Section 12.

The State shall promote the preferential

use of Filipino labor, domestic materials and locally
produced goods, and adopt measures that help
make them competitive.
COM ACT no. 108
Section 2-A. Unlawful use, Exploitation or
enjoyment Any person, corporation, or
association which, having in its name or under its
control, a right, franchise, privilege, property or
business, the exercise or enjoyment of which is
expressly reserved by the Constitution or the laws
to citizens of the Philippines or of any other specific
country, or to corporations or associations at least
sixty per centum of the capital of which is owned by
such citizens, permits or allows the use,
exploitation or enjoyment thereof by a person,
corporation or association not possessing the
requisites prescribed by a the Constitution or the
laws of the Philippines; or leases, or in any other
way, transfers or conveys said right, franchise,
privilege, property or business to a person,
corporation or association not otherwise qualified
under the Constitution, or the provisions of the
existing laws; or in any manner permits or allows
any person, not possessing the qualifications
required by the Constitution, or existing laws to
acquire, use, exploit or enjoy a right, franchise,
privilege, property or business, the exercise and
enjoyment of which are expressly reserved by the
Constitution or existing laws to citizens of the
Philippines or of any other specific country, to
intervene
in
the
management,
operation,
administration or control thereof, whether as an
officer, employee or laborer therein with or without
remuneration except technical personnel whose
employment may be specifically authorized by the
Secretary of Justice, and any person who
knowingly aids, assists or abets in the planning
consummation or perpetration of any of the acts
herein above enumerated shall be punished by
imprisonment for not less than five nor more than
fifteen years and by a fine of not less than the value
of the right, franchise or privilege enjoyed or
acquired in violation of the provisions hereof but in
no case less than five thousand pesos: Provided,
however, That the president, managers or persons
in charge of corporations, associations or
partnerships violating the provisions of this section
shall be criminally liable in lieu thereof: Provided,
further, That any person, corporation or association
shall, in addition to the penalty imposed herein,
forfeit such right, franchise, privilege, and the
property or business enjoyed or acquired in
violation of the provisions of this Act: And provided,
finally, That the election of aliens as members of
the board of directors or governing body of
corporations or associations engaging in partially
nationalized activities shall be allowed in proportion
to their allowable participation or share in the
capital of such entities.3
ART XVI SEC 11 (1) (2)

Section 11. (1) The ownership and management of

mass media shall be limited to citizens of the
Philippines, or to corporations, cooperatives or
associations, wholly-owned and managed by such
citizens.cralaw
The Congress shall regulate or prohibit monopolies
in commercial mass media when the public interest
so requires. No combinations in restraint of trade or
unfair competition therein shall be allowed.cralaw
(2) The advertising industry is impressed with
public interest, and shall be regulated by law for the
protection of consumers and the promotion of the
general welfare.cal
Art XII, sec 11.
Section 11. No franchise, certificate, or any other
form of authorization for the operation of a public
utility shall be granted except to citizens of the
Philippines or to corporations or associations
organized under the laws of the Philippines, at least
sixty per centum of whose capital is owned by such
citizens; nor shall such franchise, certificate, or
authorization be exclusive in character or for a
longer period than fifty years. Neither shall any
such franchise or right be granted except under the
condition that it shall be subject to amendment,
alteration, or repeal by the Congress when the
common good so requires. The State shall
encourage equity participation in public utilities by
the general public. The participation of foreign
investors in the governing body of any public utility
enterprise shall be limited to their proportionate
share in its capital, and all the executive and
managing officers of such corporation or
association must be citizens of the
Philippines.cralaw
Investment code, 76 par. 2,
Article 76. Employment of Foreign Nationals. The
provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding,
Export Processing Zone Authority, hereinafter
referred to as the "Authority" may authorize an alien
or an association, partnership, corporation or any
other form of business organization formed,
organized, chartered or existing under any law
other than those of the Philippines, or which is not
a Philippine national, or the working capital of
which id fully owned or controlled by aliens to do
business or engage in an industry inside the export
processing zone.
Subject to the provisions of Section 29 of
Commonwealth Act No. 613, as amended, an
enterprise, a zone registered enterprise may
employ foreign nationals in supervisory, technical or
advisory positions for a period not exceeding five
(5) years from its registration, extendible for limited
periods at the discretion of the Authority: Provided,
however, That when the majority of the capital
stock of a zone registered enterprise is owned by

