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A Filipino worker, Arman Diaz, was recruited in Cebu by SunStay Overseas for employment as a hotel waiter in Doha, Qatar. After 5 months, Arman is dismissed without cause by his Qatari employer. He files a complaint in Manila with the NLRC seeking unpaid wages and terminal pay, naming both the Qatari employer and SunStay Overseas as respondents. SunStay moves to dismiss on the ground that NLRC has no jurisdiction over overseas employment disputes and RA 8042 vests these disputes in POEA or its Arbitration Branch, not the NLRC. (a) State the controlling doctrine governing the proper forum for overseas employment disputes. (b) Distinguish NLRC's jurisdiction from POEA's in (i) wage/termination claims arising from overseas employment, and (ii) recruitment/placement issues. (c) Apply the doctrine to Arman’s case: which forum has proper jurisdiction over his wage claim and why? Include any notable limitations or exceptions you should consider.