Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act
Section 8. Who may file. Any aggrieved person may file a complaint in writing and under oath for violation of the Labor Code and the POEA Rules and Regulations and other issuances.
For this purpose, an aggrieved person is one who is prejudiced by the commission of a violation or any of the grounds for disciplinary actions provided in the POEA Rules and Regulations.
However, the Administration, on its own initiative, may conduct proceedings based on reports of violations or any of the grounds for disciplinary actions provided in the POEA Rules and Regulations and other issuances on overseas employment, subject to preliminary evaluation.