More jobs for FilipinosADVERTISEMENTLorenzana said he was in talks with Australia about the loan, and once its details had been ironed out, he would ask the President to exclude this from the ban. Once the loan is approved, the company was expected to hire more Filipinos, he said. “I think this is a very good case to be exempted from the memo of the President,” he said. The ban was imposed “in light of the administration’s strong rejection of the resolution of the UN Human Rights Council,” according to the memo. The ban would stay while the Philippines assesses its relationship with the countries that backed the resolution.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 30, 2019 20:15 UTC