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Practically all of the 1,500 slots added to the Inter-Agency Task Force's (IATF) annual deployment cap on Filipino healthcare workers (HCWs) will be used by nurses who secured jobs abroad. (Screengrab from Facebook live) This was bared by Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)...

The Philippines could fill up its annual deployment cap of 5,000 nurses abroad as early as June, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Bernard Olalia said Wednesday, May 19. (Kevin Tristan Espiritu / The Medical City / File photo /MANILA BULLETIN) Once the limit is met,...

Some 400 Filipino caregivers will be deployed to Israel before the end of the month despite the ongoing conflict there. POEA Administrator Bernard Olalia answers questions from the media during the May 19, 2021 virtual press briefing. (Screengrab from Facebook live) Philippine Overseas Employment...

After giving Pinoy cuisine its place in the California food scene, the restaurant is shutting its doors. Food and restaurant businesses, while noted as among the “essential” services during the early days of the community quarantine, are also victims of the pandemic. It is felt not only by...