2 July 2014 - Due to the developments in the Ebola Virus outbreak in Western Africa, the Department of Foreign Affairs has raised the crisis alert level to Alert Level 2 (Restriction Phase) in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.

Under Alert Level 2, Filipinos in these countries are instructed to restrict non-essential movements, avoid public places, and take precautions.

Furthermore, only returning overseas Filipino workers (balik manggagawa) with existing employment contracts will be allowed to go back to the host country.

The DFA continues to monitor the incidences of the Ebola Virus outbreak in Western Africa. END