Philiooine Repubr.orrhePhirlppnes oveiseas #f;ffi;;'.".H:;:-'l:'::l![so.p".6"1.yo"sci,y r.o, Emolovment ; ,..-! : -,:' websiie lM.poersovDt- r-mai i.o@poea Sov.ph AOmtntslralron GOVERNING BOARD RESOL No. fi^ Seies of2014 I!'HEREAS, Republic Act 10022 autholizes the POEA Governing Board, after consultation with the Departmer-tt of Foreiglr Affairs (DFA), to impose a ban on the deployment of Filipino rrrigrant workers in pursuit of national interest or when public welfare so requires; WHEREAS, on 23 January 2014, thc DFA raised the crisis Alert Level 2 (Reshictiorl Phase) in Bangkok, Nonthaburi Province, Lad LunKaew District (Pathumthani Province) ard Bang Phli District (Samutprakan Province) in the Kingdom of Thailand in view of the declaration of a 60-day state oi emelgency due to the escalating civil unrest and inseculity in the said aleas; I,IIHEREAS, on 24 January 2014, GBR No. 1, Series of 2014 was subsequently issued imposing a temporary suspension on the processiag ard deployment of newly- l*ed OFWs bound for Bangkok, Nonthabud Province, Lad LunKaew District (PathumThani Province) and Bang Phli District (SamutPrakan Province); I THEREAS, on 21 March 201:1, the DFA lowerecl the Crisis Aiert Level in d1e said aleas of Thailand from Aiert Level 2 to Level 1 (Precautionary Phase); W'HEREAS, on 20 May 2014, the DFA raisedthe crisis Alert Level 2 (Restriction Phase) in the Kilrgdom of Thailand in view of the declaration by Thailand's army of Martial Law due to the escalating civil and political unrest and insecurity in the counhy; I\,'HEREAS, under Alert Level 2, only the processing and deployment of returning OFWs with existing employment contracts shal1 be allowed and the processing and deployment of newly-hirecl OFWs shall be suspended; NOW THEREFORE, the POEA Governing Board, in a meeting duly convened, RESOLVES AS IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, to impose a telnporary suspension on the processing and deployment of ne!\,iy-hirecl OFWs bound for Thailand. For immecliate compliance Donr in the City of Va rula, ilus 2lth d;) of\4a) 2014. qg::{Tj1*itliD "sl'B a;tS:J111}1.{?EO MAY ? 1 2{]t4 EY c!ii) qt,i of LAbor and Employment and Acting Chairperson of the POEA Goveming Board FELfiloW M. OCA ESTRELITA M ,4fi1't ALEX'(NDER E. ASUNCION^\ MILAGR EL A. CRISTOBAL Member M.