Live Breaking News & Updates on Ill Be Prioritized For Deployment Quot Upon The Authority Vested To Iatf Through Memorandum From Executive Secretary Dated Nov 20

(File photo) MANILA - The ceiling on the annual overseas deployment of health care workers (HCWs) has been raised to 7,000 from the current 6,500, Malacanang announced on Friday. This developed after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved Resolution 153 on Thursday, acting Presidential Spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, said in a Palace briefing. Nograles said nurses with visas expiring on Dec. 31, 2021, will be prioritized for deployment. "Upon the authority vested to the IATF through Memorandum from the Executive Secretary dated Nov. 20, 2020, the 2021 annual deployment ceiling of new hire health care workers for occupations identified by the Department of Labor and Employment as Mission Critical Skills shall be further increased to 7,000," Nograles said. In November, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) temporarily suspended the processing and deployment of HCWs, particularly nurse ....

Karlo Nograles , Mission Critical Skills , Philippine Overseas Employment Administration , Department Of Labor , Inter Agency Task Force , Emerging Infectious Diseases , Presidential Spokesperson , Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles , Executive Secretary , Ile Photo Manila The Ceiling On Annual Overseas Deployment Of Health Care Workers Hcws Has Been Raised To 7 , 000 From The Current 6 , Alacanang Announced On Friday This Developed After The Inter Agency Task Force For Management Of Emerging Infectious Diseases Iatf Eid Approved Resolution 153 Thursday , Acting Presidential Spokesperson , Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles , Aid Ina Palace Briefing Nograles Said Nurses With Visas Expiring On Dec 31 , Ill Be Prioritized For Deployment Quot Upon The Authority Vested To Iatf Through Memorandum From Executive Secretary Dated Nov 20 , He 2021 Annual Deployment Ceiling Of New Hire Health Care Workers For Occupations Identified By The Department Labor And Employment As Mission Critical Skills Shall Be Further Increased To 7 , Uot Nograles Said In November , He Philippine Overseas Employment Administration Poea Temporarily Suspended The Processing And Deployment Of Hcws , Articularly Nurses , S The Annual Deployment Cap Of 6 , 500 Has Been Reached The Temporary Deployment Cap Seeks To Ensure That Country Hasa Sufficient Number Of Hcws Amid Prevailing Pandemic Pna ,