Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 247)
To enhance its effectiveness in responding to changing market and economic conditions and strengthen worker protection and regulation components of the overseas employment program.
The Governing Board is composed of the Secretary of Labor and Employment as Chairman, the POEA Administrator, and a third member who is well-versed in overseas employment appointed by the President for a two-year term.
Some powers and functions include regulating private sector recruitment, promoting and monitoring overseas employment, protecting worker rights, exercising adjudicatory jurisdiction on employment claims, maintaining skills registry, recruiting workers, and promoting welfare programs.
All claims arising from employer-employee relationships involving Filipino overseas workers, including disciplinary cases and administrative pre-employment cases related to violations of recruitment rules and money claims.
No, prohibited recruitment activities that are penal in character are prosecuted in regular courts in coordination with appropriate agencies.
It consists of the Governing Board, the Office of the Administrator, Deputy Administrators, and Directors for principal subdivisions such as market development, employment, welfare, licensing, regulation, and adjudication.
They implement policies and programs in regions outside Metro Manila, coordinate with local governments, advise on regional welfare and regulatory needs, link with other agencies, and campaign against illegal recruitment.
The President appoints the Administrator, Deputy Administrators, and Directors upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Labor and Employment.
No organizational change shall be valid unless approved by the President to promote efficiency and effectiveness in public service.
They receive retirement benefits if entitled; otherwise, they are paid an equivalent of one month's salary for every year of service, capped at 12 months, based on their highest salary.
The Secretary shall issue the necessary rules, regulations, and issuances to effectively implement the provisions of the Executive Order.
No, funds needed shall be taken from funds available in the POEA.
It took effect immediately upon its approval on July 24, 1987.
Employees shall continue to perform their duties in a hold-over capacity and receive corresponding salaries unless separated from service.