In view of the need to certify the recruitment and placement services of licensed manning agencies as required by MLC 2006, all licensed manning agencies are required to submit application for re-issuance of their license together with the attached Undertaking of Compliance (UOC), under oath, on or before 24 May 2013 to the Licensing and Regulation Office. The UOC shall undergo a process of validation through inspection on a date to be scheduled by the POEA.

Agencies which will fail the validation process shall be allowed to re-submit their application for re-issuance as required by this Circular only after a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of the first / preceding inspection.

This Circular takes effect immediately.

For strict compliance.

(SGD.) HANS LEO J. CACDAC
Administrator