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The Department of Health (DOH) said there is no need yet to impose strict travel measures for travelers coming from China amid the increasing number of Covid-19 infections in the east asian country.
“First, the DOH doesn't think that it is required or it is needed already...
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An infectious disease expert expressed his support to the decision of the Philippine government to impose travel restrictions on some countries due to the growing threat of the potentially more transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant.
“I think we have learned from...
Senator Grace Poe has asked the national government to consider raising its 2,000 daily passenger cap to help airline companies ride out the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Poe)
Poe made the appeal through her proposed Senate Resolution No. 889, which calls...
Senators have raised concern on the government's decision to lift the travel ban despite the surge in COVID-19 cases in the Philippines.
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While daily coronavirus cases increase by the thousands locally -- over 20,000 for four consecutive days so far --...
Senator Imee Marcos on Monday, September 6, said the lifting of immigration bans on 10 countries by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases is ‘’reckless, if premature.’’
Senator Imee Marcos (Senate of the Philippines)
Travelers from...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III will be calling for a public hearing on the government's plan to use vaccine passports as part of the country's travel and health protocols amid the persisting COVID-19 pandemic.
Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III leads on July 26, 2021 the opening of...
Senator Grace Poe is seeking to expand the coverage of COVID-19 vaccine cards to further ease mobility for fully-vaccinated individuals.
An airport employee takes a selfie while receiving a coronavirus vaccine at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on June 2, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/MANILA BULLETIN)
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Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III on Thursday, July 29, advised the government's pandemic task force to carefully study and consider factors before pushing for a law that would prohibit unvaccinated individuals from going out.
Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin...
Malacañang said it was closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation in Malaysia as the Southeast Asian nation continued to grapple with a surge in infections due to the more contagious Delta variant.
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Malacañang said the Philippines was not late in imposing restrictions on travelers coming from Indonesia, citing the small number of travelers entering the country from Indonesia over the past four months.
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Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
President Duterte has approved the travel restrictions for all travelers coming from Indonesia from July 16 to 31, 2021 to prevent the further spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) variants in the country.
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On Wednesday, July 14, Presidential Spokesman Harry...
Domestic tourists will continue to enjoy affordable reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests as the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) are set to roll out the second phase of its subsidized coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing program for the...
