4/10/2020 E-Library - Information At Your Fingertips: Printer Friendly SEC. 1. Section 23, paragraph (b.1) of Republic Act No. 8042, otherwise known as the “Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995” is hereby amended to read as follows: (b.1) Philippine Overseas Employment Administration – The Administration shall regulate private sector participation in the recruitment and overseas placement of workers by setting up a licensing and registration system. It shall also formulate and implement, in coordination with appropriate entities concerned, when necessary, a system for promoting and monitoring the overseas employment of Filipino workers taking into consideration their welfare and the domestic manpower requirements. In addition to its powers and functions, the administration shall inform migrant workers not only of their rights as workers but also of their rights as human beings, instruct and guide the workers how to assert their rights and provide the available mechanism to redress violation of their rights. In the recruitment and placement of workers to service the requirements for trained and competent Filipino workers of foreign governments and their instrumentalities, and such other employers as public interests may require, the administration shall deploy only to countries where the Philippines has concluded bilateral labor agreements or arrangements: Provided, That such countries shall guarantee to protect the rights of Filipino migrant workers; and: Provided, further, That such countries shall observe and/or comply with the international laws and standards for migrant workers. SEC. 2. Section 29 of the same law is hereby repealed. SEC. 3. Section 30 of the same law is also hereby repealed. xxxx On August 20, 2009 respondents Salac, et al. told the Court in G.R. 152642 that they agree[9] with the Republic’s view that the repeal of Sections 29 and 30 of R.A. 8042 renders the issues they raised by their action moot and academic. The Court has no reason to disagree. Consequently, the two cases, G.R. 152642 and 152710, should be dismissed for being moot and academic. G.R. 167590 (Constitutionality of Sections 6, 7, and 9 of R.A. 8042) On August 21, 1995 respondent Philippine Association of Service Exporters, Inc. (PASEI) filed a petition for declaratory relief and prohibition with prayer for issuance of TRO and writ of preliminary injunction before the RTC of Manila, seeking to annul Sections 6, 7, and 9 of R.A. 8042 for being unconstitutional. (PASEI also sought to annul a portion of Section 10 but the Court will take up this point later together with a related case.) Section 6 defines the crime of “illegal recruitment” and enumerates the acts elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/55341 4/11