Binay convenes execs of Anti-Illegal Recrutiment Task Force
05/31/2011Vice President Jejomar Binay yesterday convened the Presidential Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment (PFTAIR) at the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for its first official meeting.
During the meeting, the Vice President said he will be talking to Chief Justice Renato Corona to make sure that cases are filed against the recruiters of offloaded overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
“The offloaded OFWs are sent back to their respective provinces, but we seldom see cases filed against their recruiters,” Binay said.
“We must always have ready evidence for the prosecution to present in court to ensure that these illegal recruiters are convicted,” he added, Binay also ordered the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (POEA) to provide a list of expenditures based on the PTFAIR’s original two-year run as basis for the Task Force’s budget plan..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20110531nat4.html
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