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BI: 7 nurses ‘good to go’ after being barred from leaving for UK
Seven Filipino nurses were prevented from leaving the Philippines despite having secured employment contracts in the United Kingdom, with some already on the plane when denied departure.
The nurses were cleared to leave after immigration officials consulted the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) regarding an ambiguity in the advisory on exemptions to the deployment ban for healthcare workers.
The BI confirmed that the nurses' departure was approved after the POEA clarified that the contract date, not the Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) issuance date, is the primary consideration for exemptions.
Five of the nurses were scheduled to depart on Monday, with the remaining two to follow on a later flight.
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