Pursuant to the travel advisory issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on the Alert Level for Bahrain (Alert Level 1 - Observation Stage), the processing and deployment of overseas Filipino workers to the country shall be allowed for returning workers (vacationing workers or rehires) and new hires with valid work visas/resident permits, effective immediately.

The alert level guidelines of the DFA are as follows:

1. For Alert Level 1 (Observation Statge), a travel advisory will be issued by the DFA. The POEA will allow the deployment of overseas Filipino workers with new job contracts (new hires) and returning workers (vacationing or rehires) with valid work visas/ resident permits.

2. For Alert Level 2 (Caution Stage), a travel advisory would have already been in place and a partial deployment ban will be issued. Under this alert level, only returning workers will be allowed to travel back to Bahrain. Returning workers, however, must execute an affidavit that he is well aware of the security risk, but voluntarily proceeds to Bahrain.

3. For Alert Level 3 (Warning Stage) and Alert Level 4 (Repatriation), a total deployment ban will be implemented.

For immediate and strict compliance.

Adopted: 08  March  2011


(SGD.) CARLOS S. CAO, JR.
Administrator