'Emergency, essential travelers bigyang-konsiderasyon sa PH travel restrictions' ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 16 07:42 PM Nauunawaan naman nila na nag-iingat lang ang gobyerno pero hiling nilang mabigyan ng konsiderasyon ang mga essential at emergency travellers. Read more »
PH to conduct genome sequencing for all COVID-positive arrivals Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 15 01:22 PM The Department of Health on Friday said all travelers who test positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in the Philippines will undergo genome sequencing to check for new variants. Read more »
Contacts of HK Pinay with new COVID-19 variant test positive, but no UK mutation Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 14 03:54 PM MANILA — The Department of Health on Thursday said that the contacts of the Filipina domestic helper in Hong Kong did not have the new and more transmissible COVID-19 variant from the United Kingdom. Read more »
DOH eyes travel ban vs United Arab Emirates after Pinoy infected with UK variant Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 14 11:34 AM MANILA — The Department of Health on Thursday said it will be recommending the inclusion of the United Arab Emirates in the Philippines’ travel ban list. Read more »
UK COVID-19 variant now in the Philippines, says DOH Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 13 11:12 PM MANILA (3rd UPDATE) — The new and more transmissible coronavirus variant first reported in the United Kingdom has been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Wednesday evening. Read more »
Cebu Pacific holds month-long P88 seat sale, offers P700 antigen tests ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 13 06:29 PM Cebu Pacific said the seat sale is valid for 30 domestic destinations, for travel from Jan. 13 until Dec. 31, 2021. Read more »
Gov't urged to extend travel ban to prevent entry of new COVID-19 variant ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 13 08:41 AM A research team on Wednesday urged government to extend for 2 weeks the country's travel restrictions on nations with reported cases of a new and more contagious COVID-19 variant. Read more »
DOT eyes local tourism boost as arrivals plummet 84 pct in 2020 due to pandemic Job Manahan, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 12 07:46 PM The Department of Tourism said the country would boost local tourism in a bid to restart the travel industry, as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place. Read more »
Mga OFW, balikbayan idinadaing ang bagong travel restrictions ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 11 08:06 PM Ramdam ng mga OFW at balikbayan ang hirap sa pag-uwi dahil sa ipinatutupad na travel restrictions. Read more »
China tightens virus restrictions on new cluster ahead of Lunar New Year Agence France-PressePosted at Jan 09 11:30 PM China has largely brought its domestic outbreak under control, but a spike in Hebei province has sparked fresh lockdowns ahead of the Lunar New Year next month. Read more »
Dagdag-oras, gastos sa travel restrictions dahil sa new COVID-19 variant idinadaing ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 09 02:28 PM Kung Pilipino, kailangang magpa-COVID-19 swab test at mag-quarantine nang 14 araw kahit magnegatibo sa sakit. Read more »
POEA nangako ng tulong sa OFWs na apektado ng COVID-19 travel restrictions ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 09 12:37 AM Ayon kay Olalia, may automatic revalidation sa mga napasong OEC at walang dapat gastusin dito ang mga OFW. Read more »
DOH says HK resident with new COVID variant a ‘Filipina domestic helper’ Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 07 12:53 PM The Department of Health on Thursday confirmed that the traveler who tested positive for the new COVID-19 variant days after arriving in Hong Kong is a Filipino national. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 6, 2021 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 06 11:51 PM Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »
Philippines expands travel curbs to 6 more countries over new COVID-19 variant Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News Posted at Jan 06 07:50 PM The Philippines this week will prohibit the entry of foreign travelers from 6 more countries to prevent the spread of a more infectious new variant of the coronavirus, Malacañang said on Wednesday. Read more »
DOH recommends travel ban on 6 more countries with new COVID-19 variant Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 06 02:37 PM MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday said that it had already recommended a travel ban for more countries that detected the new and more transmissible COVID-19 variant. Read more »
Back to the cycle Mladen Antonov, AFPPosted at Jan 06 01:19 PM The Thai government imposed further restrictions due to the fresh outbreaks of the coronavirus being experienced around the world. Read more »
No new COVID variant detected in PH, gene sequencing shows — DOH Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jan 06 12:11 PM MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday said it has not detected the new and more transmissible COVID-19 variant in the Philippines based on results of genome sequencing. Read more »
Back to curfews Jean-Christophe Verhaegen, AFPPosted at Jan 06 11:24 AM A picture taken on January 5, 2021 shows a deserted street in Metz, eastern France, as a new curfew is in effect. Read more »
Expansion of PH travel ban over new COVID-19 variant to be based solely on official reports- DOH ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jan 05 08:29 PM MANILA — The health and foreign affairs departments will make recommendations on expanding the list of countries covered by the Philippines' travel ban over the new COVID-19 variant based on reports confirmed by official channels of foreign governments, the Department of Health said Tuesday. Read more »