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An overseas Filipino worker, Leila Santos, was recruited in Legazpi by GlobalCare Overseas to work as a nurse in the United Arab Emirates. After seven months, Leila was dismissed by her UAE employer. She returns to the Philippines and files a complaint in Manila with the NLRC seeking unpaid wages and terminal pay, naming both the UAE employer and GlobalCare Overseas as respondents. GlobalCare moves to dismiss, arguing 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 Leila's case: which forum has proper jurisdiction over her wage claim and why? Include any notable limitations or exceptions you should consider.