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In the interest of the service and in order to ensure the smooth deployment of qualified performing artists, the following guidelines are hereby promulgated:

Performing Artists, who had been issued Certificates of Eligibility to Obtain Visa/Visas on or before December 31, 1994, may be allowed to be deployed under the following conditions:

1. The Performing Artist is covered by an employment contract with a guaranteed net minimum monthly salary per POEA approved standards according to country of deployment to be paid directly to the Performing Artist on a monthly basis.

In case of Japan, the guaranteed net minimum monthly salary is Eight Hundred US Dollars ($800.00);

2. A Joint Statement/Affidavit of Undertaking is executed and submitted to the POEA by the Licensed Agency and the Performing Artist containing the following:

2.a	That the Licensed Agency and the Performing Artist guarantee that the name, age and birthdate of the Performing Artist are true and correct.

2.b	That in case of Returning Performing Artists, the Licensed Agency guarantees that the Performing Artist has worked overseas based on his/her category as indicated in his/her passport specifying his/her inclusive period of service/s, name of foreign principal/promoter, name and address of performance venue of each contract and name of Licensed Agency that deployed him/her.

	These should be supported by his/her passport, POEA approved employment contract and other documents.

3. That the Foreign Principal/Promoter and Venue Owner shall execute an Affidavit of Undertaking which provides that the Office of the Labor Attache or its authorized representative shall be allowed to monitor and visit the Performing Artists in their performance venues;

4. That any false information or violation of the undertaking contained in all Joint Statements/Affidavits of Undertaking mentioned herein shall mean automatic cancellation of license on the part of the Licensed Agency and disqualification of the Performing Artist from future overseas employment; and

5. That the development of the subject Performing Artists should be effected not later than 30 June 1995.

This Order shall take effect immediately and shall supersede all other issuances inconsistent herewith.

Adopted: 6 Mar. 1995

(SGD.) JOSE S. BRILLANTES
Acting Secretary

[ POEA DEPARTMENT ORDER NO. 6, March 06, 1995 ]

DEPLOYMENT OF PERFORMING ARTISTS WHOSE CERTIFICATES OF ELIGIBILITY/VISAS WERE ISSUED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 1994