Don't be his next victim: OFWs enemy number 1

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Guys paki basa po ito, galing kay Mr.G

nabiktima daw po sya ng budol budol gang...

Last year january
Jan 10,2012
Nakita nya ks ako tumitingin ng palitan kung magkano sa yen to peso Nagpakilala sya. Ask nya kung malaki ba pinapalit ko? Sabi ko minsan, kpag may nababayaran Kinuha nya number ko Tapos tinatawag tawagan na nya ako
Ang systema, may ate daw sya businesswoman bumibili ng cars sa japan. Tapos pati ate nya ngyn tumatawag na sa akin Binibili daw nila ang dollar o yen at a higher rate kesa sa market. 

Pinahawakan nya po yung Yen ko sa mga ksama ko. Then punta kmi forex para check how much palitan sa sm
Without knowing iniwan nya ako sa pila. Binalikan yung mga ksama ko. Tapos sbi daw nya sa kasama ko, akin na yung pera, pinapakuha ni gil. Binigay nman nung kasama ko agad Kinutuban ako noon kya bumalik ako sa maxs, tas tanong ko sa kasama ko, asan na yung pera? Kinuha nung ksama nyo, pinapakuha nyo daw.

Ayun!
Nagwrong send sya kunware, ate kita nlng tau sa moa, nasa akin na yung pera Kaya dali dali nmn ako nagpunta sa moa. Check webcams pero wala din Tinulungan ako ng mga pulis doon pero kunware lang na nasa moa sya
Pina blotter ko sa pasay pero hindi daw nila jurisdiction kasi sm makati nangyare So kinabukasan pumunta ako sa makati pulis para opa blotter Pero wala rin nmn silang naitulong. Ilang complain na daw ang nangyareng ganun pero useless walang action Sabi ko i post ko nlng sa fb yung pic nya. Kakalat pa, malalaman ng tao. Sabi ng mga pulis mas maganda pa nga daw ganun gawin ko. Kaso hanggang ngayon hindi ko magawa dahil sa phobia ko
Pagkakamali nya naiwan nya kc yung wallet nya na props nya. E may pic sya doon. Almost 200k ang nakuha nya sa akin Wala nmn na akong habol doon sa pera e . Para hindi nlng sya mkpang biktima

Update for Feb.4
Complainant no.2:
hello po
ask ko lng po kung kau po ang main nung nagpost ng pic ng budol budol kc nangyri din po yan samin...
cya din po ang gumawa sa asawa ko ganung style din po ang ginwa nya
wala daw po bang name sa wallet nya?
gusto din po sana naming mahuli ang taung yan sa asawa ko nasa 300 k po ang nakuha nya
opo marami clang nabiktima...
nagaabangan abang po tlga cla sa money changer inaalok nila ng mataas na palit

admin:ah ok.. may iba pa palang victim yan aside mr. G
Complainant 2:
cge po balitaan nyu po kami pag nahuli na po cya... sana maiapakalt pa po ito marami pong makita at makilala cya...

pls. Share this.. nagkalat na po ang mga masasamang loob ngayon.

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Scam Alert: Beware of Fake Job Offer for Nanny to US

To warn Filipino jobseekers and to stop a fraudulent activity, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) revealed on its site a new email scam that offers fake nanny jobs for a supposed employer in USA.

 According to the POEA Chief, Hans Leo J. Cacdac, he received a memorandum from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Washington DC. The labor attaché, Luzviminda Padilla endorsed the case of a Filipino who seek the assistance of POLO in verifying a job offer from a certain Barrister Martin Bishop which is a nanny job for Mrs. Julie Adams of 206 Springfield Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 007114 USA. 

In the said job offer, Martin Bishop claimed that he is associated with Macroberts Solicitors based in New Jersey. The poor victim was lured by the job details sent via email that he sent USD276.99 via Western Union to Qunesha Clewis of 1520 Sepulveda Ave., Apt. G, San Bernardino, California.

