Court sentences illegal recruiter to up to 10 years in prison – POEA

A recruiter has been sentenced to from seven to ten years in prison by a Pangasinan court for illegal recruitment, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration head Hans Leo Cacdac announced on Friday.

According to a post on the POEA's Facebook page, convicted illegal recruiter Gloria Gaspar must also pay a fine of P300,000 and pay her victim Jocelyn Estioco P7,200 with 12 percent interest per annum and the equivalent of 16,800 dirhams (around P202,410) for 21 months of unpaid wages.

Estioco was looking for work as a cook when Gaspar's cousin, Nancy, introduced her to the recruiter. Upon meeting, Gaspar asked Estioco to submit her passport and biodata before sending her to Manila to meet her contact Juliet twice.

11 Recruitment firms delisted for failure to comply with POEA requirements

The government has delisted 11 recruitment firms for their failure to comply with the requirements set by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

According to POEA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac, the agencies are:

Summit Placement and Resources Transfer Corp.;
BLT Global Manpower Services Inc.;
Amirah Umaimah Human Resources Inc.;
Human Resources Overseas Employment Agency Inc.;
A & S Manpower Resources Inc.;
Global Hospitality Placement Agency Philippines Corp.
ETT Innovative Manpower Solutions Inc.
Transnational Resources Inc.
IDC Manpower Services Inc.
Kookies International Recruitment Agency Inc.
FMR-1990 Staffing Services Inc.

POEA cancels license of 2 recruitment agencies

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) ordered last week the cancellation of the licenses of two recruitment agencies for excessive collection of placement fees in violation of the POEA rules and regulations.

Viveca Codamon Catalig, Officer-in-Charge of the POEA named the agencies as Lucky International Placement Services Inc. and Tai-Fil Manpower Services Inc.

The complainant in the case of Lucky International claimed that she was charged PhP101,000.00 for her job as caretaker in Taiwan.

POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 6, issued in 2006, however, strictly prohibits Philippine recruitment agencies from collecting any placement fee from applicants for household service worker positions, including caregivers.