foreign national, the positions of president,

treasurer, and general manager or their equivalents
may be retained by foreign nationals beyond the
period set forth herein.
Foreign nationals employed within the purview of
this Book, their spouses, and unmarried children
under twenty-one years of age who are not
excluded by Sec. 29 of C.A. No. 613, as amended,
shall be permitted to enter and reside in the
Philippines during the period of employment of
such foreign nationals. They shall be issued a
multiple entry visa, valid for a period of three years,
to enter and leave the Philippines without further
documentary requirements other than valid
passports or other travel documents in the nature
of passports. The validity of the multiple entry
special visa shall be extendible yearly. Foreign
Nationals who have been issued multiple entry
special visas under this provision, as well as their
respective spouses and dependents, shall be
exempt from obtaining alien certificates and all
types of clearances required by any government
department or agency. For this purpose, the
Commission on Immigration and Deportation and
the authority shall jointly issue the necessary
implementing rules and regulations.
A registered enterprise shall train Filipinos as
understudies of foreign nationals in administrative,
supervisory and technical skills and shall submit
annual reports of such training to the Board.
Labor code 4-, 41, 42
Title II
EMPLOYMENT OF NON-RESIDENT ALIENS
Article 40. Employment permit of non-resident
aliens. Any alien seeking admission to the
Philippines for employment purposes and any
domestic or foreign employer who desires to
engage an alien for employment in the Philippines
shall obtain an employment permit from the
Department of Labor.
The employment permit may be issued to a nonresident alien or to the applicant employer after a
determination of the non-availability of a person in
the Philippines who is competent, able and willing
at the time of application to perform the services for
which the alien is desired.
For an enterprise registered in preferred areas of
investments, said employment permit may be
issued upon recommendation of the government
agency charged with the supervision of said
registered enterprise.
Article 41. Prohibition against transfer of
employment.
After the issuance of an employment permit, the
alien shall not transfer to another job or change his
employer without prior approval of the Secretary of
Labor.
Any non-resident alien who shall take up
employment in violation of the provision of this Title

and its implementing rules and regulations shall be

punished in accordance with the provisions of
Articles 289 and 290 of the Labor Code.
In addition, the alien worker shall be subject to
deportation after service of his sentence.
Article 42. Submission of list. Any employer
employing non-resident foreign nationals on the
effective date of this Code shall submit a list of
such nationals to the Secretary of Labor within
thirty (30) days after such date indicating their
names, citizenship, foreign and local addresses,
nature of employment and status of stay in the
country. The Secretary of Labor shall then
determine if they are entitled to an employment
permit.
Omnibus rules
SECTION 14. Appointment of Representatives.
Every appointment of representatives or agents of
licensed or authorized agency or entity shall be
subject to the prior approval or authority of the
Administration. The approval may be issued upon
submission of or compliance with the following
requirements:(Added by Sec. 14, Rule II, Book II,
POEA Rules and Regulations)
(a) Proposed appointment or special power of
attorney;
(b) Philippine Constabulary (PC-CIS) and National
Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearances of the
proposed representative or agent;
(c) Two (2) copies of passport-size pictures of the
proposed representative or agent;
(d) A sworn or verified statement by the designating
or appointing person or company assuming full
responsibility for all acts of the agent or
representative done in connection with the
recruitment and placement of workers.
Approval by the Administration of the appointment
or designation does not authorize the agent or
representative to establish a branch or extension
office of the licensed agency represented.
Any revocation or amendments in the appointment
should be communicated to the Administration,
otherwise the designation or appointment shall be
deemed as not revoked or amended.
SECTION 15. Renewal of license. Not later than
forty five (45) days before the expiry date of the
license, a private employment agency shall submit
to the Bureau an application for renewal of license.
Such application shall be supported by the
following documents:
A report under oath of its operations during the
period covered by the license containing the
following information, among other:
1) Number and categories of workers recruited and
placed overseas during the period, names and
addresses of their respective

