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(NAR) VOL. 21 NO.2 APRIL - JUNE 2010
[ OWWA PDOS ADVISORY NO. 03, S. OF 2010, April 14, 2010 ]
PIRATED VIDEO MATERIALS
Overseas Filipino Workers should be advised during the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) to refrain from carrying pirated video materials, especially those with pornographic content.
A Filipino Seafarer has been arrested recently in Australia for carrying three DVDs with pornographic content. Previously, two other Filipinos had also been arrested for committing the same violation. Australia prohibits and imposes stiff penalties on the import of such pirated video materials.
Some countries which also prohibit the import of pirated video materials and require that electronic devices of arriving passengers such as cellular phones, mp3 players, laptops and flash disks be submitted to their Immigration Section for checking of the contents.
Your cooperation is hereby enjoined.
A Filipino Seafarer has been arrested recently in Australia for carrying three DVDs with pornographic content. Previously, two other Filipinos had also been arrested for committing the same violation. Australia prohibits and imposes stiff penalties on the import of such pirated video materials.
Some countries which also prohibit the import of pirated video materials and require that electronic devices of arriving passengers such as cellular phones, mp3 players, laptops and flash disks be submitted to their Immigration Section for checking of the contents.
Your cooperation is hereby enjoined.
(SGD.) CARMELITA S. DIMZON, DPA
Administrator
Administrator