THE Philippines is ready to accept foreign tourists. That’s according to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, who said she was proposing the reopening of the country’s borders to vaccinated international travelers once more. “Yes, we’re ready to open [to foreign tourists] because we know Omicron is very mild, especially if…
The government of the Philippines updated its risk level entrance requirements on 31 Dec. 2021. Countries and territories are classified as on the Green List, Yellow List or Red List.
Malacañang said Friday that returning Filipinos recovering from COVID-19 would be allowed entry to the country, provided they are not infectious and other conditions.
(File photo) MANILA - Malacanang on Friday said returning Filipinos who have recovered from coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) but still test positive in the required pre-departure reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests would be allowed to enter the country subject to certain conditions. In a press briefing, Cabinet Secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles cited Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) Resolution 158, which allows the entry of Filipinos arriving from abroad if they present the following requirements: -A positive RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to the date or time of departure from country or port of origin -Medical certificate issued by a licensed physician stating that the traveler has completed the mandatory isolation period, is no longer infectious, and has been allowed free movement or travel; -A positive RT-PCR test taken not earlier than 10 days but not later than 30 days prior to date or time of departure from country
(File photo) MANILA - Malacanang on Saturday night said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the retroactive application of the testing and quarantine protocols for qualified travelers who arrived in the country on or before Jan. 13. "In a resolution issued by the IATF on Saturday, January 15, testing and quarantine protocols for Green and Yellow List countries/territories/jurisdictions per IATF Resolution No. 157 shall now apply to those who arrived in all ports of entry in the Philippines on or before Jan. 13, 2022," acting presidential spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said in a statement. Nograles said the IATF-EID has also directed the implementing agencies "to ensure the smooth and proper implementation of these protocols intended to screen Filipinos and foreign nationals entering the country from abroad." "Also, the IATF clarified that foreign nationals coming from 'red