Lifting of Temporary Suspension on the Issuance of Alien Employment Permits to Foreign Nationals in the Island of Boracay

January 3, 2019LABOR ADVISORY NO. 001-19LIFTING OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION ON THE ISSUANCE OF ALIEN EMPLOYMENT PERMITS TO FOREIGN NATIONALS IN THE ISLAND OF BORACAYThe Office of the President issued Proclamation No. 475, series of 2018 declaring the temporary closure of the Island of Boracay, Malay, Aklan as a tourist destination for six months starting 26 April 2018 until 25 October 2018. The government's objective in issuing the Proclamation is to rehabilitate and restore the Island and the lives of its peoples. To complement the government's efforts towards the Boracay Rehabilitation, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) issued Labor Advisory No. 11 on 26 June 2018 ordering the temporary suspension on the issuance of Alien Employment Permit (AEP) to foreign nationals intending to work in the Island on the aforementioned period.In view of the lapse of the closure period stated under Proclamation No. 475, s. 2018 and re-opening of the Island of Boracay as a tourist destination, this Department hereby orders the lifting of the temporary suspension on the issuance of AEP.This Order shall take...