BALIKBAYANS (homecoming Filipinos) are expected to continue arriving in the Philippines despite the discovery of a new, more infectious Covid-19 variant dubbed “omicron.” This developed even as the planned entry of vaccinated leisure tourists from Green List countries has been put on the back burner as the Cabinet-level Inter-Agency Task…
TOURISM stakeholders are urging the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to increase the number of accredited health facilities at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) to fast-track the Covid-testing of arriving balikbayans (homecoming Filipinos). Tourism Congress of the Philippines President Jose C. Clemente III told the BusinessMirror he made this request…