18/08/2026
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The Department of Migrant WorkersโNational Capital Region (DMW-NCR), in coordination with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the OFW Hospital, conducted a welfare check and closure operation at an unsafe, inhumane, and unregistered accommodation facility in Barangay San Antonio, Paraรฑaque City, reportedly maintained and shared by two licensed recruitment agencies, ATC Human Resources, Inc. and Rock Solid Manpower & Consultancy, Inc.
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During the operation, the team documented serious conditions affecting the safety, dignity, health, and welfare of the OFW applicants. Among the findings and alleged violations were:
1. ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ โ The passports of all 68 OFW applicants were confirmed being kept by the agencies instead of remaining in the possession of their respective owners.
2. ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง ๐ฎ๐ง๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ The premises were being used as a common accommodation facility by the two licensed recruitment agencies without the required registration or authorization.
3. ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ The premises were found to be inadequate for the safe and dignified accommodation of OFW applicants.
4. ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ข๐ง๐ โ A total of 68 OFW applicants were found staying in a single residential facility shared by the two agencies.
5. ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ โ OFW applicants were found sleeping on banig or thin makeshift bedding placed directly on plywood, without proper mattresses.
6. ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ โ Even the balcony of the house was being utilized as a sleeping area for OFW applicants, further demonstrating the overcrowding and inadequacy of the premises.
7. ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ โ A portion of the basement supposedly intended for storage was being utilized as sleeping quarters despite being unsuitable for residential occupancy.
8. ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ โ Only three toilets, one per floor, were available for the occupants, while the basement sleeping area had no toilet facility.
9. ๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ โ The shower was situated outside the house in an open-air area, providing inadequate privacy and protection to the OFW applicants.
10. ๐๐จ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ โ The accommodation had inadequate ventilation and no sufficient air-conditioning. OFW applicants had to provide their own small electric fans to cope with the conditions inside the facility.
11. ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ-๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ณ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ โ The facility had no adequate fire exit or emergency exit, while portions of the hallways and passageways were obstructed or blocked, potentially impeding the immediate evacuation of occupants in the event of fire, earthquake, or other emergency.
12. ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ณ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ โ The accommodation was located in an old and visibly deteriorated residential structure being used to house a large number of OFW applicants. Considering its condition, overcrowding, obstructed passageways, and lack of adequate emergency exits, the premises presented significant fire, evacuation, and other safety risks to its occupants.
13. ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ โ No properly maintained medicine cabinet or adequate first-aid facility was found for the occupants.
14. ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ โ There was no logbook or proper record of the ingress and egress of OFW applicants, raising concerns regarding the proper monitoring, security, and management of the occupants.
15. ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง โ An office or work area of an agency representative was likewise being maintained within the premises being used as an unregistered accommodation facility.
16. ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐-๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ-๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ โ The secretary of ATC Human Resources, Inc. was reportedly staying in the facility with her one-year-old baby, exposing the child to the same overcrowded and potentially unsafe living conditions.
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๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ The team encountered a 23-year-old OFW applicant whose identification documents were confirmed to have been falsified or altered by a representative of the agency, a matter requiring further investigation and appropriate legal action.
18. Other apparent violations of applicable accommodation, recruitment, occupational safety like exposed wiring, clogged toilet and improper sanitation, fire-safety, and welfare standards, subject to further documentation, investigation, and the filing of appropriate administrative and/or legal action against the responsible parties.
The rescued OFW applicants are now under the care of OWWA and will undergo individual statement-taking and further welfare assessment to establish the full circumstances of their stay at the facility and determine whether additional violations were committed.
This closure operation undertaken by DMW NCR is the 24th closure of unregistered accommodations since June 06, 2026.
