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Locsin questions inclusion of Italy in PH's red list

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 06:18 PM

DFA Sec. Teodoro Locsin, Jr. questioned the inclusion of Italy in the country's travel red list as the Philippines ramps up measures against the spread of Omicron. Read more »

PH agencies in talks on HK flight ban amid Omicron variant

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 27 04:07 PM

This comes after the Philippines on Friday night suspended inbound flights from South Africa, where the variant of concerned was first detected, and 7 other countries surrounding it due to the threat. Read more »

IATF allows 'special commercial flights' for Pinoys stranded abroad due to travel ban

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 09 01:33 PM

The inter-agency task force on leading the Philippine pandemic response said on Friday it allowed "special commercial flights" to bring home Filipinos who are stuck abroad due to a travel ban that aims to prevent the spread of a more contagious COVID-19 variant in the country.    Read more »

Philippines extends travel ban vs Delta COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 29 03:33 PM

The Philippines is again extending a travel ban that aims to keep out the more infectious Delta COVID-19 variant, Malacañang said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Philippines, Oman end mutual travel ban

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 10:48 AM

The Philippines' temporary suspension on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Oman has ended after both countries discussed the mutual lifting of the travel and deployment ban. Read more »

Foreigners with Special Resident Retiree visas allowed to enter Philippines: gov't

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 09:39 PM

Foreigners with Special Resident Retiree visas are now allowed to enter the Philippines, according to the Bureau of Immigration. Read more »

OWWA: Nasa 5,000 OFWs apektado ng travel restrictions sa Oman, UAE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 07:54 PM

Mahigit 5,000 OFWs ang maaapektuhan ng travel ban na ipapatupad sa mga pasahero na galing UAE at Oman. Read more »

Philippines lifts travel ban vs foreign travelers starting May 1

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 03:43 AM

The Philippines is lifting restrictions on the entry of foreign visitors beginning May 1. But leisure travel for Metro Manila residents remains strictly prohibited. Read more »

Philippines lifts entry ban on foreign nationals from May 1

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 30 05:08 PM

MANILA — The Philippines will lift this weekend its entry ban on foreign nationals except those coming from India, Malacañang said on Friday, as the country continued to battle a surge in COVID-19 infections.  Read more »

Philippines to suspend entry of travelers from COVID-19 hotspot India

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 08:01 PM

The Philippines will temporarily ban the entry of travelers from India, which is wrestling with a surge of COVID-19 infections blamed the more virulent coronavirus variants, Malacañang said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Foreign tourists still barred from entering PH: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 01 08:19 AM

Foreign tourists remain prohibited from entering the Philippines, an official said Monday as the country lifted its travel restrictions on nations with reported cases of more contagious variants of COVID-19.   Read more »

Philippines likely to ban foreign travelers from UAE after Pinoy gets new COVID-19 variant

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 14 03:46 PM

The Philippines is likely to ban the entry of foreign travelers from the United Arab Emirates to halt spread of the new, more contagious variant of COVID-19, Malacañang said on Thursday.    Read more »

PH expands ban to Austria travelers over new COVID-19 variant

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Updated as of Jan 08 11:39 PM

MANILA (UPDATED)- Foreign travelers from Austria are banned from entering the Philippines starting Jan. 10 until Jan. 15, Malacañang said Friday, after the new South African COVID-19 variant was detected in the European country. Read more »

Expansion of PH travel ban over new COVID-19 variant to be based solely on official reports- DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted 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 »

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 »

Philippine ban on foreign arrivals starts March 22, OFWs among exemptions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 20 01:25 PM

Foreigners will be temporarily banned from entering the Philippines starting on March 22 to fight the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease, the Department of Transportation said Friday. 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 »