The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is eyeing job opportunities in Australia in 2012 for nurses and skilled workers.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Friday said it plans to deploy more male workers overseas, citing the women workers’ vulnerability to abuse.

Some Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) employees have been working in cahoots with recruitment agencies in hacking the agency’s system and padding overseas job orders, according to a report on GMA News’ “24 Oras.”

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) 6 Officer-in-Charge Rhea Glynda Calantas warned recruitment and placement agencies to strictly observe the 23 age limit set by the government for Filipino household service workers deployed abroad.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has warned the public anew to refrain from entertaining sweet-talking foreigners or even Filipinos who promise jobs abroad as POEA North Luzon area Director Nonette Villanueva warned: “Mag-ingat lalo na doon sa mga nagbabahay-bahay para mag-recruit” stressing that overseas jobs recruitment can only be done at the field offices [...]

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration has cautioned the public against alleged overseas job recruiters going from house to house.

The term “probationary period” will be removed, but not really. The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) clarified Thursday that while it is disallowing the use of the term “probationary period” in overseas employment contracts, recruitment agencies may still retain the concept “in essence”.

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has set January 25-29 as the application period for the Korean Language Test (KLT), an important step in the application process under the Korean Employment Permit System (EPS).

Returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who are spending their Christmas holidays in the provinces may process their travel exit clearance at the regional offices of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) near them to avoid delays in their return.

Demand for Filipino workers abroad dropped 14 percent to 80,000 this year because of the lingering effects of the global financial crisis, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).