2016 REVISED POEA RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING
THE RECRUITMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF SEAFARERS
RULE VII Advertisement for Overseas Job Vacancies
SECTION 62. Advertisement for Overseas Employment. — Advertisement for overseas employment shall include the publication of job vacancies in any form of communication, such as press releases, printed materials, or advertisements in radio, television, cinemas, internet, social media and other electronic forms, billboards, moving and human advertisements, and ad boards. Advertisement of Job Vacancies. — Licensed manning agencies may advertise job vacancies of accredited principal/employer without prior approval from the Administration and within the validity of its accreditation. The advertisement shall indicate the following information:
a. Name, address and POEA license number of the agency;
b. Rank or Position; and
d. Number of available positions. SECTION 64. Advertisement for Manpower Pooling. — Licensed manning agencies may advertise for manpower pooling, subject to prior approval of the Administration and compliance with the following conditions:
a. The advertisement shall indicate the phrases “For Manpower Pooling Only”, “No fees in any form and/or purpose will be collected from the applicants”, and “Beware of illegal recruiters and human traffickers”, using large font in the advertisement; and
b. The advertisement shall specify the name, address and POEA license number of the agency, name and worksite of the prospective or accredited principal/employer, and the skill categories and qualification standards. SECTION 65. Advertisement for Overseas Job Vacancies by Principal/Employer. — An accredited principal/employer may advertise overseas job vacancies only through POEA-licensed manning agencies or through the Administration. SECTION 66. Monitoring of Advertisements. — The Administration shall monitor all advertisements, and non-compliant advertisements are considered as recruitment violations which shall be penalized in accordance with the schedule of offenses and penalties.
