03 April 2011 - The Philippine Embassy in London warns the public about the use of forged Job Order Verification Stamps and signatures of authorized officials of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in the United Kingdom (POLO-UK).
It has come to the Embassy's attention that a certain JP Recruitment Agency with address at 290 Queens Road, Bootle, Liverpool, United Kingdom and contact number 00-44701114753 has presented a Manpower Request/Job Order bearing a fake POLO-UK verification stamp and the forged signature of the Labor Attaché based in London to a Philippine recruitment agency.The public is advised not to entertain any transactions for recruitment and employment from the said entity which allegedly bear the stamp and signature of POLO without first verifying this with the POLO-UK Office at the Embassy.
The Embassy reiterates its advice to verify any job offers, particularly those secured online, with the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency (www.poea.gov.ph) or the POLO-UK at
polo.london@yahoo.co.uk or embassy@philemb.co.uk. END