Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (MANILA BULLETIN) During the “Laging Handa” public briefing, Administrator Bernard Olalia said that the POEA is closely monitoring developments related to the new COVID-19 variant and will make the appropriate recommendation to the concerned agencies regarding the deployment of Filipino HCWs at this time. “Ang ating polisiya sa ngayon ayon sa IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) at doon sa inaprubahan ng ating Pangulo (Duterte), mayroong lifting ng ating temporary suspension at ‘yan ay pinag-aaralan natin every now and then, lalong-lalo na at may strain tayo (Our current policy according to the IATF and those approved by our President, there is a lifting of our temporary suspension and that is what we study every now and then, especially and we have a (new) strain,” Olalia said.