This picture taken on October 30, 2023 shows a view of the Taipei 101 building in Taipei. Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News/File

MANILA — Taiwan on Tuesday announced it has extended its trial visa-free entry for Filipinos.

• Taiwan extends visa-free entry for Filipinos until July 2024

In a statement, Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said that after a meeting of the state-island's government agencies, they agreed to the extension of visa-free entry, which also covers citizens from Thailand and Brunei.

The extension will be effective from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025.

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"After evaluating the effectiveness of the above measures over the past years, participating agencies decided to extend the trial visa-free entry program for one year for nationals of Thailand, Brunei, and the Philippines from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2025," MOFA said. 

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