Execute 20K pending warrants vs illegal recruiters - VP Noli

MANILA, Philippines - After learning of 20,000 unserved arrest warrants against 276 large-scale illegal recruiters in the country, Vice President Noli De Castro asked local authorities to take action.

"We are wondering why such number of warrants of arrest remains unserved. The task force is looking into this. That is why we are asking the help of Philippine National Police and National Bureau of Investigation for the prompt execution of these unserved warrants," De Castro said.

The vice president, who is also head of the Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment (TFAIR), has earlier ordered TFAIR operations chief Senior Superintendent Gilbert Sosa to document and come up with a list for the most wanted persons in large-scale illegal recruitment.

"The correct approach in helping our OFWs is to stop illegal recruitment at the source. Instead of the government spending so much money in the repatriation expenses and board and lodging expenses in all our embassies abroad, we should prevent them from getting victimized at the outset," he said.

De Castro also asked the TFAIR chief to prioritize the arrest of big recruiters or those with the most number of pending warrants to prevent these individuals from further victimizing unsuspecting job seekers.

Sosa identified the top suspect as Harleta Velasco, who has 134 arrest warrants for illegal recruitment and estafa (fraud). [See: Top illegal job recruiter has 134 arrest warrants]

Of the 276 suspects, 68 have double digit warrants of arrests.

Joining Velasco on top of the list were Rosemarie Liwanag (82), Maricar Inovero (79), Corazon Ventura (48), Amelia Gabriel (29), Beverly Tuazon (27), Maria Harleta Velasco (27) – suspected to be the same recruiter with the most number of arrests— Aminola Camarudin (24), and Marissa Biyalat (24).

"The Task Force, under my lead, aims to go after each for the 276 illegal recruiters and give justice to their victims. This must serve as a warning to the public to verify first the recruiters they deal with at the POEA and know the right process in getting jobs," he said. - Kimberly J. Tan, GMANews.TV

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