Tag: Travel ban

PHL gov’t, health advisers explain scientific data, soundness of lifting of travel ban for fully vaxxed tourists

Green, Yellow, Red risk classification of countries dropped effective today, Feb. 1, as int’l leisure travel to PHL allowed   (Eagle News) – The Philippine government explained that its decision to allow fully vaccnayed international leisure travelers to come into the country and not undergo facility-based quarantine anymore is based on scientific data and had been studied carefully. Starting today, Tuesday, February 1, the Green, Yellow and Red risk classification for countries based on their […]

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Immigration bureau: Filipino and foreign diplomats from countries included in PHL’s “red list” exempted from travel ban

(Eagle News) — Filipino and foreign diplomats from countries included in the Philippines’ “red list” are exempted from the travel ban. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said this exemption was adopted under a resolution issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) last November 25. Morente said this was also reiterated by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to different departments and agencies last December 2. According to Morente,  the exemption particularly […]

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Philippines imposes travel ban on nine countries under “red list”

Travel ban in effect from Sept. 12 to 18 (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the imposition of a travel ban covering nine “red-list” countries. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said travelers from Azerbaijan, Guadeloupe, Guam, Israel, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Saint Lucia, and Switzerland  within 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines will be banned from entering the country effective noon of September 12, 2021 until 11:59 p.m. of September 18, 2021. Those […]

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Travel ban covering 10 countries extended until Sept. 5

(Eagle News) — The Philippines has extended the travel ban covering 10 countries amid the Delta variant threat. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the ban on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia has been extended to Sept. 5. The ban was supposed to lapse on Aug. 31. “These travel restrictions form part of the proactive measures to slow down the rising number of COVID-19 […]

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Passengers with “mere layover” in 10 countries on PHL travel ban list to be allowed entry: Immigration bureau

Arriving Filipinos under repatriation programs from those countries to be allowed to enter PHL, too (Eagle News) — Passengers who had a “mere layover” in the ten countries on the Philippines’ travel ban list will still be allowed to enter the country, the Bureau of Immigration clarified. According to the bureau, arriving Filipinos, under repatriation programs from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia may also be allowed […]

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Palace extends travel restrictions on 10 countries until Aug. 31; updates list of green countries

    (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation to extend the travel restrictions in 10 countries with high Delta variant cases, namely India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia until the end of the month. The travel restrictions were supposed to end on Aug. 15, but the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) decided to extend the current travel restrictions from Aug. 16 to Aug. 31 to […]

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Immigration bureau: Foreigners with expired ACR I-Cards can still enter PHL if they have valid re-entry permits

(Eagle News) — Foreigners who are holders of immigrant or permanent resident visas but whose alien certificate of registration identity cards (ACR I-Card) have expired, can still travel to the Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration said based on a memorandum earlier issued by Immigration chief Jaime Morente, this was for as long as they have valid re-entry permits. Morente issued the directive upon recommendation of the Bureau’s Alien Registration Division (ARD) which held that arriving […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Aug. 7

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Aug. 7: MIAA advised passengers to check with their airlines first prior to the scheduled flight as flight schedules are still subject to changes. The travel ban on India and nine countries has been extended. Metro Manila, meanwhile, is under an enhanced community quarantine until Aug. 20 after the Department of Health confirmed the local transmission of […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Aug. 5

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Aug. 5: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines first and secure confirmation of their flights before traveling to the airport. The travel ban on India and nine other countries has been extended. Metro Manila will revert to an enhanced community quarantine starting Aug. 6 after the Department […]

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PHL extends travel ban on India, nine other countries

(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Friday, July 30, announced the extension of the travel ban on travelers from India and nine other countries until August 15. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, also covered by the ban are Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Meanwhile, Albania, Kosovo, Hong Kong,  Hungary, New Zealand, and China, among other countries, are countries considered low-risk for COVID-19, Roque said. According to […]

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Starting Aug. 1, foreigners traveling w/o Filipino kin no longer required to present exemption docs for entry into PHL

(Eagle News) — Starting Aug. 1, foreign spouses, children and parents of Filipino citizens who are traveling to the Philippines as tourists to visit their kin here no longer have to present an entry exemption document in Philippine ports for entry into the country. According to the Bureau of Immigration, this was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infection Diseases issued its latest resolution requiring foreigners related by marriage or filiation […]

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Those who will arrive in PHL from Malaysia, Thailand before July 25 will be allowed entry, Immigration bureau clarifies

(Eagle News) — Those who are already in transit and will be arriving in the Philippines before July 25 from Malaysia and Thailand will still be allowed entry into the country. The Bureau of Immigration made the clarification after the Palace added the two countries to its list of countries covered by a travel ban amid a surge in COVID-19 cases reportedly due to the Delta variant. Also included in the ban are Indonesia, India, […]

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