Question & AnswerQ&A (POEA MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 02)
It applies to victims and witnesses of large scale/syndicated illegal recruitment who are willing to actively participate in the prosecution of illegal recruitment cases.
It refers to cases where the victim involved is three or more persons, individually or as a group.
It refers to cases carried out by a group of three or more persons conspiring or confederating with one another.
A person who has no money or property sufficient and available for food, shelter, and basic necessities for themselves and their family.
They must be victims or witnesses of large scale/syndicated illegal recruitment, considered indigent, with complaints only for illegal recruitment under RA 8042, willing to participate actively in the prosecution, and must not have filed any similar complaint in other government agencies.
No, the complaint must be for illegal recruitment only as defined by RA 8042 and shall not include estafa.
The committee is composed of the POEA Administrator as Chairperson, Deputy Administrator for Licensing and Adjudication as Vice-Chairperson, Directors of Licensing and Regulation Office, Anti-Illegal Recruitment Branch, Government Placement Branch, Budget and Finance Branch, and a representative from the Department of Justice.
Submit an application letter to the Secretariat, which screens and evaluates the application within 15 days, forwards it with recommendations to the Committee, the Committee schedules a panel interview within 15 days, and if eligible, issues a Letter of Admission requiring an Affidavit of Undertaking.
The applicant must appear before the public prosecutor during preliminary investigation, coordinate with the Administration, and actively participate in the prosecution of the case.
Violation of the conditions is a ground for the termination of the benefits provided under the program.
Free legal assistance, financial assistance such as payment of docket fees and allowances, welfare assistance including placement in local or overseas employment, and skills training assistance provided free of charge.
Yes, all proceedings and documents are confidential and no information shall be released except upon written order of the Committee.
It took effect immediately upon its adoption on December 13, 2007.