Limits 1,500 international passenger Arrivals
17 March 2021
The Philippines re-imposes entry restrictions into the country of foreigners after recording massive spikes of Covid19 infections in Metro Manila.
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. announced that incoming international flights would be allowed to carry only up to 1,500 passengers per day in a bid to control the new surge in infections in the country.
"Nakikita rin po natin iyong variant, ito po ang isang factor. So, ngayon ang ginawa po natin dahil nakita po natin na iyong ating mga OFW at saka mga ROF at saka mayroon tayong tinatawag na mga foreigner na pumupunta po sa atin dito, so ngayon ang ginawa po natin ay hinigpitan po natin ngayon ang ating inbound passengers. So, ngayon, ini-limit po natin sa 1,500," said Galvez at Malacanang's regular public briefing.
According to National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF COVID-19) on Tuesday, Foreign nationals and non-Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) returnees are temporarily barred from entering the country beginning March 20 to April 19.
The temporary entry ban to the country does not include seaman's visa holders, those involved in medical repatriation and their escort/s that are both endorsed by the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of the Undersecretary for Migrant Workers and Affairs (DFA-OUMWA) or the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, distressed ROFs endorsed by the DFA-OUMWA, those with emergency, humanitarian, and other analogous cases approved by the NTF COVID-19.
Stupid government ban on foreigners. I have had both vaccine shots over a month ago. . Still not allowed into the country. Make me do a seven day quarantine. Your economy is in terrible shape. Property value are going down. Tourist industry is 13% of the economy. Let people into the country that have had vaccine shots. Philippine is going suffer another bad year in the economy. Virus is spiking while people who are immune are not allowed into the country. Thailand allows in people with 15 day quarantine or people who have had vaccines.
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