Philippine Overseas Employment Administration

Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Empleo sa Ibayong-dagat
Agency overview
FormedMay 1, 1982 (1982-05-01)
DissolvedFebruary 3, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-02-03)
Superseding agency
HeadquartersEDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong
Annual budget₱507.76 million (2021)[1]
Parent agencyDepartment of Labor and Employment
Websitepoea.gov.ph

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA; Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pilipinas sa Empleo sa Ibayong-dagat[2]) was an agency of the government of the Philippines responsible for opening the benefits of the overseas employment program of the Philippines. It is the main government agency assigned to monitor and supervise overseas recruitment and manning agencies in the Philippines. The POEA's office is located at EDSA corner Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong, Philippines.[3]

  1. ^ https://www.dbm.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/GAA/GAA2021/TechGAA2021/DOLE/G.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Narvaez, Eilene Antoinette; Macaranas, Edgardo, eds. (2013). Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino (PDF) (in Filipino) (2013 ed.). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. p. 6. ISBN 978-971-0197-22-4. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
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