President Rodrigo Duterte lifted a deployment ban on healthcare workers in November, but limited the number allowed to leave to ensure there would be enough at home as the Philippines battles Covid-19. - AP
MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines' labour minister said on Wednesday (Juen 16) he will ask for government approval to allow 5, 000 more healthcare workers to be deployed abroad, double the annual cap in a country that is one of the world's biggest sources of nurses.
After lobbying by nurses groups, Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello said he will recommend to the coronavirus task force on Thursday that the cap is raised.
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