Turnover goes on at POEA

Turnover goes on at POEA

The axe finally fell on Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) chief Carlos Cao Jr. Monday. His replacement, former Labor Undersecretary Hans Cacdac, formally took over the agency in morning rites at the POEA building in Mandaluyong City.

Cao did not attend the ceremony, saying he had to tend to his wife, who was confined at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan City.

Cao said that up to the end, he was not formally informed about his removal from office and the reasons behind it.

POEA chief: Please give me some dignity

POEA chief: Please give me some dignity

MANILA, Philippines—With a day to go before his expected departure, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration chief Carlos Cao Jr.  said Saturday he had yet to receive any official word about his removal from office.

Cao asked his superiors to at least give him some “dignity” and officially inform him that he was being replaced as the militant migrant rights group Migrante expressed support for the beleaguered POEA chief.

“I serve at the pleasure of the President and my only request from (the Department of Labor and Employment)—and I respect them all—I’m appealing to them to give me the dignity of being formally advised whether or not I’m going to be replaced or not,” Cao said in an interview.

“The President gave me dignity by appointing me to this office and I’m extremely grateful for that,” he added.

POEA opens more kiosks to help OFWs

POEA opens more kiosks to help OFWs

Yes they're coming home. For our OFWs December is the time to come home and spend Christmas with their loved ones. They look forward to this holiday season to be with their family. Merry making activities are lined up to celebrate life.

POEA has responded to this by making it easy for the OFWs to come and go back to their work destination with ease.

Thank you POEA.

POEA to review ban on OFW deployment

POEA to review ban on OFW deployment

The POEA governing board, chaired by Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, initially met on Friday to deliberate on the DFA proposal seeking postponement of the implementation of POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 7.