Tag: illegal recruiters

Immigration bureau reiterates warning vs illegal recruiters

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration reiterated its warning against illegal recruiters following reports of victims being intercepted at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. In a statement, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said those planning to work abroad should always double-check the licenses and accreditations of recruitment agencies. Morente made the statement after two passengers who passed themselves off as tourists were prevented from leaving the country at Terminal 3. According to Morente, the passengers […]

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NUPL to seek Supreme Court help following CA decision in Mary Jane Veloso case

(Eagle News) — The National Union of People’s Lawyers said on Friday, June 8,  that it would seek the help of the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeals upheld its earlier decision to disallow Mary Jane Veloso, who is on death row in Indonesia, from testifying against her alleged illegal recruiters. In a statement posted on its Facebook account, the group said they “shall legally intervene as private prosecutors” and shall “revisit and exhaust […]

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CA junks OSG’s appeal for Mary Jane Veloso to be allowed to testify via deposition vs alleged illegal recruiters

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Court of Appeals has denied the Office of the Solicitor General’s appeal for a Nueva Ecija judge to observe the deposition of Mary Jane Veloso–a death row inmate in Indonesia–against her alleged illegal recruiters who are detained in Nueva Ecija. In junking the OSG’s motion for reconsideration of the  former eleventh division’s December 13, 2017 decision, the division reiterated that the right of the accused, in this case Maria […]

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Mahigpit na screening para ‘di mabiktima ng illegal recruiters ang OFWs, ipinanawagan sa Kamara

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bagaman nagpatupad na ng total ban sa deployment ng mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) sa Kuwait, nangangamba pa rin ang minority bloc sa Kamara sa posibleng patuloy na pag-abuso sa ating mga kababayan ng mga illegal recruiter. Ito ay matapos na payagan ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang ibang OFWs na bumalik sa kanilang mga kumpanya sa Kuwait partikular na ang mga nagbakasyon lang sa bansa at ang […]

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P50K reward granted for arrest of illegal recruiters

(Eagle News)– Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday advised that any citizen who can share information that can lead to arrest of illegal recruiters would be given P50,000 as reward. “Illegal recruitment has to stop and its perpetrators jailed, sinuman na magbibigay ng impormasyon which leads to the arrest of illegal recruiters, bibigyan ng P50,000 na reward.” Bello said. According to Bello, the aim of the large bounty is to drive citizens to report […]

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DOLE to give reward to informants against illegal recruiters

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is giving Php 50, 000 as reward for those that will give information regarding illegal recruiters. According to Labor and Employment Secretary Silvester Bello III, the reward is funded by legitimate recruitment agencies, who were also the ones who initiated the said policy. https://youtu.be/bPC2yhqKnVA

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DOLE to implement reward system against illegal recruiters

QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Labor and Employment Secretary Silverio Bello III announced his intention to give reward money to those who can give information regarding illegal recruiters with the initial reward pegged at Php 50, 000. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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