The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Friday shut down a recruitment agency in Cubao, Quezon City for its alleged involvement in illegal recruitment without proper license.

The agency was closed following an entrapment and closure operation conducted by the DMW and the Philippine National Police's Criminal Investigation and Detection Group at its Cubao office.

During the entrapment, the agency allegedly demanded for placement fees from job applicants for jobs in Greece and Hong Kong.

Three agency personnel were caught during the operation. They, however, denied the allegations.

The DMW said it is still determining how many workers may have been deployed by the agency to Greece, Hong Kong, and Qatar, adding that they will be providing assistance to workers already abroad in fixing the required documents for overseas employment as well as the filing of complaints.

The department said that this is the third recruitment agency closed this year, not including the 32 illegal recruitment agencies closed in 2025. NEIL ALCOBER