Department of Labor and Employment

Salazar 09:13 AM, Jan 16, 2024

January 16, 2024

Dear Lingyin Li,

Greetings!

Thank you for your request dated Jan 16, 2024 05:48:37 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

Your Request

You asked for Alien employment permit ( ID CARD Verification).

Response to Request

Your FOI request is approved. I enclose a copy of some of the information you requested.

Under Article 40 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, any alien seeking admission to the Philippines for employment purposes and any domestic or foreign employer who desires to engage an alien for employment in the Philippines shall obtain an employment permit from the Department of Labor and Employment.

The Alien Employment Permit (AEP) is a permit issued to a non-resident alien or foreign national seeking admission to the Philippines for employment purposes after a determination of the non-availability of Filipino citizen who is competent, able and willing at the time of application to perform the services for which the alien is desired.

Who may avail:
All foreign nationals who intend to engage in gainful employment in the Philippines and any domestic or foreign employer who desires to engage an alien for employment in the Philippines

May we inform you of the link below for AEP Verification:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16H-4ZtJZRB4oEVdz3fchVQhFmlmoOar2qxganaRDfR8/viewform?edit_requested=true 

For further inquiries, you may also contact the DOLE-NCR:

Atty. SARAH BUENA S. MIRASOL
Regional Director
Tel. No: (02) 8400-6242 (temporarily unavailable)
E-mail: ncr@dole.gov.ph

LORNA R. OBEDOZA
Chief Labor and Employment Officer
Tel. Nos:
•	(02) 5303-0364
•	(02) 8400-6011
•	(02) 8243-3594
Email: tssdepww_ncr@yahoo.com

Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Bienvenido E. Laguesma at DOLE Building, Muralla St., Intramuros, Manila. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).

Help us to continuously improve our FOI Program Implementation by accomplishing the DOLE-FOI Request Feedback Form through this link: bit.ly/DOLE-FOIFeedbackForm.

Thank you so much and keep safe!

Respectfully,

Zyra Glerica E. Perlora
FOI Officer