Pursuant to Department Order No. 28, Series of 1991 on the posting of a repatriation bond for all overseas contract workers, the following guidelines are hereby issued for all rehired and recontracted landbased overseas contract workers:

1.      Vacationing landbased overseas contract workers who have rehired or recontracted by their present employers may not post the repatriation bond provided they execute a voluntary waiver that they shall assume the costs of repatriation and necessary expenses in the event that have to be repatriated to the Philippines.

2.      Vacationing landbased overseas contract workers who have changed employers in the same jobsite shall still be required to post the repatriation bond.

This Department Order takes effect immediately.

All previous issuance inconsisted herewith are deemed superseded by this Department Order.

For compliance.

Adopted: December 24, 1992

(Sgd.) MA. NIEVES R. CONFESOR
Secretary