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Which statement best describes the controlling rule on liability for illegal recruitment under Republic Act No. 8042 (Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act), as amended, and the liability exposure of BrightQuest Overseas and NovaCare International in the scenario below? Facts: BrightQuest Overseas, a Philippine-based local recruitment entity, arranges overseas employment for Alma Cruz, a Filipino nurse, to work for NovaCare International in Country Z. BrightQuest collects a placement fee, signs a contract naming NovaCare International as the employer and Alma as the employee, and facilitates visa processing. NovaCare International does not hold a license to recruit in the Philippines and does not hire directly from applicants. Alma travels to Country Z and begins work; NovaCare International pays only 70% of the promised salary and denies certain benefits. BrightQuest remains active and unpunished.

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Both BrightQuest Overseas and NovaCare International may be held liable for illegal recruitment under RA 8042; the foreign employer may be liable even if it does not recruit directly in the Philippines or hold a POEA license, provided it used BrightQuest as its Philippine agent; the two are jointly and solidarily liable to Alma Cruz for wages and damages. The law treats illegal recruitment as a civil breach in this scenario, so Alma Cruz’s remedy is purely contractual against BrightQuest and NovaCare, not criminal liability. Only BrightQuest Overseas is liable for illegal recruitment; NovaCare International is not liable because it did not recruit directly in the Philippines. The foreign employer cannot be liable unless it directly recruits in the Philippines or holds a Philippine POEA license, so NovaCare International is not liable in this scenario.

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