MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is temporarily suspending the deployment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Oman, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced on Friday.
The decision came after Oman also included the Philippines in its travel ban.
Bello said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) had received a communication from the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday informing them that the government of Oman had included travelers from the Philippines in its travel ban.
He said the DFA, in turn, recommended declaring a temporary suspension of deployment of OFWs as well to Oman. Bello, however, did not mention the specific reason why…
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