QuestionsQuestions (BWC DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 19 s. 1993)
They are the POEA regulatory rules issued to govern how recruitment agencies and employers process the recruitment and employment of Filipino workers hired for land-based work abroad, setting compliance requirements under POEA/Philippine overseas employment regulations.
They were adopted on February 4, 2002, with approval signatures shown in the document indicating official board approval on that same issuance date.
The document shows approval/signatures from: (1) Patric(ia)a A. Sto. Tomas (Chairperson), (2) Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz (Board Member), (3) Luzviminda L. Elbinas (Board Member), (4) Ezekiel T. Alunen (Board Member), (5) Vicente F. Aldanese, Jr. (Board Member), and (6) Gregorio S. Oca (Board Member).
It is listed under NAR (National Administrative Register) Vol. 13 Nos. 1-2 (January–March 2002). This indicates the rules were published/registered in the official administrative register, which is important for locating the official text and authority.
It refers to overseas employment placements involving work performed on land (as opposed to sea-based employment), thus subject to the POEA’s land-based recruitment and employment regulations.
Because it helps determine the applicable regulatory version at the time recruitment, deployment, or employment contracts were processed—critical for compliance and for assessing liability or legality of acts.
It signals a footnote/reference indicating where the full text is available (Office of the National Administrative Register). For study, it helps verify authenticity and source of the publication.
It guides students on where to obtain the official or complete version of the text for citation and verification in research and memoranda.
They operationalize statutory and regulatory policies by setting detailed requirements, procedures, and compliance standards for recruitment and employment of overseas workers.
Because “rules and regulations” typically have binding regulatory effect once properly issued/approved and published/registered; this affects enforceability, compliance duties, and potential administrative penalties.
Recruitment agencies, prospective overseas workers, employers/principal abroad, and generally all entities involved in recruitment, processing, deployment, and employment compliance under Philippine overseas employment regulation.
The adoption/issuance date (Feb. 4, 2002), the fact that it is the POEA Rules for land-based overseas workers, and the NAR registration reference to locate and confirm the applicable text.
It indicates that the POEA board had adopted the rules as an official regulatory issuance on that date, which is relevant to understanding process and timing for effectivity.