Read more: http://www.ofwguide.com/article_item-1929/New-Email-Scam-Offers-Fake-Nanny-Jobs-to-USA.html#ixzz2LiaDGjdG

POEA Gives Guide on How to Avoid Job Scams

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has continuously receiving complaints against illegal recruiters based on the internet which lead them to finally give warnings to jobseekers on how to detect internet job scam. 

According to POEA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac more applicants use the internet to find jobs and with the popularity of internet-ready gadgets, and job search and social networking websites, they become easy victims of illegal recruiters and job scammers. 

He also added that to attract attention from applicants, illegal recruiter joins social networking sites and online forums. They also create bogus company websites, advertise in legitimate online companies and send mass emails. 

To avoid getting lured by illegal recruiters, Cacdac advised jobseekers to apply only in POEA-licensed recruitment agencies or send their resumes only to popular overseas recruitment websites. The POEA lists down tips on how to identify illegal recruiters: 

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DFA Hopes to Get 200,000 More Overseas Absentee Voting Registrants

he Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) needs 200,000 more registrants for the Overseas Absentee Voting (OAV) to meet their one million target before the deadline on October 31.

A report from the DFA said that as of August 10, more than 800,000 Filipinos abroad have registered for the OAV 2013 Philippine elections. This means they are still 200,000 registrants away from their goal.

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To achieve their goal, the DFA is implementing promotional strategies via internet. They are now turning to websites, blogs and social networking sites to increase awareness about OAV among OFWs and get them to register before the October 31 deadline. The government agency is also making use of mobile phones to make OAV registration easier for Filipinos working and living overseas.

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Multiple Travel Exit Clearances Now Available for OFWs in Hong Kong

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Hong Kong whose job necessitates travel to and from the Philippines at least twice a year can now avail of Multiple Travel Exit Clearance or multiple-OEC (MTEC). This development would benefit Filipinos employed as pilots,cabin crew, seafarers and the like. The good news was announced by labor attaché, Manuel Roldan.

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POEA warns of another e-mail scam, Australian hospital disowns English training for Filipino nurses

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration yesterday exposed another e-mail scam targeting Filipino nurses and other medical practitioners for supposed employment in a hospital in Australia.

Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said the POEA received another recruitment e-mail, supposedly coming from Sydney Adventist Hospital, this time charging a fee of PhP3,750.00 for a two-day “British English” training.

This is similar to the one allegedly sent by Stevenson Memorial Hospital in Canada which offers "Visa Interview Coaching" for a fee of  Php 3,888.00.

Karen Franchiti, human resource specialist of the real Stevenson Memorial Hospital wrote the POEA denying having any business relation with "Stevenson Consultancy" which is supposed to conduct the training in the Philippines.

Cacdac said the promises are similar: no placement fee, no processing fee, no salary deduction, no show money, no experience required, free accommodation and food allowance.

“This is a simple cut and paste job  and is probably sent by the same group of swindlers which uses legitimate companies to lure victims”, Cacdac added.

Sydney Adventist Hospital, located in New South Wales, Australia, was informed of the scam and has since denied having a part of it.

An alert in Sydney Adventist Hospital’s website said it has not issued advertisements, emails and other notices encouraging nursing staff in the Philippines to submit applications for training for employment.

“The information about Sydney Adventist Hospital recruitment is not accurate and we have not organized  training courses and hospital representatives will not be in the Philippines on July 21 and 22^nd to employ people," the hospital said in its warning.

Cacdac said nurses from Philippines and other countries wishing to apply for employment as a nurse in Australia must be registered first with the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Authority (AHPRA).

“The training program referred to as the Sydney Adventist British English Training is not associated with Sydney Adventist Hospital. These notices have been issued without our knowledge or approval. Relevant authorities have been advised that these notices are inaccurate and are investigating who has issued them. Please do not pay any fees for the advertised training in the hope of gaining employment here,” the alert said.

