Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement after the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration suspended the deployment of nurses abroad after the 5,000-cap was reached early this month.
HCWs falling under MCS with perfected contracts as of May 31, 2021, shall form part of the adjusted ceiling. The government has decided to limit the deployment of HCWs to ensure that the country has an adequate number of medical workers amid the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The POEA said HCWs who have been issued OECs prior to the reimposition of the deployment ban are exempted and are allowed to proceed to the country they are being employed.
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