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Hans Cacdac, who was speaking as administrator of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (he now heads the Overseas Workers' Welfare Administration), cited Omegal Manpower Services Limited that offered commissions to manpower brokers or individuals that can supply workers for various job openings in Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
The company, which claimed to be based in Ireland, sent electronic mails promising agency commissions to local recruiters an amount equivalent to one month salary of every worker supplied.
An Internet search, however, revealed that Omegal Manpower Services Limited does not exist, Cacdac said.
He said applicants should not fall prey to unscrupulous individuals who post supposed job vacancies in fake websites and Facebook pages, especially those that require immediate payment of fees.
“Job applicants should also ignore unsolicited emails that offer jobs in hotels and hospitals but requires applicants to pay fees for testing, interview and language seminar, or visa orientation”, Cacdac said.
Applicants should validate the authenticity of job offers through POEA’s verification system at the website poea.gov.ph, mobile phone application, or by calling its telephone hotlines 7221144 and 7221155, Cacdac advised.
