Deployment ban to Ethiopia partially lifted, Palace says

The deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers in Ethiopia has been partially lifted, acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar said Tuesday.

At a Palace briefing, Andanar said the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) issued a resolution after the alert level in Ethiopia was lowered from Alert Level 4 to 2.

“Government has partially lifted the ban on the deployment of OFWs to Ethiopia based on board resolution made by the POEA. This after the Alert Level in Ethiopia was lowered from 4 to 2, “he said.

In November 2021, the POEA imposed a total deployment ban to Ethiopia after the Department of Foreign Affairs informed that the Crisis Alert Level was raised to Alert Level 4.

Alert Level 4 means evacuation and mandatory repatriation of Filipinos, according to the POEA.

The total deployment was imposed due to the conflict between the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the Federal Government of Ethiopia. — Joviland Rita/RSJ, GMA News