Volume 13 Number 1 - University of the Philippines College of Law

January - March 2002 National Administrative Register 237
3. Any aggrieved party may file a Motion for Reconsideration and/or Appeal and the same
shall be resolved based on Paragraph 4 of this Rule.
4. Remedies in Case of Denial or Cancellation - A Motion for Reconsideration may be
filed by an aggrieved party within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of the Order of
Denial/Cancellation. The DOLE Regional Director shall resolve the said Motion for
Reconsideration within ten (10) calendar days from receipt thereof.
A Motion for Reconsideration filed after the period of seven (7) calendar days but within
ten (10) calendar days after receipt of the denial shall be treated as an appeal.
An appeal from the decision of the DOLE Regional Director may be filed with the Secretary
of Labor and Employment within ten (10) calendar days from receipt of an Order from the
DOLE Regional Director. The decision of the Secretary of Labor and Employment shall be
final and unappealable.
Rule IV
Penal and Transitory Provisions
1. The DOLE Regional Directors, after due notice and hearing, shall have the power to order
and impose a fine of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) on foreign nationals found working
without an AEP for less than one (1) year and Ten Thousand Pesos (P10,000.00) for more
than one (1) year.
2. All applications for employment permit/certificates pending at the DOLE-RO upon the
effectivity of these Guidelines shall be covered and processed under the provisions of these
Guidelines.
3. Holders of provisional and extended AEPs issued under Memorandum dated 24 August
2001 regarding Alternative Interim Measures for the Issuance of Alien Employment Permits,
shall apply for an AEP pursuant to these Guidelines on or before the expiration of the
provisional and extended AEP.
4. Foreign nationals who are already working in the country and who have not yet secured
the requisite employment permit shall have ninety (90) days from the effectivity of these
Guidelines to secure the said employment permit without penalty.
Rule VI
Miscellaneous Provisions
1. Manual of Operations - The Bureau of Local Employment shall issue a Manual of
Operations to implement the provisions of these Guidelines.
2. Separability Clause - If any provision or part of this Department Order or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid by the Courts, the remaining valid
provisions of this Department Order shall not be affected.
3. Repealing Clause - All guidelines, rules and regulations and agreements inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.