POEA triples budget for '08 mktg missions to P1.5M

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA] confirmed that it has increased its budget this year for its marketing mission activities.

POEA Administrator Rosalinda Baldoz said from P500,000 allocation last year, they have set aside about P1.5 million this year.

"We allocated P1.5 million this year for the marketing mission," Baldoz said.

But she stressed that while they raised the budget for the marketing mission this year it does not mean that the government will embark totally on this marketing mission venture that would led to the displacement of the private recruitment companies.

Baldoz also added that the P1.5 million budget for marketing mission is not enough to cover the cost of the mission which averages from P100,000 to P300,000 per country.

"We have no desire to engage in recruitment. In fact, the marketing mission is not really to open new markets," he said.

Moreover, Baldoz said it was the host countries that sent invitations to the Philippines and asking for possible bilateral agreements for the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs).

For this year, POEA has scheduled marketing mission that includes New Zealand and Australia.

While five countries have expressed interest to the Philippine labor market namely France, Bharain, Qatar, Prince Edward Island in Canada and Trinidad and Tobago.

"We are looking at signing bilateral cooperation with these countries," Baldoz said.

Earlier, recruitment companies questioned the marketing mission being conducted by the POEA and the government-to-government hiring agreements they entered with countries like South Korea, Spain and Libya. - Sun-Star

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