Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 16) — The Philippine government has started processing the papers of over 300 Filipino caregivers bound for Israel, a day after it lifted the deployment ban, an official said Friday.
“Dahil na-lift na ang temporary suspension, kasalukuyan nating pino-proseso ang deployment ng mahigit 300 caregivers under government-to-government deployment arrangement,” Philippine Overseas Employment Administration administrator Bernard Olalia told CNN Philippines’ Newsroom Ngayon.
[Translation: Following the lifting of the temporary suspension, we are currently processing the deployment of more than 300 caregivers under a government-to-government deployment arrangement.]
Olalia said those workers with complete documents could fly to Israel as soon as next week.
On Wednesday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello issued an order allowing Filipino workers to leave the country for Israel.
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It was in May when the Philippine government decided to impose the deployment ban amid the conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.
