Temporary hold on foreigners entering the Philippines

[fred]

Look! The clever and wise amended the amended amendment again.
 

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Philippines revises travel rules, allows entry of all Filipinos.
 

In a revised memo signed by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, entry of most foreign nationals will be suspended from March 22 to April 21. The following are exempted:

 

• Diplomats and members of international organizations, and their dependents provided they hold a valid 9(e) visa or 47(a)(2) visa, as the case may be, at the time of entry;
   
• Foreign nationals involved in medical repatriation duly endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, provided that they have a valid visa at the time of entry;
   
• Foreign seafarers under the ‘Green Lanes’ program for crew change provided that they hold a 9(c) crew list visa at the time of entry;
   
• Foreign spouses and children of Filipino citizens traveling with them provided they have valid visas at the time of entry; and
   
• Emergency, humanitarian and other analogous cases approved by the chairperson of the NTF COVID-19 or his duly authorized representative, provided the foreign nationals have valid visas at the time of entry.

Between March 22 and April 21, the entry of Filipinos and exempted foreigners will be subject to the arrival quota of only 1,500 passengers per day.

This comes as the country battles another surge of COVID-19 infections a year after the pandemic began. The Philippines reported Thursday 5,290 new COVID-19 infections, the second highest daily count in 2021, taking the caseload to 640,984.

 

 

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/03/19/2085487/philippines-revises-travel-rules-allows-entry-all-filipinos?fbclid=IwAR0eFEcg_0-aESq91IwAUv-q09tFJSSjz9Ih6nfcQhAKMt3zz0SO_Ylh5nw&utm_campaign=COVID-19%3A PH allows entry of all Filipinos&utm_medium=push_notifications&utm_source=izooto

Edited March 20, 2021 by fred

[Old55]

Wait ten minutes and it will be something completely different. 😏

 

Edited March 20, 2021 by Old55

[Explorer]

On 3/20/2021 at 7:44 AM, fred said:

My Mrs reckons that a lot of Filipinos are saying that the rising case numbers are fake news.

They started offering free PCR tests in Manila last month so surprise.... cases are spiking, because the more you test, the more covid you will find... most cases are mild flu but they don't care, just blame foreigners...

As you can see from the chart bellow, fatality is not spiking, it is actually going down! averaging 20 covid deaths per day, and before somebody is going into panic mode "shut it all down to save lives!", on average, there are around daily 1,800 non-covid death. 

Edited March 22, 2021 by Explorer

[Reboot]

On 3/17/2021 at 6:49 PM, JJReyes said:

My suggestion is for the Philippine government to look at Cancun, Mexico as an example.  No quarantine.  No testing required for entry into the country.  Cancun is booming.  Even Turkish Airlines started direct flights from Istanbul so their wealthier residents can have a good time.  There is an increase of Covid-19 cases within the enclave, but nothing unreasonable.  They even offer medical insurance for hospital care if you come down with the virus.  Five star hotels are offering packages that includes breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets and non-premium alcoholic drinks for around $100 per person per day double occupancy.  

Other than the initial 2 week lockdown last year, my home state of Florida has had no statewide lockdowns, mask requirements, etc. The children went back to school like normal at the end of last summer, with the provision they wear masks. Our COVID-19 numbers hover around the national average, and are better than many states that took drastic restrictions to slow down the spread. Florida, by the way, is booming. Our unemployment level is below 5% and we have been flooded by COVID refugees fleeing other states.