Two international travelers, both asymptomatic, are the first cases of this variant CLINICAL MATTERS On Dec. 15, 2021, the Department of Health reported the first two cases of the Omicron variant among incoming travelers. The first case was a returning 48-year-old overseas Filipino male from...
Acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles on Wednesday, Dec. 8, asked the eight passengers who arrived in the country from South Africa to “please come (forward) immediately.” PIXABAY/ MANILA BULLETIN South Africa is the country from where the reportedly highly transmissible Omicron variant...
As the country is set to welcome foreign tourists back on its shores, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reminded that minimum health protocols should still be strictly observed while traveling. A traveler wearing a face mask is seen at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia,...
The reduced facility-based quarantine period for inbound travelers from yellow list territories is an "early Christmas gift" to Filipino families, a presidential adviser said Friday, Nov. 19. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Overseas Filipinos sent home almost $18 billion of cash remittances as of...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) have launched a one-stop shop hub in Bohol-Panglao International Airport to assist returning overseas Filipino workers and arriving international travelers. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Overseas...
All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go, so goes the famous John Denver song. But where to go? There may be more destinations to choose from now that borders all over the world are slowly being lifted and countries are opening up to international travelers. Filipinos are just too eager to pack...
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) will revise its list of "green" countries in connection with the persisting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque presides over...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomed Friday, Oct. 8, the decision of the government's pandemic task force to ease quarantine restrictions for inbound travelers, calling the move an "encouraging development" for the tourism industry. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "The easing of travel...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) has supported the call of President Duterte for a shorter quarantine period for arriving travelers who have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). (Jansen Romero / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said...
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), the marketing arm of the Department of Tourism (DOT), will resume the subsidized reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for approved domestic tourists in Metro Manila starting Wednesday, Sept. 8. (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) This, after...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) was focused on ensuring the sustainability, resiliency, and inclusiveness of the country's tourism industry as the core of its recovery plan for 2022. Department of Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat discusses the agency's proposed P3.79 billion budget for the...
The government's pandemic task force has approved the adoption of the promotion to use the OneHealthPass platform--a tool that aims to ensure the seamless movement of international travelers arriving in the country. The OneHealthPass online platform. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
