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PHL imposes travel restrictions amid rising Delta variant cases in Malaysia, Thailand (Eagle News) — Beginning Sunday, July 25, the Philippines will not allow travelers coming from Malaysia and Thailand, or those with a history of travel to these countries within the last 14 days, from entering the country. Malacanang said that President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the travel restrictions on Malaysia and Thailand which are experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases and deaths, due […]
(Eagle News) — Passengers only transiting in the eight countries covered by the travel ban will be allowed to enter the Philippines. The Bureau of Immigration issued the clarification following the extension of the travel ban covering India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates until July 31. The national government also recently included Indonesia in the travel ban. According to the bureau, transiting passengers are those who were only in […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, July 15: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to get confirmation of their flights prior to the supposed travel. It earlier said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. On Wednesday, July 15, the national government announced the travel ban covering India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman, […]
Ban imposed as a precautionary measure to protect PHL against Delta variant entry (Eagle News) – The Philippines implemented a travel ban on travelers coming from Indonesia starting July 16 because of the spike in COVID-19 cases there due to the highly infectious Delta variant. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Wednesday, July 14, that President Rodrigo had approved the recommendation to impose the ban on incoming travelers with a history of being in […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has extended its ban on inbound flights from India and other countries. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the ban, which also covers Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates and Oman, is now in effect until July 31. According to Roque, there has been a recommendation for Indonesia to be included in the list of countries covered by the travel restrictions but President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to decide […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration reminded airlines not to board passengers coming from India and the other countries covered by the travel ban extended until July 15. According to the bureau chief Jaime Morente, airlines that allow the boarding of passengers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates will be referred to the aviation authorities for the imposition of appropriate sanctions. “Foreigners arriving the said countries […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has extended its travel ban on passengers from India until July 15. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the ban on passengers from Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and the United Arab Emirates was also extended due to the Delta variant, which is said to be more transmissible. The ban was supposed to end on June 30. The World Health Organization has said the Delta variant was becoming the globally dominant COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will lift the suspension on the deployment of overseas Filipinos to Oman as soon as the Omani government removes the Southeast Asian country from its list of countries covered by a travel ban. According to Philippine Overseas Employment Administration’s Bernard Olalia, this was the takeaway from the meeting between Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and the Omani ambassador on Monday, June 21. Olalia noted that the Philippines’ move was only […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines is temporarily suspending the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Oman. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said in an interview this was after Oman included the Philippines in its list of countries covered by a travel ban. Bello said the temporary suspension was upon the recommendation of the Department of Foreign Affairs. Bello did not say when the suspension would be lifted. The Philippines has also included Oman in its […]
(Eagle News) — Tourists are still not allowed into the Philippines unless they have been authorized by the Department of Foreign Affairs through the country’s foreign posts abroad, The Bureau of Immigration made the clarification after the national government eased restrictions in some parts of the country, including Metro Manila. It also came following reports of foreign nationals being excluded and sent back to their port of origin due to a lack of documents. “If […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has extended the travel restrictions on India and six other countries. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the ban on passengers also from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Oman, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates is now in place until June 30. The ban was supposed to end on June 15. The government first imposed the travel restrictions on passengers from India in April, following the surge in COVID-19 […]
(Eagle News) — Retiree visa holders are now allowed to enter the Philippines even without entry exemption documents. The Bureau of Immigration said this was following a recent resolution issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID), upon recommendation by the Department of Tourism (DOT). Those holding tourist visas, however, Immigration bureau chief Jaime Morente said, still need to present the entry exemption document from the country’s foreign posts […]
