Philippine officials are promoting the Aquino administration’s public-private partnership (PPP) scheme to potential investors in Bahrain, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Thursday.

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Bahrain wants to hire more Filipino medical workers who are known for their “professional excellence.”

While authorities in Bahrain have relaxed their curfew, Filipinos there should still be cautious of spontaneous protests that may occur from time to time.

Philippine authorities in Bahrain advised Filipinos on Thursday about the “relaxed” curfew rules imposed by Bahraini authorities as the situation there improved.

The Department of Labor and Employment is waiting for recommendations from the Philippine Embassy in Bahrain to decide on whether to lift a deployment ban on returning workers there.

A militant advocacy group for migrant workers started over the weekend an online petition asking the government to lift a deployment ban on overseas Filipino workers to Bahrain.

The Philippine Embassy in Bahrain has made available on its website a waiver form for Filipinos who want to go back to the Middle Eastern nation amid the political tensions there.

The Philippine Embassy in Bahrain announced on Monday it will be closed to the public from April 21 to 23.

After personally attending to the needs of Filipinos in Japan, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario proceeded to Bahrain where he got an assurance on the safety of Filipinos there.

Philippine officials in Bahrain reassured Filipinos trapped in the ongoing tension there of continued efforts to come to their aid even as some appealed for help in their repatriation.