Article 12
ART. 12. Statement of Objectives. It is the policy of the State — To promote and maintain a state of full employment through improved manpower training, allocation and utilization; To protect every citizen desiring to work locally or overseas by securing for him the best possible terms and conditions of employment; To facilitate a free choice of available employment by persons seeking work in conformity with the national interest; To facilitate and regulate the movement of workers in conformity with the national interest; To regulate the employment of nonresident aliens; To strengthen the network of public employment offices and to undertake the phasing out of private fee-charging employment agencies; and To insure careful selection of Filipino workers for overseas employment in order to protect the good name of the Philippines abroad.