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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1781499049366viber_image_2026-06-15_09-26-53 (4).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin. <em>Photo from UAAP Images</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Foreign nationals holding an Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) are not automatically authorized to work in the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Acting Secretary Francis Tolentino clarified on Monday.</p><p>Tolentino made the statement following a preliminary hearing involving the legal counsel of Ateneo de Manila University men&#x27;s basketball head coach Tab Baldwin.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/12/-i-failed-as-a-leader-as-a-coach-says-baldwin-as-he-breaks-silence-on-adili-baterbonia-s-death-1935">‘I failed as a leader, as a coach,’ says Baldwin as he breaks silence on Adili, Baterbonia’s deaths</a></div><p>According to Tolentino, Baldwin&#x27;s lawyers from Villanueva Law Offices submitted his ACR as proof of residency in the country instead of presenting an Alien Employment Permit (AEP), which is required for foreign nationals seeking employment in the Philippines.</p><p>&quot;Kung meron kang ACR, hindi ibig sabihin puwede ka nang magtrabaho. Ang ini-isyu ng DOLE ay AEP (Alien Employment Permit), iyon ang ating tinatanong. [Hindi automatic] iyon, kailangan may AEP pa,&quot; Tolentino told reporters.</p><p>Baldwin was summoned by the Labor Department to verify the validity of his employment documents as head coach of the Ateneo Blue Eagles.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2026/6/15/ateneo-s-tab-baldwin-expected-to-face-cidg-labor-dept-0954">Ateneo’s Tab Baldwin skips CIDG, DOLE hearings</a></div><p>This was an offshoot from the recent drowning incident in Dipaculao, Aurora, during a team-building activity involving the Ateneo men&#x27;s basketball team. Ateneo players Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia died in the incident.</p><p>Tolentino said Baldwin did not personally attend the hearing and requested additional time to respond.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2026/6/12/baldwin-speaks-on-routine-training-run-that-led-to-deaths-of-baterbonia-adili-2201">Baldwin speaks on ‘routine training run’ that led to deaths of Baterbonia, Adili</a></div><p>&quot;Hindi dumalo si Coach Baldwin dahil nakikiusap siya na pagpahingahin muna siya. Sang-ayon sa batas, they have 10 days to answer. Today is June 15, so hanggang June 25 ang kanilang verified answer,&quot; he said.</p><p>Under Philippine labor regulations, foreign nationals seeking employment in the country are generally required to secure an Alien Employment Permit from DOLE, separate from immigration documents such as the ACR.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q6dGkiMTes0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GJ1vllFMyyk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>Foreign nationals holding an Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) are not automatically authorized to work in the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Acting Secretary Francis Tolentino clarified on Monday.</p>

Foreign nationals holding an Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) are not automatically authorized to work in the Philippines, Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Acting Secretary Francis Tolentino clarified on Monday.

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Alien Certificate of Registration does not automatically allow foreign nationals to work in PH

Johnson Manabat,

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Published June 15, 2026 12:59 PM PHT

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