Job applicants who have received such recruitment e-mails should forward the same to info@poea.gov.ph for investigation by the POEA, Cacdac said.

Source: POEA

POEA warns against predatory recruitment

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration is alarmed over reported predatory recruitment schemes used by some licensed recruitment agencies.

Administrator Hans Leo J. Cacdac said some POEA-licensed recruiters target groups of workers with highly technical skills in companies located in the Philippines.

“There are reports that POEA-licensed recruitment agencies have performed aggressive acts of recruitment, such as distributing leaflets and posting advertisements in specific companies, to lure groups of highly-skilled workers away from their decent jobs in the Philippines," Cacdac said.

He stressed that the practice is both unethical and illegal.

“It is unethical to offer overseas employment to groups of workers, especially highlyskilled workers, for the purpose of pulling them out of gainful employment in our country. Such practices affect our economy and investor confidence, and deplete skills in local industries. Let's be clear about one thing: actual decent work in the Philippines should never be undermined by jobs offered abroad," the Administrator
added.

Cacdac emphasized  that predatory recruitment is illegal under Republic Act No. 8042, as amended by Republic Act No. 10022, and POEA Rules and Regulations.

Section 1 (d), Rule IV of the Omnibus Rules implementing RA 8042, as amended, prohibits any person, whether a non-licensee, non-holder, licensee or holder of authority from  inducing or attempting to induce a worker already employed to quit his employment in order to offer him another, unless the transfer is designed to liberate a worker from oppressive terms and conditions of employment.

Cacdac said the POEA will file proper charges against any person or recruitment agency found violating the said provision of the law and implementing rules.

Source:
POEA

POEA Closes Two Recruitment Agencies

The Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) issued the closure order against Northwest Placement Inc. in Manila when it discovered that the agency still recruits housekeepers for the United States of America even after its license was cancelled on April 25, 2012 for charging excessive fees from applicants.

Under POEA rules and regulations, an order of cancellation is immediately executory.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
The POEA also padlocked the offices of Reajent Manpower Services Inc in Quezon City, which continued to accept applications for the position of fruit pickers for Australia that was found out to be non-existent.  Reajent was under preventive suspension since February 28, 2012.

Planning to Work in Dubai?

Here is something that you shouldn’t do when you arrived in Dubai. Chewing gum at The Metro is prohibited. You will be fined with 110Dirhams and may have a bad record (but would not seriously affect your job hunting if you are still looking for a job.

If you want to know more about this issue, please check this discussion nahuli aq ng cchewing gum sa the metro d2 sa dubai. You may need to register to view the discussion.

OFWs need work permit to enter Egypt

Filipinos planning to work in Egypt need to get an employment visa before departure, POEA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said yesterday.

Cacdac said the Philippine Embassy in Cairo has reported that the Passports, Emigration and Nationality Administration Office of Egypt has required foreigners to secure proper working permits or visas and not tourist or entry visas prior to being deployed to work in Egypt.



The Department of Foreign Affairs said a tourist or entry visa issued by the Egyptian Embassy in Manila or any country cannot be converted into work permit upon arrival in Egypt.

The new ruling is implemented to curb human trafficking into Egypt and to lessen the influx of tourist workers thereby protecting the jobs of Egyptian nationals.

Source: POEA

Ban on deployment in Nigeria, Libya and South Sudan lifted

The POEA Governing Board has issued three resolutions lifting the ban on deployment to Nigeria, Libya and South Sudan and instructed the POEA to resume processing of documents of OFWs bound to the said countries.

Nigeria due to improved security conditions in the country and pending complete assessment from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department Order No. 80-07, Series of 2007 was issued on 13 March 2007, which partially lifted the ban to allow the processing and deployment of returning Filipino workers to Nigeria who are on vacation and are going to work with the same employers in the same site.

Libya, in view of the improved security and political situation in the country and the clamor on both employers and employee affected by the deployment ban the DFA recommended on the Office of the President to lowering the crisis alert level.

