Recruitment Agencies in Philippines with Cancelled Permit to Operate (as of August 2014)

Just a reminder for our Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) out there, just recently, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has summoned 50 local recruitment agencies for allegedly failing to repatriate distressed OFWs especially those based in middle east countries.

On his Facebook account, POEA administrator Hans Leo Cacdac stated that these recruiters have displayed poor judgment in terms of complying with their promise to repatriate distressed OFWs.

He said the 50 recruitment agencies are those with the “most number of repatriation cases with documentary suspension before the POEA.”

“We shall docket cases against all 50 recruitment agencies for failure to properly repatriate their OFWs, with orders of preventive suspension imposed upon those in the top ten. ” he said.

The names of the agencies are as follows (in alphabetical order):

1. ABC Manpower Agency Inc.;
2. A.B.U. Talent Management Inc.;
3. Acclaimed One Manpower and Recruitment Services;
4. Aisis International Manpower Inc.;
5. Al-Ahram International Group Services Inc.;
6. Al Awa El International Manpower Inc.;
7. Al-Habib International Services Corp.
8. Al-Masiya Overseas Placement Agency Inc.;
9. Al Rafedain Manpower International Corporation;
10. Al Taka Manpower Services Inc.;
11. AP International Staffbuilders Inc.;
12. Asap Placement International Corp.;
13. ASEAN Management and Technical Services Inc.;
14. Asmara International Placement Agency Inc.;
15. Awas Manpower Services Inc.;
16. Crystal Falah-ville International Manpower Services Corp.;
17. Dalandan International Manpower Inc.;
18. Dobim International Manpower Services;
19. Elbeitam Management Services Inc.;
20. First Step Manpower International Services Inc.;
21. Futuristic International Artist (FIA) Promotion Corp.;
22. Goldmine International Recruitment Agency;
23. Helal Manpower Agency;
24. Hikari Management International Inc.;
25. House of Skilled Workers International Manpower Services;
26. Jardy International Promotion Agency;
27. Kimobo International Personnel Services Inc.;
28. Kougen International Promotion;
29. Jawal Human Resource Internationale.
30. Meccaj Manpower International Services;
31. Mi Amore International Services Inc.;
32. Miss Talent Management Services Inc.;
33. MMS Asia Group Resource Corporation;
34. Muraken International Manpower Services;
35. Nawras Manpower Services Inc.;
36. Nouveau Riche International Recruitment Services;
37. Osims Oriental Skills International Manpower Services Inc.; 
38. Philglobal Manpower Development Corporation;
39. Philtrade International Manpower Services
40. Realworld Corp.;
41. Ridzkey Human Resources International Services;
42. Rochart Global Resource Center;
43. Samarec Service Master Placement Agency Co.;
44. Samba Master Recruitment Service;
45. Saranay Philippines Inc.;
46. The Lamplight International Manpower Services Inc.;
47. Wanda Resources and Manpower Corp.;
48. Wavex Management Services Inc.;
49. Shite Wing’s Manpower Exponent; and 
50. World Production International Manpower Corp.

Furthermore, among from the list, 6 agencies had their licenses cancelled for failure to repatriate these troubled OFWs and other offenses, namely Aisis International Manpower Inc., ASEAN Management and Technical Services Inc., Dalandan International Manpower Inc., Philtrade International Manpower Services, Realworld Corp., and the World Production International Manpower Corp.

On the other hand, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has already cancelled the permit of 63 recruitment agencies in its continuing drive to get rid of the unscrupulous licensed agencies from its list. These are:

