Manila, Oct. 27 -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday ordered tighter monitoring of suspected illegal recruitment schemes targeting Filipinos seeking employment abroad following reports of a job offer in Eastern Europe that allegedly involved bypassing immigration screening.

This is in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., through the guidance of Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, to curb human trafficking networks and protect vulnerable jobseekers from cross-border exploitation.

PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez Jr. directed concerned police units to coordinate with government agencies to come up with the best intervention measures to protect Filipinos from dangerous job offers.

"We will not...