Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act
RULE V
PROHIBITION OF GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL
Section 1. Disqualification. The following personnel shall be prohibited from engaging directly or indirectly in the business of recruitment of migrant workers;
(a) Any official or employee of the DOLE, POEA, OWWA, DFA, DOJ, DOH, BI, IC, NLRC, TESDA, CFO, NBI, Philippine National Police (PNP), Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), and other government agencies involved in the implementation of the Act, regardless of the status of his/her employment; and
(b) Any of his/her relatives within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity.
Any government official or employee found to be violating this section shall be charged administratively, according to Civil Service Rules and Regulations without prejudice to criminal prosecution.
The government agency concerned shall monitor and initiate, upon its initiative or upon the petition of any private individual, action against erring officials and employees, and/or their relatives.