Tag: South Korea travel ban

PHL eases travel restrictions on S. Korea

(Eagle News)–The Philippine government has eased travel restrictions to South Korea. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Filipinos can now travel to South Korea but not to the whole of North Gyeongsang Province, including Daegu City and Cheongdo County, where the novel coronavirus outbreak is concentrated. Panelo said the ease in the travel restrictions was decided  by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases after its meeting on Tuesday. Prior to this, […]

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Cebu Pacific cancels flights between PHL, S. Korea

(Eagle News)–Cebu Pacific has cancelled flights between the Philippines and South Korea following the government-imposed travel ban as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. CebuPac said these cancelled flights are from March 3 to April 30. 5J 188/ 5J 187 Manila-Incheon-Manila 5J 128 / 5J 129 Cebu-Incheon-Cebu 5J 180 / 5J 181 Kalibo-Incheon-Kalibo The airline said passengers affected by the flight cancellations may avail of any of the following options: • Rebook the flight to […]

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Immigration bureau: Only travelers from North Gyeongsang, Daeugu, Cheongdo in S. Korea won’t be allowed entry into PHL

(Eagle News)–Not all travelers from South Korea will be banned from entering the country. According to the Immigration chief Jaime Morente, only travelers  from North Gyeongsang Province, Daeugu, and Cheongdo will not be allowed to enter,  following the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. People will not be allowed to travel from the Philippines to those regions either.   Only  Korean permanent resident visa holders, overseas Filipino workers, […]

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