Manila, Aug. 14 -- The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will keep its temporary ban on deploying Filipino seafarers to the northern Black Sea amid the continuing attacks on vessels in the area.

In an interview on Friday, Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac stressed the dangers faced by crew members passing through the area.

"Ang basehan, yung pinakadahilan kung bakit natin in-impose yung directive in the first place, the DND, Department of National Defense, and Department of Foreign Affairs natin ay maliwanag ang kanilang security assessment. Full-scale international armed conflict ang nangyayari ngayon sa Northern Black Sea, palitan ng putukan at atake between Russia and Ukraine (The basis, the main reason why we imposed the ...