๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐——๐—ผ ๐—œ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

October 1, 2025
With the rise of online job ads, overseas opportunities, and social media recruitment, it has become increasingly important to check whether a job posting is legitimateโ€”especially if itโ€™s being handled by a recruitment agency. For overseas jobs, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) plays a vital role in regulating and licensing agencies to protect aspiring Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from scams.
๐—•๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฎ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜:
๐Ÿญ. ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐— ๐—ช
The first and most crucial step is to confirm if the agency is accredited by the Department of Migrant Workers.
โ€ข Visit the DMW website (https://dmw.gov.ph) and use their Licensed Recruitment Agency Search tool.
โ€ข Type the agency name in the search bar to see its status, license validity, and authorized job orders.
โ€ข Avoid agencies whose licenses are expired, suspended, or canceled.
๐Ÿฎ. ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ
A legitimate overseas job posting must have an approved job order from the DMW.
โ€ข On the DMW website, go to the Approved Job Orders section.
โ€ข Search using either the position title or the country of destination.
โ€ข Make sure the job order matches the details in the ad, including employer name, job location, and salary range.
๐Ÿฏ. ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—™๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด
Even if an agency is licensed, beware of suspicious details in the posting:
โ€ข Unrealistic salaries that seem too good to be true.
โ€ข Upfront fees for application, training, or processing (DMW prohibits charging placement fees for some job categories).
โ€ข Vague job descriptions or no specific employer details.
โ€ข Urgency tactics like โ€œlimited slots, apply nowโ€ without verification.
๐Ÿฐ. ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜† ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—น๐˜†
โ€ข Use the official contact number and address listed on the DMW website, not the one in the job ad.
โ€ข Ask if the job posting you saw is officially theirs.
โ€ข Visit their office if possible to ensure youโ€™re dealing with the legitimate branch.
๐Ÿฑ. ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜€
If you encounter a potentially fraudulent posting:
โ€ข Report it to the DMW Anti-Illegal Recruitment and Trafficking in Persons Program at:
o Hotline: 8721-0619
o Email: info@dmw.gov.ph
โ€ข You can also report to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group if the ad is online.
โœ…: ๐—”๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐——๐— ๐—ชโ€™๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐—” ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐˜†, ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€. ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜.
Reference:
Department of Migrant Workers
– Joana D. and Tina G.

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