Solon calls for lifting of deployment ban
(PNA fiile photo) MANILA - A lawmaker on Monday suggested lifting deployment bans for healthcare workers and other in-demand jobs for overseas Filipino workers to help mitigate the impacts of currency depreciation and create opportunities for them to pursue employment overseas. Albay Rep. Joey Salceda said this should be the first order of business for incoming Labor Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma and Migrant Workers Secretary Susan Ople, stressing that labor mobility is a right and generally good for the economy. "When the peso is cheap, the easiest logical choice is to earn more foreign ...