The Bureau of Immigration (BI) is asking restless Filipinos with foreign partners to be more calm and patient in waiting for their loved ones, promising that they would eventually be reunited.
BI Commissioner Jaime Morente made the appeal as growing number of binational couples are joining the Internet hashtag "LoveIsNotTourism."
The movement is aimed at the government to ease travel restriction to reunite couples with different nationalities who were separated by the global pandemic.
Morente said the final decision to relax the travel ban is with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF).
"Once the IATF declares it is safe to travel, we will welcome you," Morente told the restless and separated couples.
Morente expressed optimism that travel ban would soon ease as the government continues it's massive vaccination drive.
Presently, only Filipinos and foreign nationals with valid and existing visas are allowed entry. Tourists are still banned.