QuestionsQuestions (POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 36)
It requires workers whose employment contracts were authenticated at the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur after April 30, 1992 to attend a compulsory pre-departure orientation seminar (PDOS) at the POEA, and it makes the PDOS certificate a condition for further processing of the case.
It applies to workers whose employment contracts (ECs) were authenticated at the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur after April 30, 1992.
PDOS becomes mandatory for workers whose employment contracts were authenticated at the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur after April 30, 1992.
At the POEA (Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar at POEA).
Only employment contracts with PDOS certificates of attendance issued by the POEA will be considered for processing; thus without the certificate, processing will not proceed.
It must have a PDOS certificate of attendance issued by the POEA.
Circular No. 36 is issued further to Memorandum Circular No. 17, providing guidelines on deployment to Malaysia, and it addresses a smooth transition in implementing compulsory PDOS.
It indicates Circular No. 36 is a subsequent issuance that builds upon and supplements the earlier guidelines, and may modify operational implementation regarding deployment to Malaysia.
It implies a phased or timed rollout of the requirement, using a specific cut-off date (April 30, 1992) based on embassy contract authentication.
Coverage is determined by when the EC was authenticated at the Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur—specifically after April 30, 1992.
No. The circular specifically mandates PDOS for those whose employment contracts were authenticated after April 30, 1992; it does not state the requirement applies to those authenticated on or before that date.
It suggests that after PDOS attendance and issuance of the PDOS certificate, only then will the EC be considered for processing by the POEA Administration.
It signals that the rule is mandatory and intended to be enforced strictly, not merely directory.
It was signed by Manuel G. Imson, Deputy Administrator and Officer-in-Charge; this indicates the circular was issued under proper authority for POEA during that period.
The worker falls within the circular’s coverage (authenticated after April 30, 1992), so the worker must attend PDOS at POEA; only with the POEA PDOS certificate will the EC be considered for processing.
The text covers ECs authenticated after April 30, 1992; April 30 itself is not “after,” so based strictly on the wording, the mandatory PDOS requirement under this specific cut-off would not automatically apply—though other rules or later issuances may still be relevant.
It acts as a documentary requirement or gatekeeping condition: only ECs with the certificate issued by POEA will be considered for processing.
It conditions POEA processing on attendance in PDOS and possession of the corresponding POEA-issued certificate, potentially delaying processing for those who have not completed PDOS.