South Sudan, due to the lower crisis alert level from Alert level 3 to Alert level 1.

Balik-manggagawa processing soon at Duty Free Phils

Returning Filipino workers may soon have their exit clearance processed while shopping at Duty Free Philippines in Paranaque City.

Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said the POEA is setting up a satellite unit of its Labor Assistance Center at the Duty Free Philippines Corporation’s Balikbayan Plus OFW Center for the convenience of returning workers who may wish to have their overseas employment certificate while at the Duty Free Shop.



The Balikbayan Plus OFW Center is a business area that hosts government agencies and private companies for the documentation of overseas Filipino workers and regular travelers.

Cacdac said the POEA labor assistance unit at the Duty Free Philippines is having a test run until the end of March 2012 and will start regular operations soon after.

POEA and Duty Free Phils. are expected to sign a memorandum of understanding to implement the partnership between the two agencies.

The Center will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during weekdays,
excluding holidays.

Source: POEA

OFWs: No Longer Allowed to Work in Syria

A report from the Philippine Embassy in Damascus said that the government of war-torn Syria would no longer issue entry visas to foreign workers from the Philippines.

The DFA statement said, “The Philippine Embassy in Damascus reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) that the Syrian Ministry of Interior issued Decision Order No. 500 dated 04 March 2012 excluding Filipinos from the list of foreign nationals allowed to work in Syria.”

The new policy banning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Syria would take effect on April1. On April, only the workers from the following countries would be allowed in Syria:  Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh and Vietnam.

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Foreign Maids in Singapore to Get Mandatory Rest Day per Week

Good news for Filipinos who are working in Singapore as household service workers. The Singapore government recently announced that by next year, they will implement a new law that will give all foreign maids in their country a mandatory rest day per week. Reports said that currently, there are 65,000 Filipino maids in

 Singapore. According to a press release from Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM), "The new weekly rest day requirement will apply to (foreign domestic workers) whose work permits are issued or renewed from 1 January 2013."

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South Korea amends policy on rehiring of foreign workers

South Korea recently granted two of the four concerns included in a petition signed by 2,355 Filipino workers and their 633 Korean employers requesting changes in the Employment Permit System (EPS) as the Korean Parliament promulgated Act No. 11276 (Revisions on the Act on Employment of Foreign Workers) on February 1, 2012.

Administrator Hans Leo Cacdac said the new law, which will take effect on July 2, 2012, reduced the waiting period of foreign workers who have finished their contracts and who wish to return to South Korea from six months to three months.

It also allowed the return of the foreign worker to the same employer where they used to work before departure without having to undergo a Korean language proficiency test or employment training.

Cacdac also said the Philippine Embassy in South Korea endorsed the petition to the Ministry of Employment and Labor in March 2011, which was also discussed during the negotiation for the renewal of the memorandum of understanding on the Employment Permit System (EPS) between the Philippines and South Korea.

12 Characteristics of an Illegal Recruiter

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is serious to end the bad endeavors of illegal recruiters. Just last week, POEA have terminated the licenses of two recruitment agencies due to excessive collection of placement fees in violation of the POEA rules and regulations.

To help jobseekers identify illegal recruiters, POEA lists down the characteristics of an illegal recruiter:

1. An illegal recruiter would ask applicants to pay for Placement Fee and other fees without giving official receipts.

2. An illegal recruiter would promise applicants to be deployed as soon as possible

3. An illegal recruiter would require applicants to undergo medical examination even without being hired by an employer and no existing contract.

4. Transactions are made in public places (restaurants, malls,) and not in their main office.

5. There are illegal recruiters who go house to house to recruit applicants.

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POEA cancels license of 2 recruitment agencies

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) ordered the cancellation of the licenses of two recruitment agencies for excessive collection of placement fees in violation of the POEA rules and regulations.

