Guidelines on the Issuance of Work and Employment Permits to Foreign Nationals

May 1, 2019DOLE-DOJ-BIR-BI JOINT GUIDELINES NO. 001-19SUBJECT:Guidelines on the Issuance of Work and Employment Permits to Foreign Nationals WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 12, Article XII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the State shall promote the preferential use of Filipino Labor, domestic materials and locally produced goods, and adopt measures that help make them competitive; WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 14, Article XII of the 1987 Philippine Constitution, the practice of all professions in the Philippines shall be limited to Filipino citizens, save in cases prescribed by law;WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3 (5), Chapter 1, Title VII, Book IV of Executive Order No. 292 or Administrative Code of 1987, the Department of Labor and Employment shall regulate the employment of aliens, including the enforcement of a registration or work permit system for such aliens, as provided for by law;WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 40 of Presidential Decree No. 442 or the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is mandated to regulate the employment of aliens through the issuance of Alien...