Precautionary Phase News Today

Newly hired OFWs okay for deployment to Sri Lanka

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has maintained the Alert Level 1 status for Filipinos in Israel.​​ ​According to the DFA website, Alert Level 1 or Precautionary Phase is issued due to valid signs of "internal disturbance, instability or external threat to the host country."

DOLE: Lifting of deployment ban unwise

A LABOR official warned against the immediate lifting of the deployment suspension in Lebanon, saying it could expose overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to the ongoing “economic turmoil” in that country. Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Lebanon Labor Attaché Alejandro A. Padaen noted that Lebanon is currently dealing with an…

(File photo) MANILA - A labor official dismissed proposals to lift the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers in some parts of the Middle East, saying it may be "unwise" to do so at this time. Labor Attache Alejandro Padaen of the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Lebanon said in a news release on Sunday that officials should first consult with people on the ground and carefully study the situation in destination countries before policy pronouncements are made. Abdullah Mam...

MANILA - The Philippines will continue deploying overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Guinea. In a resolution released on Monday, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration's (POEA) Governing Board said the decision was made upon consultation with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). "The POEA Governing Board, in a meeting duly convened resolves as it is hereby resolved, to continue the processing and deployment of all OFWs bound for Guinea, subject to the issuance of appropri...