Philippine Republic of he Phipenes Deparment of Labor and Employment Overseas BF Bulg, Origes Avenue cor EDSA, Mandaluyong Cy 1501 Employment Wess re te: www.poea.gov.ph E-mail: info@poea goveh (9 : Administration Hotines: 722-1144, 722-1155 HILPPINE OVE Aamins Cente3! Records Division JAN 29 2020 ADVISORY NO. 04-B Series of 2020 TO : ALL CONCERNED SUBJECT : — Clarification/Further Exemption on the Kuwait Total Deployment Ban Further to POEA Governing Board Resolution (GBR) No. 04, Series of 2020 issued on 15 January 2020 imposing a ban on the deployment of all overseas Filipino workers bound for Kuwait except skilled workers and professionals who are categorized as balik-manggagawa, all concerned parties are hereby informed that overseas employment certificates (OECs) for all category of workers including domestic workers or household service workers bound for Kuwait issued prior to issuance of the above-cited GBR dated 15 January 2020 shall be valid for deployment. Also, all workers with exemption from balik-manggagawa processing prior to issuance of the above-cited GBR dated 15 January 2020 shall be valid for deployment. All domestic workers or household service workers and semi-skilled workers availing for exemption from balik-manggagawa processing after the issuance of the above-cited GBR dated 15 January 2020 shall no longer be valid for deployment. This Advisory clarifies POEA Advisory Nos. 04 and 04-A, Series of 2020. For the information and guidance of all concerned. a ERNARD P. OLALIA Administrator 29 January 2020 CONTROLLED AND DISSEMINATED sycroonJAN 29 2020