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PH lifts ban on non-essential overseas travel

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 04:20 AM

The Philippine government lifts a ban on non-essential overseas travel and eases several other quarantine restrictions. This development comes as the country logged 3,000 more coronavirus cases. Read more »

Trapped by pandemic, ships’ crews fight exhaustion and despair

Aurora Almendral, The New York Times
Posted at Sep 09 10:39 PM

The International Transport Workers’ Federation estimated that 300,000 of the 1.2 million crew members at sea were essentially stranded on their ships, working past the expiration of their original contracts and fighting isolation, uncertainty and fatigue. Read more »

US issues PH travel advisory amid civil unrest, increasing COVID-19 cases

Don Tagala, North America ABS-CBN News Bureau
Posted at Aug 08 05:18 AM

MANILA - The US State Department on Thursday advised American citizens to reconsider the Philippines as a travel destination due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, a measles outbreak and rampant kidnapping.   Read more »

Philippines to allow entry of foreigners starting Aug. 1

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 17 11:45 AM

The Philippines will allow the entry of foreign nationals with long-term visas in the country starting Aug. 1, Malacañang said Friday as the government sought to revive the economy. Read more »

Philippines keeps entry ban on foreigners

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 02 03:50 PM

The Philippines has decided to keep its ban on the entry of foreign nationals for now, Malacañang said Thursday even as the country further eased virus restrictions.   Read more »

Going out without travel, quarantine pass not prohibited under RA 11332 - Bulacan court

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 06:14 PM

MANILA - Going outside the residence without travel permit or quarantine pass is not prohibited under Republic Act 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act, a Bulacan court has ruled as it junked a case against a former lawmaker and 8 others. Read more »

San Miguel assigns SLEX priority lanes for goods, emergency health services

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 05:41 PM

The SMC Tolldways has assigned priority lanes at the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) to facilitate faster delivery of goods and transport of emergency health service around the capital during the COVID-19 lockdown, its parent San Miguel Corp said Friday.    Read more »

COVID-19 from PH? Duque says foreigners may have caught virus elsewhere

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 06 02:24 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque said two of the foreigners who had traveled to the Philippines and eventually tested positive of the new coronavirus abroad likely caught the disease in another country. Read more »

Filipinos in Taiwan ask Philippines to lift travel ban

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 13 06:06 PM

Several Filipino workers and members of the Philippine community in Taiwan on Thursday asked the national government in Manila to lift the travel ban on the self-governing territory. Read more »

PH rep in Taiwan recommends lifting of travel ban

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 05:48 PM

The Philippines' representative in Taiwan said Wednesday he has recommended to the central government in Manila to lift the travel ban imposed on the independently governed Chinese territory due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

‘Why can’t we do the same?’: Lacson questions conditional travel ban

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 02 12:39 AM

"It is the safety of our own citizens that should come first. Simple enough," Lacson said, referring to imposing a total travel ban on China, not just one province. Read more »

China travel ban 'vital' in preventing 2019-nCoV outbreak in PH: health expert

Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 11:37 PM

"For example, nakapasok ang isang positive na may coronavirus, ina-isolate mo 'yun kasi nakakahawa eh. Isang estudyante pumasok sa klase, 50 'yung kaklase, [kapag] umuwi sa bahay, magmu-multiply 'yun," Leachon told radio DZMM. Read more »

Senators urge Palace to impose China travel ban as PH confirms first 2019-nCoV case

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 04:20 AM

MANILA (UPDATED) - Several senators on Thursday urged Malacañang to "immediately" impose a ban on individuals traveling from China.    Read more »

Where to next? Get ideas from these 'instagrammable' mall dioramas

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 07:37 PM

With every selfie posted by a mall customer in his or her social media account, Philippine tourist destinations are also promoted. Read more »

VIDEO: The 7 treasures of Camiguin

ANCX
Updated as of Jul 01 10:00 PM

Also known as the Island Born of Fire, Camiguin's volcanic origins and eruptions brought forth an abundance of natural sites—white-sand islets, waterfalls, a sunken cemetery, church ruins, and fertile lands. Here are seven places to check out on your next visit. Read more »