimed that the real job order for the worker was for the position of secretary and it mistakenly submitted the visa for general cleaner. The agency tried to correct the supposed error and submitted a visa for a secretary.
Upon further scrutiny, however, the POEA found out that except for the position titles, the two visas have the same issuance and validity dates, visa number, visa type, duration of residence, and other markings.
Cacdac said Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz has instructed the POEA to prioritize resolution of recruitment violation cases involving household service workers (HSWs) and other low-salaried overseas Filipino workers.
Section 2 (e) of Rule I, Part VI of the 2002 POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Land-based Overseas Workers prohibits licensed recruitment agencies from engaging in acts of misrepresentation in connection with recruitment and placement of workers such as furnishing or publishing any false notice, information or document in relation to recruitment or employment of an OFW.
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Friday, September 12, 2014
POEA preventively suspends recruiter of construction workers for New Zealand
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has temporarily shut down the operation of a recruitment agency for its alleged violations in deploying eight overseas Filipino workers (OFW) in New Zealand.
POEA administrator Hans Cacdac has issued a preventive suspension order against Sacred Heart International Services, Inc. after it received a complaint from a group of Filipino construction workers in New Zealand for illegal exaction of placement fee.
“The order of preventive suspension issued against Sacred Heart International shall bar the agency from deploying overseas Filipino workers,” Cacdac said in a statement.
Cacdac said the suspension order will take effect until POEA concludes its investigation.
He said the probe will also cover Sacred Heart’s foreign counterpart placement agency, Business Immigration, and the employer of the affected workers in New Zealand, Valiant Homes Limited.
“Business Immigration and Valiant Homes, Inc. meanwhile cannot hire OFWs from the Philippines until further ordered by the POEA,” Cacdac said.
In the complaint letter, which was endorsed by the Philippine Embassy in New Zealand, the affected workers claimed Sacred Heart charged them each P330,000, but it only issued them receipts for P120,000.
They also claimed the agency referred them to lending companies, which charged them with high interest rates, which amounted to half a million pesos.
POEA administrator Hans Cacdac has issued a preventive suspension order against Sacred Heart International Services, Inc. after it received a complaint from a group of Filipino construction workers in New Zealand for illegal exaction of placement fee.
“The order of preventive suspension issued against Sacred Heart International shall bar the agency from deploying overseas Filipino workers,” Cacdac said in a statement.
Cacdac said the suspension order will take effect until POEA concludes its investigation.
He said the probe will also cover Sacred Heart’s foreign counterpart placement agency, Business Immigration, and the employer of the affected workers in New Zealand, Valiant Homes Limited.
“Business Immigration and Valiant Homes, Inc. meanwhile cannot hire OFWs from the Philippines until further ordered by the POEA,” Cacdac said.
In the complaint letter, which was endorsed by the Philippine Embassy in New Zealand, the affected workers claimed Sacred Heart charged them each P330,000, but it only issued them receipts for P120,000.
They also claimed the agency referred them to lending companies, which charged them with high interest rates, which amounted to half a million pesos.
Immigration consultants cannot recruit OFWs
The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration cautioned job applicants anew to avoid engaging the services of self-styled immigration consultants, if their real intention is to get employed in another country.
Deputy Administrator Amuerfina R. Reyes issued the warning as the POEA closed down the office of First World Migration with office address at DRT Highway, Baliuag, Bulacan which was found to have been engaged in the recruitment of OFWs without the proper authorization or license from the government.
POEA Memorandum Circular No. 10, series of 2003 dictates that immigration consultancy agencies and similar entities which are based locally, are required to obtain a license in accordance with the guidelines as provided for in Part II, Rule I, secs. 1 and 2 and Rule 2, secs. 1 to 5 of the 2002 POEA Rules and Regulations, before they may engage in recruitment and placement activities, regardless of the visa under which deployment shall be made eventually.
Reyes said an immigration consultancy firm if found illegally recruiting overseas Filipino workers would be closed down, and its owners and employees prosecuted.
The closure of First World Migration, owned by a certain Bernadette Angeles, came after a concerned citizen reported to the POEA its alleged illegal recruitment activities. The tipster also said it has a Facebook account that it uses in enlisting applicants.
In a surveillance and investigation operation, the POEA Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch has confirmed the existence of such Facebook account and the immigration consultant’s illegal recruitment activities. A POEA operative posed as a job applicant for a fruit picker position in New Zealand and was charged Php4,900 for processing fee and Php50,000 to Php60,000 as placement fee.
Reyes called on applicants of First World Migration, especially those who have already paid processing and placement fees to testify against Bernadette Angeles and her secretary, Julia A. Umali a.k.a. Julia Angeles, for the proper filing of illegal recruitment cases against the two.
POEA Memorandum Circular No. 10, series of 2003 dictates that immigration consultancy agencies and similar entities which are based locally, are required to obtain a license in accordance with the guidelines as provided for in Part II, Rule I, secs. 1 and 2 and Rule 2, secs. 1 to 5 of the 2002 POEA Rules and Regulations, before they may engage in recruitment and placement activities, regardless of the visa under which deployment shall be made eventually.
Reyes said an immigration consultancy firm if found illegally recruiting overseas Filipino workers would be closed down, and its owners and employees prosecuted.
Deputy Administrator Amuerfina R. Reyes issued the warning as the POEA closed down the office of First World Migration with office address at DRT Highway, Baliuag, Bulacan which was found to have been engaged in the recruitment of OFWs without the proper authorization or license from the government.
POEA Memorandum Circular No. 10, series of 2003 dictates that immigration consultancy agencies and similar entities which are based locally, are required to obtain a license in accordance with the guidelines as provided for in Part II, Rule I, secs. 1 and 2 and Rule 2, secs. 1 to 5 of the 2002 POEA Rules and Regulations, before they may engage in recruitment and placement activities, regardless of the visa under which deployment shall be made eventually.
Reyes said an immigration consultancy firm if found illegally recruiting overseas Filipino workers would be closed down, and its owners and employees prosecuted.
The closure of First World Migration, owned by a certain Bernadette Angeles, came after a concerned citizen reported to the POEA its alleged illegal recruitment activities. The tipster also said it has a Facebook account that it uses in enlisting applicants.
In a surveillance and investigation operation, the POEA Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch has confirmed the existence of such Facebook account and the immigration consultant’s illegal recruitment activities. A POEA operative posed as a job applicant for a fruit picker position in New Zealand and was charged Php4,900 for processing fee and Php50,000 to Php60,000 as placement fee.
Reyes called on applicants of First World Migration, especially those who have already paid processing and placement fees to testify against Bernadette Angeles and her secretary, Julia A. Umali a.k.a. Julia Angeles, for the proper filing of illegal recruitment cases against the two.
POEA Memorandum Circular No. 10, series of 2003 dictates that immigration consultancy agencies and similar entities which are based locally, are required to obtain a license in accordance with the guidelines as provided for in Part II, Rule I, secs. 1 and 2 and Rule 2, secs. 1 to 5 of the 2002 POEA Rules and Regulations, before they may engage in recruitment and placement activities, regardless of the visa under which deployment shall be made eventually.
Reyes said an immigration consultancy firm if found illegally recruiting overseas Filipino workers would be closed down, and its owners and employees prosecuted.
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