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Darylle Sarmiento

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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/1782903878835composites 2 (1) (10).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">P300k for job in Poland? Gov&#x27;t shuts down recruitment agency for supposed lack of permits. <em>Screenshot</em></span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — An alleged illegal recruitment agency operating under the names Venancia Consultancy Pty. Ltd. and Venancia International Recruitment Inc. was shut down for supposed lack of permits, in an entrapment operation conducted by the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Tuesday, June 30.</p><p>DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said legitimate recruitment agencies are typically located in areas with high foot traffic where they are easily visible and accessible to the public. </p><p>However, this was clearly not the case for the alleged illegal recruitment agency, which was operating from a studio-type unit in a residential area in Sta. Ana, Manila, he noted.</p><p>The alleged illegal recruitment firm offered employment to a Polish company that is not accredited with the DMW, Cacdac said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>MODUS</strong></div><p>The recruitment agency&#x27;s alleged modus operandi involved claiming that a company in Poland was looking to hire workers, DMW said.</p><p>Prospect applicants would allegedly be contacted by the foreign company and then referred to a recruitment agency in the Philippines to process their applications.</p><p>The agency allegedly enticed applicants with factory worker jobs in Poland offering a monthly salary of P80,000.</p><p>However, applicants were reportedly required to pay a placement fee of P300,000.</p><p>The DMW said the amount was excessive, as it exceeded the worker&#x27;s offered monthly salary.</p><p>The company may face charges of large-scale illegal recruitment, which is punishable by life imprisonment, after allegedly victimizing 20 individuals.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>VICTIMS</strong></div><p>The DMW is calling on other victims to coordinate with the department to help facilitate the filing of charges.</p><p>One of the victims recounted that he was made to pay P95,000 even before the processing of his employment started.</p><p>Another victim said that because of the large amount of money being demanded, his older sister decided to verify the agency with the DMW.</p><p>It was then that they began to question the agency&#x27;s legitimacy.</p><p>The DMW said it will continue investigating other companies that may be linked to the alleged illegal recruitment operation and will file the necessary and appropriate charges.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</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/bR6SuD-uHwE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The alleged illegal recruitment firm offered employment to a Polish company that is not accredited with the DMW, Cacdac said.</p>

The alleged illegal recruitment firm offered employment to a Polish company that is not accredited with the DMW, Cacdac said.

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P300K placement fee? Gov't shuts down recruitment agency over Poland job scam

Darylle Sarmiento,

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Published July 01, 2026 07:14 PM PHT

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