1. MALACANAN PALACE
MANILA
BY THEPRESIDENT THEPHILIPPINES
OF
EXECUTIVE
ORDERNO. 4I
REACTIVATINGTHE PRESIDENTIALTASK FORCE AGAINST ILLEGAL
RECRUITMENTCREATED ORDERNO. 759 (S. 2OOb)
UNDEREXECUTIVE
ANDSTRENGTHENING SAME
THE
WHEREAS, the PresidentialTask ForceAgainstlllegalRecruitment (PTFAIR)
underExecutive
created OrderNo.759(s. 2008), programs
whichis tasked coordinate
to
and initiativesof all governmentagencies concerningillegal recruitment, was
autornatically
dissolvedaftertwo yearsfrom its etfectivity;
WHEREAS, efforts eliminate
despiteconcefted to illegalrecruitment, social
this
menace continuesto persist
and pose a continuing
threat workers,
to Filipino their
resources properties;
financial and
WHEREAS, Statehasthe obligation safeguard
the to publicinterest to prevent
and
Filipinoworkers frombeingvictimized unscrupulous
by recruiters theircohorts to
and and
bringto justicethese perpetrators illegal
of recruitment;
WHEREAS, effectively
to combatillegalrecruitment, is criticalfor concerned
it
government agencies the national
at and local levelsto cooperate, and
collaborate,
and in partnership
with each other more effectively
coordinate with non-government
organizations otherconcerned
and privateentities;
WHEREAS, thereis a needto reactivate strengthen PTFAIR
and the underthe
supervision the Vice President,
of Adviseron Overseas
beingthe Presidential Filipino
Workers'Concerns, order to sustaina more focused,coordinated,
in and effective
program action curbillegal
of to recruitment;
and
WHEREAS, Administrative
the Codeof 1987provides the President the
that has
continuing
authority reorganize administrative
to the Branch
structure the Executive
of of
the government.
1, S. lll, by
NOW,THEREFORE,BENIGNO AQUINO President the Philippines,
of
virtue the powers
of vested me by law,do hereby
in order:
SECTION Reactivating
1. the PTFAIR.The PTFAIRis
and Strengthening
herebyreactivated strengthened. shall be underthe supervision the Vice
and lt of
President the Philippines policy program
of for and coordination.
2. The shall composed thefollowing:
SECTION Composition. PTFAIR be of
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2. Chairperson: TheVicePresident
Vice-Chairpersons: Department Labor
Secretary, of and Employment
(DOLE)
Secretary, of (DOJ)
Department Justice
Members: Secretary,Department Foreign
of Affairs(DFA)
Secretary,Department the Interior Local
of and
Government (DILG)
Overseas
Philippine
Administrator, Employment
Agency (POEA)
Commissioner,Bureau lmmigration
of (Bl)
ProsecutorGeneral,DOJ
National
Director, Bureau Investigation
of (NBl)
Head, National
Philippine Police- Criminal
andDetection
lnvestigation Group (PNP-CIDG)
GeneralManager, Manila Airport
International Authority
(MIAA)
TheChairperson recommend the President inclusion othermembers
may to the of
as and mayrequire.
to the PTFAIR the circumstances exigencies
SECTION Functions,
3. shallcoordinate
The PTFAIR of
programs initiatives
and
thegovernment agenciesconcerned addressing
in recruitment,
illegal include,
whichshall
butnotlimited thefollowing:
to
a. Development execution of strategies
and and schemesagainstthe modus
serviceswithin international
such as "escort"
operandiof illegalrecruiters,
airports otherpoftsof departure;
and
b. Development execution strategies
and of agaiirst for
responsible
syndicates
passports travel
tampering andthesaleof spurious
with and and
documents;
c. Prosecution illegalrecruiters syndicates,
of and protectors,
their cohorts, and
coddlers.
SECTION Powers.In pursuit itsfunctions defined the preceding
4. of as in section,
thePTFAIR
shall and to:
havethe responsibility authority
a. Conduct surveillance entrapment
and operations personsalleged be
of to
engaged illegalrecruitment defined Section of Republic No.
in as in 6 Act
8042, as amended,including, but not lirnitedto, "escort"servicesat
airportsand otherportsof departure,
international of
and to effectwarrants
arrests
through lawenforcement
its arm;
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3. investigation speedyprosecution cases
b . Causeor directthe irnrnediate and of
involving recruitment monitor progress suchcases;
illegal and the of
Coordinate existing
with currently
agencies, otherinstrumentalities
bodies, and
involved the campaign
in against recruitment;
illegal
d . Hire lawyers, operatives,and support staff in such number as the
circumstances exigency the service
and of whosetermsshallbe
may require,
coterminous thatof the PTFAIR:
with
e. Initiate and undertakesuch projectsand activitiesin coordination
and
padnership with concerned government agencies, non-governrnent
organizations private
and entities;
f, OrganizeAnti-lllegal Task Forcesat the regionallevels,in
Recruitment
coordination the concerned government andagencies;
with local units and
g . Performother powersand functions may be deemednecessary the
as by
Chairperson the etfective
for discharge its mandate as maybe directed
of or by
the President.
SECTION Operational
5. Arm. The NBI and the PNP-
and Law Enforcement
CIDGshallserveas the operational lawenforcement
and armsof the PTFAIR.
Theyshall
operate a composite
as teamwiththe POEA, andothermembers the PTFAIR.
Bl, of
SECTION Secretariat.
6. The Anti-lllegal
RecruitrnentBranchof the POEAshbll
serveas the Secretariat the PTFAIR, shallprepare
of and and submitperiodicreports
to
the Office the President
of through PTFAIR
the Chairperson.
The Secretariat alsoprepare operational procedural
shall an and manual guide
to
the operations the PTFAIR ensure
of to laws,rules,
thatall existing and regulations
are
followed, thatbasicrights persons protected.
and of are
SECTION Office.The POEAshallprovide
7. officerequirements,
space,
sufficient
and utilifies its prdmises the Blas F, Ople Building,
at in EDSAcornerOrtigas Ave.,
Mandaluyong to serveas the principal
City, officeof the PTFAIR,withoutcoststo the
latter.
SECTION Assistance
B. and Cooperation. othergovernment
All are
agencies
hereby directed actively
to coordinate cooperate
and with the PTFAIR the
and support
anti-illegal
recruitment
campaign the government. this purpose, Chairperson
of For the
maycallupon heads government
the of agencies assistance, maybe nece$sary.
for as
SECTION Funding.All othergovernment
9. agencies involved the carnpaign
in
againstillegalrecruitment authorized allocate
are to from their existingfunds such
amou.nts may be necessary the additional
as for fundingrequirements may be
that
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4. needed the PTFAIR,
by subject the usualgovernment
to accounting auditing
and rules
andregulations.
The President
may, subjectto his discretion,
allocateadditional
funds for the
PTFAIR
through General
the AppropriationsAct.
sEGTloN 10. Separabilityclause. lf any provision this Executive
of order is
declaredinvalid unconstitutional, other
or the provisions affected
not therebyshallremain
validandsubsisting.
SECTION Repealing
11. Clause. orders,
All rules,
regulations, issuances,
and
part thereof,which are inconsistent or
with this Executive Order, are herebyrepealed,
amended, modified
or accordingly.
SEcTloN 12. Effectivity.
This ExecutiveOrdershalltakeeffectimmediately
publication a newspaper general upon
in of circulation.
Donein the Cityof Manila this B,ftthday
on of April
of ourLord,
TwoThousand Eleven. , in the year
and
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