MALUNGON, Sarangani – A Filipino nurse from this town who was earlier reported missing after the Israel-Hamas war broke out last month has sought refuge in Egypt. ESGUERRA (center) The family of Regidor Esguerra, 46, who works as a missionary for Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without...
HONG KONG, China -- Tens of thousands of people will be able to travel daily between Hong Kong and China from Sunday in a major easing of pandemic rules that kept the border mostly sealed for almost three years. Both Hong Kong and China stuck to zero-Covid policies in which strict travel curbs and...
HONG KONG, China -- Hong Kong is aiming to reopen its border with China by mid-January, city leader John Lee announced on Saturday after returning from meetings in Beijing. The border has been effectively shut for nearly three years while China enforced a zero-Covid strategy of snap lockdowns,...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand's borders fully reopened Monday, but the return of international visitors and students is only expected to start with a trickle following the lifting of Covid-based travel restrictions. Passengers check-in for flight to New Zealand at Sydney airport in Sydney,...
Despite falling several places in the ranking, Malacañang pointed out that the Philippines is not red-tagged in Reporters Without Borders's (RSF's) 2022 world press freedom index. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar (Malacañang photo) Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this...
The pandemic has brought various industries to a standstill, tourism included. But with the growing awareness of how to handle the coronavirus and its variants, there is light at the end of the tunnel. The health crisis has given people the opportunity to better appreciate travel. Despite the...
SINGAPORE, Singapore -- Singapore fully reopened its borders to all vaccinated visitors Friday after a two-year coronavirus closure, with arrivals saying it felt "wonderful" to travel again without onerous restrictions. The aviation hub, a key gateway for people arriving in Asia, joins other...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday, Jan. 7, appealed for public understanding as strict checkpoints were again put up for inbound and outbound travelers in Metro Manila and Bulacan to ensure that the restriction on the movement of unvaccinated individuals is being...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- A post-Brexit rule banning the use of identification cards from the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) to enter Britain comes into force from Friday, the UK government said. Photo: AFP Under plans announced by the government a year ago, most EU, EEA and Swiss citizens...
Two Filipinos who are part of the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders were evacuated out of Kabul and are now in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. 22 Filipinos from Kabul arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International...
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced that it has begun the training of 99 newly-recruited immigration officers who will be deployed to the different international airports in anticipation of the complete reopening of the country's borders following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic....
Press freedom remains alive and well in the country, Malacañang said in trying to dispel a report that tagged President Duterte as among the so-called press freedom predators. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech during the ceremonial signing of bills in Malacañang on June 24, 2021....
