Bing wants recruitment agencies monitored

BY RANIE S. AZUE

BACOLOD City – Mayor Evelio Leonardia will form a task group that will monitor all recruitment agencies based here.

This is in response to reports that a recruitment company here swindled 50 nursing graduates with P5 million.

Leonardia, who expressed concern over the welfare of the victims and their families, will issue an Executive Order creating the task group.

He will assign City Administrator Rogelio Balo to head the task group that will ensure all recruitment agencies operating here are accredited by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and other concerned government agencies.

Leonardia directed Balo to meet the victims’ families and discuss how the city government can assist them, citing the disappointed overseas Filipino workers who went to Saudi Arabia with a promise of a high-paying job.

He also cautioned the public to be more vigilant on recruiting individuals or groups.

Job-seekers who want to work abroad should consult the Department of Labor and Employment and the POEA regarding recruitment/employment agencies.

Earlier reports said Jocelyn Dableo-Lantron, owner of Global Placement Provider Services, lured 50 nursing graduates to pay her company P100,000 to enter United Kingdom using a student visa./PN