11 February 2010 - The Philippine Embassy in Syria reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) about the implementation of Decision No. 27 (Regulation of Private Employment Employment Agnecy for Non Syrian [Domestic Helper], Conditions and Rules of their Employments in the Territories of the Syrian Arab Republic), which will regulate the employment of of foreign workers in Syria.
Philippine Ambassador to Syria Wilfredo R. Cuyugan said that the new directive regularizes the procedures and stipulates specific rules that employment agencies and employers must follow in order to avail of services of foreign workers.