DAVAO CITY —The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced the implementation of the expansion of the travel restrictions to include 5 more countries starting 12:01 PM of Wednesday, January 13. In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente shared that they received an order from Malacanang that foreign passengers coming from Pakistan, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Oman, and the […]
PH travel ban
PH travel ban expands to 19 countries over new Covid-19 strain
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 […]
BI denies entry of 36 Chinese from Macau
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Immigration denied the entry of 36 Chinese nationals who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Friday. The Chinese nationals are covered by the travel ban imposed due to the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease outbreak. In a report to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, BI port […]