Prescribing Additional Requirements, Conditions and Procedures for the Deployment of Performing Artists

November 20, 1991DOLE DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR NO. 001-91PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS, CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF PERFORMING ARTISTSPursuant to Article 36 of P.D. 442, as amended, otherwise known as the Labor Code of the Philippines, and in order to provide continuing employment opportunities to legitimate Filipino performing artists abroad and to ensure their protection and welfare, the following shall govern the recruitment and placement of Filipino performing artists overseas:1. No Filipino entertainers shall be deployed outside the Philippines except for legitimate performing artists consisting of musicians, singers and members of dance troupes. In all cases, the performing artists must have a track record of legitimate and reputable performance in the Philippines for at least one year. In no case shall the performing artist be below 23 years old.The Secretary of Labor and Employment may, for justifiable reasons, exempt performing artists from coverage hereof;2. The deployment of Filipino artists shall be limited to reputable night clubs, cabarets, hotels and theaters accredited by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate through the Office of the Labor Attache;3. Only licensed recruitment agencies...