employer(s)/principal(s), total basic wages and

salaries earned of workers placed by it and
reported foreign exchange earnings remitted during
the period as certified by the Central Bank;
2) Total amount paid to the welfare fund and
processing fees paid during the period;
3) Names and addresses of its principals and the
amount of service fees per worker charged against
them; and
(b) Verified financial statement of operation during
the period, including latest income tax payment.
(Amended by Sec. 15, Rule II, Book II, POEA Rules
and Regulations)
SECTION 16. Processing of application for
renewal. Within thirty (30) days from receipt of
the application for renewal of license, the Bureau
shall complete the processing of the same. Upon
evaluation
of the documents submitted and the agency's
performance records, the Bureau shall recommend
its denial or renewal to the Secretary who may
accept or deny the Bureau's recommendation. The
Bureau shall release the license subject to payment
of a license fee of P6,000.00, posting of a cash
bond of P50,000.00 or its acceptable equivalent,
and the renewal of the surety bond of P150,000.00.
(Amended by Sec. 16 to 18, Rule II, Book II, POEA
Rules and Regulations)
(a) Replenishment of Cash or Surety Bonds.
Within thirty (30) days from notice by the
Administration that the bonds or any part thereof
had been garnished, the agency or entity shall
replenish the same. Failure to replenish shall cause
the suspension or cancellation of the license or
authority.
(b) Refund of Cash Bond. A licensed agency or
entity which voluntarily surrenders its license or
authority shall be entitled to the refund of its cash
bond only after posting a surety bond of similar
amount valid for three (3) years.
(c) Evaluation of Performance of Agencies and
Entities. The Administration shall undertake the
evaluation and rating of the performance of
licensed agencies and entities and determine the
merits of their continued participation in the
overseas employment program taking into
consideration compliance with laws and regulations
and such other criteria as it may deem proper.
(Sec. 21 Rule II, Book III, POEA Rules and
Regulations)
(d) Classification and Ranking. The
Administration may undertake the classification and
ranking of agencies and entities. (Sec. 22 Rule II,
Book III, POEA Rules and Regulations)
(e) Incentives and Recognition. The
Administration may undertake incentives and
recognition to deserving agencies and contractors
for exemplary performance. (Sec. 23 Rule II, Book
III, POEA Rules and Regulations)

SECTION 17. Requirement before recruitment.

Before recruiting any worker, the private
employment agency shall submit to the Bureau the
following documents:
(a) A formal appointment or agency contract
executed by a foreign-based employer in favor of
the license holder to recruit and hire personnel for
the former duly authenticated or attested by the
Philippine Labor Attacheor duly authorized
Philippine foreign service official or, in his absence
by an appropriate official, agency or organization in
the country where the employer conducts his
business. In case any of the foregoing documents
is executed in the Philippines, the same may be
authenticated by the duly authorized official of the
Department of Foreign Affairs or of the employer's
consulate or Embassy or of the Department of
Labor and Employment official as may be
appropriate. Such formal appointment or
recruitment agreement shall contain the following
provisions, among others:
(1) Terms of recruitment, including the responsibility
of the parties relative to the employment of
workers;
(2) Power of the agency to sue and be sued jointly
and solidarily with the principal or foreign-based
employer for any of the violations of the recruitment
agreement and the contracts of employment;
(3) Compensation or payment schedule, including
payment of documentation costs, government fees,
service from the transportation fare and the mode
of payments;
(4) Period of validity, which shall be not less than
one year and up to the expiration date of the last
employment contract signed with its recruits; and
(5) Institutions of systems or procedure to be
implemented for mandatory remittance of a portion
of the worker's salary as provided under the Code
and the Affidavit of undertaking.
(b) Commercial registration and other pertinent
documents proving the legal personality of the
foreign principal, including its authority to hire and
recruit foreign workers;
(c) Job order or requisition of the foreign-based
employer or principal, including the number for
categories of workers needed, salary and benefit
schedule, qualification guidelines and testing
procedures and master employment contract; and
(d) Work permits or work visas where such are
required by the country of destination.