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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 450 - LIFTING
THE BAN ON NEW APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES TO OPERATE PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT
AGENCIES ENGAGED IN RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT OF FILIPINO WORKERS FOR
OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT
WHEREAS,
Article 25 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, allowed
the continued participation of the private employment sector in the
recruitment and placement of workers locally and overseas, under such
guidelines as may be issued by the Secretary of Labor and Employment; Since 19.07.98.
WHEREAS, Letter of Instruction No. 1190, issued on January 20, 1982,
banned the issuance of licenses to operate private employment agencies
engaged in the recruitment and placement of Filipino workers for
overseas employment to stop the proliferation of recruitment agencies
and prevent cut-throat competition, and to protect workers from
prohibited and exploitative practices at the hands of recruiters;
WHEREAS, LOI 1190 was issued in 1982 in view of the absence of an
effective administrative machinery which would address the upsurge, and
supervise the operations of, licensed placement agencies;
WHEREAS, this incapacity has been properly addressed by the integration
of all offices involved in the overseas employment programs through the
creation of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA);
WHEREAS, recent developments affecting the overseas employment program
of the government, particularly the opening of new markets with
increasing demand for Filipino manpower at competitive employment terms
and conditions, has necessitated a review and re-evaluation of
licensing policies;
WHEREAS, the potentials of these new markets and the encouraging growth
of deployment over the years ought to be taken advantage of by the
government;
WHEREAS, it has become necessary to develop and maintain a roster of
responsible and reputable licensed agencies engaged in recruitment for
overseas employment, the operations of which shall be under the strict
supervision and regulation by the Department of Labor and Employment;
WHEREAS, lifting the ban on the issuance of licenses will open the
opportunity for the entry of innovative and dynamic participants who
can revitalize existing markets and respond to the challenges of
emerging ones;
WHEREAS, the much needed foreign exchange will be aggressively
channeled through the efforts of licensed agencies;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, CORAZON C. AQUINO, President of the Philippines, by
virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby direct the
immediate lifting of the ban on new applications for licenses to
operate private recruitment agencies subject to such guidelines, rules
and regulations as may be promulgated by the Secretary of Labor and
Employment.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 19th day of March, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and
ninety-one.
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