1. ABC MANILA INTERNATIONAL INC.
2. AISIS INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER INC.
3. AL-ABEER MANPOWER SERVICES INC.
4. AL MUSTAQBAL INTERNATIONAL INC.
5. AL TAKA MANPOWER SERVICES INC.
6. ALL-PRO STAFFING & CONSULTING SERVICES
7. ALL SKILLS MANPOWER SERVICES INC.
8. ALTIMA MANPOWER AGENCY INC.
9. ASAHI INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER CORPORATION
10. ASEAN MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SERVICES INC.
11. BIG DIPPER MARITIME SERVICES CORPORATION
12. BOOM INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY
13. BRIGHT INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES
14. C.A.A. MANPOWER AGENCY
15. CROSSWIND INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICE
16. DIAMOND ROSE HUMAN RESOURCES AND SERVICES CORPORATION
17. EFFICIENT INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES INC.
18. FMJ INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER AND ALLIED SERVICES INC.
19. FUTURISTIC INTERNATIONAL ARTIST (FIA) PROMOTION CORPORATION
20. GEMS 22 MANPOWER COMPANY
21. GLOBAL JOBSEARCH SERVICES INC.
22. GREENBACK INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER
23. GOLDEN LIME INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES
24. GOLDEN MILES PLACEMENT PROMOTION AND MANNING AGENCY COMPANY
25. HANJAN INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT INC.
26. HELAL MANPOWER AGENCY
27. HERBERT’S INTERNATIONAL INC.
28. JARDY INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION AGENCY
29. JEMSTONE GLOBAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY COMPANY INC.
30. JMP POLARIS NAVIGATION INC. AND INVESTORS ASSURANCES CORPORATION
31. KONNEXION INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER AGENCY
32. LIFELINE INTERNATIONAL PHILIPPINES INC.
33. MAJNAL RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT INC
34. MARHABA INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES COMPANY
35. MBC HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
36. MCLAINE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY GROUP INC.
37. MEDRP INTERNATIONAL PHILIPPINE INC.
38. MHHR MANPOWER RECRUITMENT & PLACEMENT AGENCY CORPORATION
39. MORLAND OVERSEAS MANPOWER
40. MSS TALENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC.
41. NANHAYA INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT INC.
42. N.A.R. TRAINING CENTER & MANAGEMENT SERVICES
43. NORTHWEST PLACEMENT INC.
44. OFW RECRUITMENT AGENCY
45. P & R MANPOWER SERVICES INC.
46. PEAK MANPOWER RESOURCES
47. PHILEMPLOY SERVICES & RESOURCES INC.
48. PHILTRADE INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES
49. REAJENT MANPOWER SERVICES INC.
50. SAVEWAY INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES
51. SILVER HORIZON INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES
52. SMART INTERNATIONAL MARINE SERVICES CORP.
53. SKY RESOURCES EXCHANGE CORPORATION
54. STAFFLINE INC.
55. ST. BERNARD INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER AGENCY
56. STOCKHAUS INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES CORPORATION
57. THE JOB CONNECTION INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES INC.
58. THE JOBHUNTER INC.
59. TMJ INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES
60. WELCOME EMPLOYMENT CENTRE INC.
61. WHITE WING’S MANPOWER EXPONENT
62. W.M.G. INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT AGENCY and
63. YES HUMAN RESOURCES INC.

So, to all Filipinos seeking employment abroad, please remember these agencies or at least keep this list in your pocket so no one would fall again to these devious agencies. Recruitment agencies were instituted not to exploit and make excessive and unnecessary fees from its applicants but rather help them ease the recruitment process of landing a job abroad with the least fees as possible. Good luck to all!

Note: Unfortunately, the agency who helped me get my current job here in KSA, #35 Nawras Manpower Services Inc., was among the agencies imposed with preventive suspension by the POEA for failing to repatriate troubled OFWs. However, my personal experience with Nawras went smoothly and okay. I was charged P5,000.oo for the Saudi embassy stamping of 5 documents (DFA Authenticated/Red Ribbon) I have on hand which is P1000.oo/doc. I also paid P3,000 plus (sorry I forgot the exact amount) for my medical examination taken at a certain medical center. They also asked me to pay P10,000.oo for the supposed processing fee (PhilHealth, OWWA, and SSS contributions included) and I paid all these in their cashier section with receipts. I don't know if all these fees were reasonable or overcharged or what but I was candidly satisfied with their recruitment process and transaction. And, by the way, my placement fee is equivalent to my monthly salary which would be deducted for 6 months. Thanks be to God, what was written in my contract was sincerely followed by my employer. In 20th of September, I will be in my 3rd month here in KSA.

Phil so Good

I know everyone is aware about how the Philippines is doing as a country. The Philippines is considered as a third world nation or belongs to a developing country which was several decades ago but until now the economy status of the country almost unchanged. It is still highly struck by poverty, overpopulation and corruption. Negative tales concerning the country spreads widely in the net and as a citizen, I am aware of this type of news. Tales like NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport) as the worst international airport in the world in 2012 (this was voted by the foreign travelers in a poll of a certain tourist web site), being as the 12^th world’s populous nation as reported by the United Nations Population Fund in 2011, ranked first as the world’s most struck by natural calamities and disasters disclosed by The Center for Research and Epidemiology Disasters (CRED), being named as the world’s dangerous country for journalists in 2009 by an advocacy group – Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), ranked 4^th as the most corrupt country in the south east asia and pacific region by the annual poll taken by Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) in 2010 and so on are just so depressing. It’s somehow aching to my ego as a Filipino citizen. Those issues are just few of the blind sides of my country.

