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An overseas Filipino worker, Ana Mercado, was recruited in Bohol by GlobalCare Overseas to work as a caregiver in Kuwait. After 4 months, Ana was dismissed by her Kuwaiti employer. She files a complaint in Manila with the NLRC seeking unpaid wages and terminal pay, naming both the Kuwaiti employer and GlobalCare Overseas as respondents. GlobalCare moves to dismiss on the ground that NLRC has no jurisdiction over overseas employment disputes and that RA 8042 vests these disputes in POEA or its Arbitration Branch, not the NLRC. (a) State the controlling doctrine governing the proper forum for overseas employment disputes. (b) Distinguish NLRC's jurisdiction from POEA's in (i) wage/termination claims arising from overseas employment, and (ii) recruitment/placement issues. (c) Apply the doctrine to Ana’s case: which forum has proper jurisdiction over her wage claim and why? Include any notable limitations or exceptions you should consider.