MANILA – The Philippines on Tuesday banned “all foreign travelers” from the United Kingdom (UK) and 19 other countries and areas from entering the country following reports of a new strain of coronavirus found in the UK. In a memorandum issued by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the extension of the temporary suspension of flights … [Read more...] about PH travel ban expands to 19 countries over new Covid-19 strain
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BI to implement extended UK travel restrictions
DAVAO CITY -- - The Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced that the travel restrictions for arriving passengers who have been to the United Kingdom (UK) in the last 14 days has been extended. According to Morente, as directed by President Rodrigo Duterte in last night’s Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) … [Read more...] about BI to implement extended UK travel restrictions
Coming Home on a Covid Christmas
Heeding the calls of the overseas Filipinos and their families, Senator Christopher Laurence “Bong” Go has recently authored Senate Bill No. 1949, also known as the “Department of Overseas Filipinos Act of 2020”, which seeks to create a department that will ensure efficient and more responsive delivery of government services to around ten million Filipinos abroad and their … [Read more...] about Coming Home on a Covid Christmas
12 Covid19 recoveries, 1 death among overseas Filipinos
DAVAO CITY --- The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in a statement on Monday reported one new fatality and 12 new recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) among Filipinos in Asia and the Pacific. The DFA stated that the numbers bring the death toll to 847 and the total number of recoveries to 7,577. The DFA also tallied 18 new cases of Covid-19 among … [Read more...] about 12 Covid19 recoveries, 1 death among overseas Filipinos
Gov’t repatriates nearly 320K OFWs amid health crisis
MANILA – The government has sent home close to 320,000 returning overseas Filipino workers to their respective provinces, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said on Sunday. In a report to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration said 319,333 OFWs were transported to their respective provinces as of Nov. 21 after they … [Read more...] about Gov’t repatriates nearly 320K OFWs amid health crisis
