The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Tuesday. June 22, reiterated its recommendation to conduct swab testing five or seven days upon arrival for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and other returning Filipinos. (Philippine Red Cross / MANILA BULLETIN) PRC Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...
The government has pushed back to next week the implementation of the seven-day quarantine for returning travelers vaccinated in the country. Over 1,000 Filipino seafarers line up to receive Pfizer vaccines during the government's inoculation drive held at the Palacio de Maynila in Manila on July...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion has asked government stakeholders and the private sector to prepare for the “next normal,” specifically to give the vaccinated population “greater mobility” by allowing them to travel without quarantine restrictions and RT-PCR...
With tourist destinations reopening its doors to the public left and right, the Department of Tourism (DOT) reiterated on Wednesday, June 16 its reminder to domestic tourists to be responsible travelers. BORACAY VISITORS – Two visitors wearing face masks enjoy a quiet time in the famous...
President Duterte has ordered the arrest of individuals who will present fake reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results as travel requirement, saying the country will not overcome the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic if this cheating persists. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO...
President Duterte has directed Cebu province to abide by the national government's testing and quarantine protocols for arriving passengers in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The President has issued the directive after the province reportedly insisted on enforcing...
DOT-TPB resumes 50 percent RT-PCR test subsidy for qualified domestic tourists Making traveling around the Philippines one step easier The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced last June 2, 2021 that it would resume subsidizing the 50 percent RT-PCR testing for qualified domestic tourists, through...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday filed a bill proposing free coronavirus (COVID-19) test for jobseekers to address the growing unemployment rate in the country due to the pandemic. Angara noted jobseekers are now having a hard time complying with the requirements issued by potential employers who...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has urged the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to adopt the Cebu provincial government's mandatory testing policy for all travelers from abroad. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr. also...
A suicide attempt of a police trainee in Cavite has further encouraged the Philippine National Police (PNP) leadership to implement a regular neuro-psychiatric tests on all its police personnel. PNP chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar the incident shows why the mental health of PNP personnel...
Fully vaccinated people should no longer be required to undergo a swab test before traveling to tourist destinations in the country, according to a Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. Members of the Armed Force of the Philippines line up for COVID-19 testing at the RIzal...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that it is bringing back its 50 percent subsidy on the cost of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests for qualified local tourists. DOT Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (Ali Vicoy / File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) Tourism Secretary...
