Creating a Presidential Award of Excellence for Private Employment and Manning Agencies for Overseas Employment
Proclamation No. 1519, issued on May 26, 2008, establishes a Presidential Award of Excellence to recognize private employment and manning agencies that demonstrate consistent high performance in providing decent and remunerative employment for Overseas Filipino Workers. This initiative is part of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration's effort to evaluate and honor the contributions of these agencies to the overseas employment program. The Department of Labor and Employment will oversee the evaluation process, with the POEA Governing Board responsible for setting the rules for selecting award recipients. This proclamation aims to promote excellence in the overseas employment sector and enhance the welfare of Filipino workers abroad.
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- What is Creating a Presidential Award of Excellence for Private Employment and Manning Agencies for Overseas Employment about?
- Proclamation No. 1519, issued on May 26, 2008, establishes a Presidential Award of Excellence to recognize private employment and manning agencies that demonstrate consistent high performance in providing decent and remunerative employment for Overseas Filipino Workers. This initiative is part of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration's effort to evaluate and honor the contributions of these agencies to the overseas employment program. The Department of Labor and Employment will oversee the evaluation process, with the POEA Governing Board responsible for setting the rules for selecting award recipients. This proclamation aims to promote excellence in the overseas employment sector and enhance the welfare of Filipino workers abroad.
- What type of law is Proclamation No. 1519?
- Creating a Presidential Award of Excellence for Private Employment and Manning Agencies for Overseas Employment (Proclamation No. 1519) is a Philippine Presidential Issuances enacted by the Congress of the Philippines.
- When was Creating a Presidential Award of Excellence for Private Employment and Manning Agencies for Overseas Employment enacted?
- Creating a Presidential Award of Excellence for Private Employment and Manning Agencies for Overseas Employment (Proclamation No. 1519) was enacted on May 26, 2008.
- What is the citation for Creating a Presidential Award of Excellence for Private Employment and Manning Agencies for Overseas Employment?
- Creating a Presidential Award of Excellence for Private Employment and Manning Agencies for Overseas Employment, Proclamation No. 1519, May 26, 2008 (Philippines)
Law Information
- Reference Number
- Proclamation No. 1519
- Date Enacted
- Category
- Presidential Issuances
- Subcategory
- Presidential Proclamations
- Jurisdiction
- Philippines
- Enacting Body
- Congress of the Philippines
Full Law Text
May 26, 2008
PROCLAMATION NO. 1519
CREATING A PRESIDENTIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE IN RECOGNITION OF THE CONSISTENT EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AND MANNING AGENCIES FOR OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT IN PROVIDING DECENT AND REMUNERATIVE EMPLOYMENT TO OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
WHEREAS, the Rules and Regulations for Overseas Employment promulgated by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration provides for a system of Agency Performance Awards which institutionalized a system of recognition for the excellent performance of private employment and manning agencies;
WHEREAS, the Agency Performance Awards provides a mechanism to evaluate the performance of private employment and manning agencies and to recognize their exemplary accomplishments and valuable contributions to the overseas employment program; EHSTDA
WHEREAS, the Department of Labor and Employment, through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, has been conducting the evaluation of the performance of licensed private employment and manning agencies for more than two decades;
WHEREAS, there are licensed private employment and manning agencies that have consistently performed with a high level of excellence over the years, thus, necessitating a Presidential Award of Excellence in recognition of their contribution in providing decent and remunerative employment to Overseas Filipino Workers.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby create a Presidential Award of Excellence to recognize the consistent excellent performance of private employment and manning agencies licensed by the Department of Labor and Employment through the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration in providing decent and remunerative employment to Overseas Filipino Workers.
For this purpose, the POEA Governing Board shall prescribe the rules to guide its deliberations in the choice of the recipients of the Presidential Award of Excellence.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.
DONE in the City of Manila, this 26th day of May, in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Eight.
Cite This Law
Creating a Presidential Award of Excellence for Private Employment and Manning Agencies for Overseas Employment, Proclamation No. 1519, May 26, 2008 (Philippines)
Creating a Presidential Award of Excellence for Private Employment and Manning Agencies for Overseas Employment, Proclamation No. 1519 (Phil. 2008)
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