President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has approved the travel restrictions for all travelers coming from Malaysia and Thailand or those with travel history to Malaysia and Thailand within the last 14 days preceding their arrival in the Philippines.
Beginning 12:01 a.m. of July 25 until 11:59 p.m. of July 31, such travelers shall be prohibited from entering the Philippines .
Passengers already in transit from the above mentioned countries, and all those who have been to the same within 14 days immediately preceding arrival to the Philippines, who arrive before 12:01 a.m. of July 25, may still be allowed to enter the country but will be required to undergo a full 14-day facility quarantine, notwithstanding a negative RT-PCR result.
These travel restrictions, however, are subject to the same exceptions on repatriation and special commercial flights for Filipinos, but they have to follow the prescribed testing and quarantine protocols.
This action is undertaken to prevent the further spread and community transmission of COVID-19 variants in the Philippines. (OPS) – jlo
