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Locsin threatens to 'blacklist' hotels that kick out, overcharge tourists

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 24 07:03 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday threatened to blacklist hotels and other lodgings that kick out or overcharge tourists, in light of reports that some foreigners in the Philippines are “sleeping in open air” in a time when the country is stricken by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Read more »

Philippines stops visa issuance as COVID-19 cases rise

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 09:35 PM

The Philippines will suspend the issuance of visas, a move that will prohibit the entry of foreigners to the country to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), its top diplomat said Thursday. Read more »

PH eyes suspension of visa issuance amid COVID-19 lockdown

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 19 09:49 PM

The Philippines is considering the suspension of visa issuances as large parts of it are under lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to the country's top diplomat. Read more »

Foreign governments to pick up stranded citizens in Luzon: DFA chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 20 03:22 PM

Other countries will have flights to the Philippines to fetch their stranded citizens amid the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Wednesday. Read more »

DOH: Travelers from NCR must undergo home quarantine in their provinces

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Posted at Mar 14 06:46 PM

Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said travelers who are outside the NCR would be considered persons under monitoring (PUMs). Read more »

Travelers from Taiwan 'cause trouble' in Cebu airport after quarantine confusion

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 12 08:03 PM

Around 78 travelers from Taiwan "caused trouble" in the Mactan-Cebu International Airport on Wednesday after initially refusing to be placed under a 14-day quarantine, which was imposed on them upon arrival in the country, an official said.  Read more »

Stranded Filipinos in Macau, HK, PH turn to social media in cry for help amid travel ban

Jan Yumul, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 09:03 PM

Desperate Filipino tourists stranded in Macau are turning to social media for help, three days into uncertainty since the Philippine government expanded a travel ban to China's two special administrative regions in a bid to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has killed one person each in the Philippines and Hong Kong.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 4, 2020

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Posted at Feb 05 12:19 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

Virus protection

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 07:03 PM

Travelers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 are seen wearing face masks as a precaution against the 2019 Novel Coronavirus on Tuesday, February 4, 2020.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 3, 2020

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Posted at Feb 03 11:20 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Heading home

Mark R. Cristino, EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 03 09:54 PM

Travelers wearing face masks have their tickets checked by security before entering the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila on Monday. 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 »

Last flight from Wuhan: 'Everyone was wearing masks'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 12:53 PM

SYDNEY, Australia - One of the last flights out of the epidemic-hit Chinese city of Wuhan was met by biosecurity officials as it landed in Australia on Thursday, as a global effort to contain the outbreak ramps up.   Read more »

DOH orders tighter screening of travelers amid 'mysterious disease' from China

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Updated as of Jan 05 05:30 PM

The illness, similar to "viral pneumonia of unknown origin" has so far affected 44 persons in China, according to the DOH.   Read more »

South Korea announces 3 ways to get 'visa-free' entry

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Posted at Nov 08 04:25 PM

MANILA – Planning a vacation to the land of K-drama and K-pop? Try these options first. Read more »

Pinoys traveling to Indonesia told to get polio vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 05:44 PM

The embassy reminded that travelers who refuse to be vaccinated may either be deported or prevented from entering Indonesia. Read more »

DOH tells travelers entering PH to be vaccinated amid polio outbreak

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Updated as of Oct 12 02:19 AM

The Department of Health on Thursday advised travelers entering the Philippines to be vaccinated in wake of re-emergence of polio in the country. Read more »

Pinoys reminded to follow public decency rules in Saudi Arabia

Zhariya Camid Alamada, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 04:37 PM

RIYADH – Filipinos travelling to Saudi Arabia are urged to abide by the new regulations on public decency, which identified 19 offenses punishable by fines. Read more »

PSE urged to carefully study Travellers International delisting

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 11:44 PM

More analysts and traders weigh in on the imminent delisting of Philippine integrated casino operator, Travelers International. Read more »

US lists Philippines among 35 nations with high kidnapping risk

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 10:19 AM

MANILA - The US State Department has included the Philippines among 35 countries with increased risk of kidnapping or "K", a new risk indicator it introduced recently. Read more »