Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act
Section 10. Settlement of Money Claims. For the payment of money claims under sub-paragraph (f) of Section 2 of this Rule, the following rules shall govern:
(1) After a decision has become final and executory or a settlement/compromise agreement has been reached between the parties at the NLRC, the Labor Arbiter shall, motu proprio or upon motion, and following the conduct of pre-execution conference, issue a writ of execution mandating the respondent recruitment/manning agency to pay the amount adjudged or agreed upon within thirty (30) days from receipt thereof;
(2) The recruitment/manning agency shall then immediately file a notice of claim with its insurance provider for the amount of liability insured, attaching therewith a copy of the decision or compromise agreement;
(3) Within ten (10) days from the filing of notice of claim, the insurance company shall make payment to the recruitment/manning agency the amount adjudged or agreed upon, or the amount of liability insured, whichever is lower. After receiving the insurance payment, the recruitment/manning agency shall immediately pay the migrant worker's claim in full, taking into account that in case the amount of insurance coverage is insufficient to satisfy the amount adjudged or agreed upon, it is liable to pay the balance thereof;
(4) In case the insurance company fails to make payment within ten (10) days from the filing of the claim, the recruitment/manning agency shall pay the amount adjudged or agreed upon within the remaining days of the thirty-day period, as provided in the first sub-paragraph hereof;
(5) If the worker's claim was not settled within the aforesaid thirty-day period, the recruitment/manning agency's performance bond or escrow deposit shall be forthwith garnished to satisfy the migrant worker's claim;
(6) The provision of compulsory worker's insurance under this section shall not affect the joint and several liability of the foreign employer and the recruitment/manning agency under Section 10 of the Act;
(7) Lawyers for the insurance companies, unless the latter are impleaded, shall be prohibited to appear before the NLRC in money claims cases under Rule VII.