On the other hand, If I see my country on a half-full view instead of seeing it as a half-empty glass, the beauty of the Philippines and its people will overshadow its deficiency. The Philippines is strategically located in the south east asia region and is sorrounded by bodies of water as a 2^nd largest archipelago with more than 7000 islands. Its natural resources and its scenic attractions are extremely uncomparable to what those richest countries have. Mountains, beaches, plateaus, rivers, flowers, fruits, animals, trees, and so on, you name them and the Philippines have it. The people of the Philippines may not be the richest in terms of monetary aspect but its country is considered as the richest in biodiversity and most beautiful picturesque places.

Recently this year (2012), the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP) was proclaimed as one of the new 7 wonders of the world by the New7Wonders organization. This is the world’s longest navigable underground river system available to man with 8.2 kms long. According to 2009 Happy Planet Index (HPI), the Philippines ranked 14^th as the happiest people on earth. The index measures happiness combining life expectancy, life satisfaction and environmental foortprint. Another 2012 global index study by the California-based Global English Corporation named the Philippines as the world’s best country in business english proficiency. No doubt about it because Filipino skilled workers and professionals are in demand across the world because of its ability to speak and write english though it’s not their native language. Today, the country has overtaken India in business process outsourcing (BPO) or mostly known as the call centers. The outsourcing industry now employs more than half a million people of the Philippines which highly contributes to the gross dometic product. Several trivia and amazing facts about the country are listed below:

-  The Philippines became the 1st Asian country to win FIVE major international beauty pageant crowns — two for Miss Universe, in 1969 and 1973, and three for Miss International, in 1965, 1970, and 1979.

-  The largest fish in the world, the Whale Shark, locally known as Butanding, regularly swims to the Philippine waters.

-  The Philippines is the home for the world’s smallest volcano (Mt. Taal in Batangas) and the volcano with the world’s most perfect cone (Mt. Mayon in Albay).

-  The largest eagle in the world is the Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga Jefferyi) also known as the Monkey-Eating Eagle.

-  The Philippine Tarsier (Tarsius Syrichta) is considered the world’s smallest primate. It only measures about 12 centimeters long with two big eyes that don’t move.

-  The world’s shortest and lightest freshwater fish is the dwarf pygmy goby (Pandaka Pygmaea), a colorless and nearly transparent species found in the streams and lakes of Luzon. Males have an average length of 8.7 mm. and weigh 4-5 mg.

-  On January 18, 1995, Pope John Paul II offered mass to an estimated 4 to 5 million people at Luneta Park, Manila, Philippines, making it to the Guiness Book of World Records for the Biggest Papal Crowd.

-  There are 12,000 or so species of seashells in the Philippines. The Conus Gloriamaris or "Glory of the Sea" is the rarest and most expensive in the world.

-  Of the 500 known coral species in the world, 488 are found in the Philippines.

-  Of the eight species of marine turtles worldwide, five are reported to be found in the Philippines: the Green Turtle, Hawkbill, Leatherback, Olive Ridley, and Loggerhead.

-  Of the eight known species of giant clams in the world, seven are found in the Philippines.

-  San Juanico Strait - said to be the narrowest yet the most navigable strait in the world.

-  The world's largest pearl was discovered by a Filipino diver in a giant Tridacna (mollusk) under the Palawan Sea in 1934. Known as the "Pearl of Lao-Tzu", the gem weighs 14 pounds and measures 9 1/2 inches long and 5 1/2 inches in diameter. As of May 1984, it was valued at US$42 million. It is believed to be 600 years old.

-  The world's second deepest spot underwater is in the Philippines. This spot, about 34,440 feet (10,497 meters) below the sea level, is known as the Philippine Deep or the Mindanao Trench. The Philippine Deep is in the floor of the Philippine Sea. The German ship Emden first plumbed the trench in 1927.

-  World's Smallest Hoofed Mammal - South of Palawan, lies the Balabac Island, home of the world's smallest hoofed mammal - the Philippine mouse deer. Locally known as Pilandok (Tragalus Nigricans), this ruminant stands only about 40 centimeters at the shoulder level. 

