Suspension of the Implementation of Section 11 of the Revised POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers of 2016

August 28, 2018POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 015-18TO:All Concerned   SUBJECT:Suspension of the Implementation of Section 11 of the Revised POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers of 2016 Pursuant to the provisions of the Omnibus Rules Implementing the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, as amended by Republic Act No. 10022, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) shall regulate private sector participation in the recruitment and overseas placement by setting up a licensing and registration system. The POEA Governing Board issued a Governing Board Resolution No. 07, Series of 2016 adopting the Revised Rules POEA Rules and Regulations Governing the Recruitment and Employment of Landbased Overseas Filipino Workers of 2016. Then Section 11 of Rule II, Part II, provides:Section 11.     Issuance and Validity of a Provisional License. — Within five (5) working days from satisfaction of the post-qualification requirements, the Administration shall issue a provisional license which shall be valid within a non-extendible period of two (2) years from date of issuance. (Underline supplied.) CAIHTEHowever, despite the...