The two recruitment agencies were Lucky International Placement Services Inc. and Tai-Fil Manpower Services Inc.  according to Viveca Codamon Catalig, Officer-in-Charge of the POEA.

The applicant for caretaker in Taiwan of Lucky International complained that she was charged PhP101,000.00.

The POEA strictly prohibits Philippine recruitment agencies from collecting any placement fee from applicants for household service worker positions, including caregivers.

Deployment Ban in 41 Countries

The POEA issued the deployment ban for the following countries:

1. Afghanistan
2. Antigua and Barbuda
3. Barbados
4. Cambodia
5. Cayman Islands
6. Chad
7. Croatia

8. Cuba
9. Democratic People's Republic of Korea/North Korea
10. Dominica
11. East Tinor f Timor Leste
12. Eritrea
13. Haiti
14. India
15. Iraq
16. Kyrgyzstanf Kyrgyz Republic
17. Lebanon
18. Lesotho
19. Libya
20. Mali
21. Mauritania
22. Montenegro
23.Mozatnbique
24. Nauru
25. Nepal
26. Niger
27. Pakistan
28. Palestine
29. Serbia
30. St. Kitts and Nevis
31. St. Lucia
32.5t. Vincent and the Grenadines
33. Sudan
34. Swaziland
35. Tajikistan
36. Tonga
37. Turks and Caicos
38. Tuvalu
39. US Virgin Islands
40. Vanuatu
41.. Zimbabwe

POEA not offering loans to OFWs

Administrator Carlos S. Cao Jr. yesterday clarified that the Philippine Overseas

Employment Administration has no lending facility for overseas Filipino workers after a suspect was nabbed allegedly for collecting fees from applicants for a cash loan from the

POEA.

Administrator Cao said a couple from Zamboanga City sought help from members of the POEA security officers when the alleged fixer failed to give them the amount they were borrowing.

The couple named the suspect as Ronnie F. Soner a.k.a. Ronnie Montillano and identified him from a surveillance video recorded at the second floor of the POEA building.

Soner allegedly collected from the couple the amount of Php 8,750 as processing fee for a Php 30,000 loan to be released on July 20, 2011.

The victims narrated to the POEA security officers that they were actually applying for a loan at the main office of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration in Pasay City on July 12, 2011 when Soner approached and befriended them. They alleged that Soner convinced them they can get a loan faster from the POEA than from OWWA. Their conversation was also taped by a surveillance camera.

On July 29, 2011, the joint POEA-OWWA security forces arrested the suspect who was eyeing probable victims at the OWWA main office and brought him to the Mandaluyong Police Office for filing of appropriate charges.

In a related development, Administrator Cao advised job applicants to be cautious of recruitment agencies based in some Asean countries that offer employment at Macau’s hotels and casinos even without authorization from the employers. There were reports that a hundred OFWs are now stranded in China without the promised employment.

Cao advised jobseekers to apply only with licensed recruitment agencies that have job orders approved by POEA. The agencies’ license status and the available job orders could be check at the POEA website www.poea.gov.ph or through telephone numbers 7221144 and 7221155.

Source:

POEA

Mandatory Evacuation of OFWs in Libya Ordered

The escalating political tension in Libya urged the Philippine government to raise the alert level in this Middle Eastern country to 4. This alert level demands mandatory evacuation and repatriation of Filipinos and the cost will be shouldered by the government.

According to the data from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), an estimate of 1,600 Filipinos are still in Tripoli and other cities in Libya. Many of them are working as nurses and medical workers. The sad news is that out of this number, only 91 Filipinos expressed their wiliness to be repatriated. 

To prepare for the repatriation, DFA Undersecretary Esteban Conejos said that the International Organization for Migrants has contracted a ship that can accommodate up to 400 Filipinos and bring them from Tripoli to Alexandria. Commercial flights to the Philippines are available once they are in Alexandria. The Philippine government plans to charter another aircraft for the safe return of Filipinos in Libya to the Philippines.

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