DMW DMW Legal Framework and Policies 3

Question 1

What is the legal basis for the Philippine government's authority to ban deployment of OFWs to countries with unsafe conditions?

Accepted Answer

RA 11641 Section 19 Deployment Suspension Provision

Answer

DMW Memorandum Circular 001

Answer

Section 6 of RA 8042 on Deployment Ban

Answer

Presidential Decree 1412

Question 2

Under the Migrant Workers Act, what is the prescriptive period for filing criminal cases involving illegal recruitment?

Accepted Answer

20 years

Answer

2 years

Answer

5 years

Answer

10 years

Question 3

Which DMW regulation governs the accreditation of foreign principals and employers allowed to hire Philippine workers?

Accepted Answer

POEA Rules and Regulations on the Recruitment and Employment of Land-Based Workers

Answer

DMW Foreign Principal Accreditation Rules

Answer

RA 11641 Implementing Rules and Regulations

Answer

DMW Memorandum on Employer Verification

Question 4

What does the 'Balik-Manggagawa' (BM) Online Processing System allow OFWs to do?

Accepted Answer

Obtain their OEC online without visiting a DMW office

Answer

Apply for new overseas jobs through the DMW portal

Answer

Register for OWWA membership online

Answer

File illegal recruitment complaints electronically

Question 5

Under RA 11641, which body is responsible for formulating policies on overseas employment?

Accepted Answer

The DMW, headed by the Secretary of Migrant Workers

Answer

The Office of the President

Answer

The Inter-Agency Committee on Overseas Employment

Answer

The Philippine Overseas Labor Office

Question 6

What legal obligation does a licensed recruitment agency have if its deployed OFW is terminated or repatriated early?

Accepted Answer

The agency must redeploy or reimburse the OFW and cover repatriation costs

Answer

The agency must pay the OFW a PHP 50,000 penalty

Answer

The agency only needs to file a report with DMW

Answer

The agency's obligation ends when the OFW leaves the Philippines