These are just few facts about the beauty of my country. If I will write it down here, perhaps it would take me time to end this post. All I could say, my home, my country has lots to offer to every one of you either locals or foreigners. If one is looking for peace, adventures, and fun, the Philippines is best for you! And before I end my post, please take time to watch and listen to this video by Julien Drolon, a French singer-song writer. This song is the one really inspired me to make this post because I felt proud upon watching his music video. Philippines is indeed good!

Phil so good by Julien Drolon feat. Rhian Ramos

* facts about Philippines were taken from http://www.tourism.gov.ph

* Complete profile and music of Julien Drolon is available at http://www.juliendrolon.com

Pagkatapos ng EDSA I – May Pagbabago ba Kabayan?

photo taken from http://www.stuartxchange.org 

Parang kailan lang ng maganap ang unang makasaysayang EDSA Revolution I (o People Power Revolution I) noong February 25, 1986. Pero ngayong 2012, ika-26^th year na pala ito ng pagdiriwang! Ang bilis talaga ng panahon.

Pero.. kung gaano katulin ang takbo ng panahon, ay kasimbagal naman ng pagong ang takbo ng pagbabago sa kabuhayan ng mga Pinoy, lalo na sa mga masang Pilipino. Mailap pa din sa ating kababayan ang tunay na pagbabago sa lipunan – ang pagsugpo sa kahirapan at kriminalidad.

Kindergarten palang ako noon ng maganap ang rebolusyong ito. Di ko ma mawari sa aking murang isipan ang ipinakitang pagkakaisa at kabayanihan ng mga Pilipino na makawala sa tanikala ng Batas Militar ni Marcos. Base sa mga kasaysayang nakasulat sa libro, ito ang kauna-unahang matahimik na pakikibaka ng mamamayan sa rehimeng diktadura tungo sa demokrasya at malayang pamamahayag sa buong mundo.

Ngunit, ngayong batid ko na ang aking pakinabang sa lipunan.. hindi ko maiwasang magtaka sa kinabukasan ng bansa. Nasaan na ang ipinaglaban ng mga mamamayan noon EDSA I? Nawala nga ang diktador, pero hindi ko pa din maramdaman ang tunay na pagbabago dito. Nakatali pa din ang bansa sa mga problema ng korupsyon sa gobyerno, kriminalidad, kahirapan, kawalan ng trabaho, at kamangmangan.

Nagtapos ako ng kursong Nursing na walang kasiguruhang trabaho o sapat na sweldo na naghihintay sa aking bansang tinatangi. Pero imbes na magreklamo at tumambay, nakipagsapalaran na lang sa ibang bansa para naman maitaguyod ang sarili at ang mga mahal sa buhay. Hindi lang ako nag iisa sa ganitong sitwasyon. Batid ko, madami kami. Napakadami! Doctors, engineers, teachers, accountants, skilled workers, at domestic helpers ay ilan lang sa mga bagong bayani ng Pilipinas “kuno.” Kahit saang bansa, makikita nyo kami.

Napakasalimoot isipin kung bakit ang Pilipinas ay naghihikahos pa din sa gitna ng mga naggagandahang mga tanawin, likas na yaman, at yamang tao.

Ang mga nasa katungkulan, mga mayayamang negosyante, mga pulitiko, mga may ari ng hacienda lang ang patuloy na yumayaman.. samantalang ang mga mahihirap ay lalong naghihirap. Mga iskwater sa kamaynilaan at patuloy na dumarami. Ang populasyon ay mabilis na lomolobo. Ang krimen ay laganap sa buong bansa. May rally dito, may rally doon. Walang makuhang trabaho ang mga bagong graduates. Libo-libo ang umaalis sa NAIA para magtrabaho sa ibang bansa. Bigas, tubig, kuryente, at gasolina ay di na mapigilan sa pagtaas ng presyo. At higit sa lahat, lantaran nang ginagawa ang korupsyon sa gobyerno. Hay.. ito ba talaga ang tunay na dulot ng EDSA I?

 Tunay ngang kaaya-aya ang Pilipinas pagdating sa malayang pamamahayag at demokrasya pero iilan lang ang nagpapahalaga nito. Mismong ang mga nasa may kapangyarihan ang nagsasamantala sa kahinaan ng demokrasya para pansariling interes. Nakakalungkot isipin pero ito ang pagbabagong nararamdaman ng masa pagkatapos ng EDSA Revolution I.


Ilang EDSA Revolution pa kaya ang kailangan ng Pinoy para maramdaman ang tunay na layunin nito?