Re-Placement and Monitoring Center

February 28, 2000POEA MEMORANDUMTO : All Licensed Recruitment Agencies, Manning Agencies and EntitiesRE : Re-Placement and Monitoring CenterIn line with Sections 17 and 18 of Republic Act 8042, otherwise known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, and as provided for in Sections 66 to 70 of its Implementing Rules and Regulations, the RE-PLACEMENT AND MONITORING CENTER (RPM Center) was created for returning Filipino migrant workers. The Center provides a mechanism for the re-integration of returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), serves as a promotion house for their local employment as well as overseas, taps their skills and potentials for national development, and provides support in related programs in the Filipino Resource Centers. cdphilThe RPM Center is placed under the administrative supervision and control of the Secretary of DOLE. Its Secretariat is headed by a Program Manager and composed of technical staff from but not limited to OWWA, POEA, BLE, TESDA and will serve as the coordinating and monitoring body of the Center.For the information of all concerned, RPM Center is currently housed...