MANILA, July 4 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has shut down a travel agency and its partner licensed recruitment agency in Ermita, Manila, for alleged illegal recruitment activities offering jobs in Poland.

The DMW's Migrant Workers Protection Bureau (MWPB), together with the Manila Police District (MPD), on Friday padlocked the offices of Reiven Air Travel & Tours Consultancy OPC and its partner recruitment agency, Reliable Recruitment Corporation, under Closure Order 15 and 16, Series of 2025.

DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia, who led the operation, said the travel consultancy was conducting recruitment activities without the required license, which is a clear violation of Republic Act 10022, which prohibits travel agenci...