The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has imposed a ban on the deployment of newly hired Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) to Egypt after the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) raised the alert level in Cairo.

According to POEA Board Resolution no. 6-2013, newly hired OFWs will not be allowed to go to Egypt until their safety can be secured.

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