"(e) Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) – shall actively participate and
coordinate in the formulation and monitoring of policies addressing the issue of
trafficking in persons in coordination with relevant government agencies. It shall
likewise advocate for the inclusion of the issue of trafficking in persons in both
its local and international advocacy for women’s issues.
"(f) Bureau of Immigration (BI) – shall strictly administer and enforce
immigration and alien administration laws. It shall adopt measures for the
apprehension of suspected traffickers both at the place of arrival and departure
and shall ensure compliance by the Filipino fiancés/fiancées and spouses of
foreign nationals with the guidance and counseling requirement as provided for
in this Act.
"(g) Philippine National Police (PNP) and National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
– shall be the primary law enforcement agencies to undertake surveillance,
investigation and arrest of individuals or persons suspected to be engaged in
trafficking. They shall closely coordinate with each other and with other law
enforcement agencies to secure concerted efforts for effective investigation and
apprehension of suspected traffickers. They shall also establish a system to
receive complaints and calls to assist trafficked persons and conduct rescue
operations.
"(h) Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) and Overseas
Workers and Welfare Administration (OWWA) – POEA shall implement PreEmployment Orientation Seminars (PEOS) while Pre-Departure Orientation
Seminars (PDOS) shall be conducted by the OWWA. It shall likewise formulate
a system of providing free legal assistance to trafficked persons, in coordination
with the DFA.
"The POEA shall create a blacklist of recruitment agencies, illegal recruiters and
persons facing administrative, civil and criminal complaints for trafficking filed in
the receiving country and/or in the Philippines and those agencies, illegal
recruiters and persons involved in cases of trafficking who have been rescued
by the DFA and DOLE in the receiving country or in the Philippines even if no
formal administrative, civil or criminal complaints have been
filed: Provided, That the rescued victims shall execute an affidavit attesting to
the acts violative of the anti-trafficking law. This blacklist shall be posted in
conspicuous places in concerned government agencies and shall be updated
bi-monthly.
"The blacklist shall likewise be posted by the POEA in the shared government
information system, which is mandated to be established under Republic Act
No. 8042, as amended.
"The POEA and OWWA shall accredit NGOs and other service providers to
conduct PEOS and PDOS, respectively. The PEOS and PDOS should include
the discussion and distribution of the blacklist.
"The license or registration of a recruitment agency that has been blacklisted
may be suspended by the POEA upon a review of the complaints filed against
said agency.