THE Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has banned the processing of documents and deployment of newly hired Filipino workers to Thailand because of the escalating civil unrest there.

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the suspension order was issued after consultations with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

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