28/05/2022
Update and interesting info for all foreigners who plan to travel to The Philippines:
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฎ, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ-๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ/๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ป๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐๐น๐น๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ (๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ + ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐) ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐. ๐ข๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฅ๐๐.
MANILA -- The Philippine government will no longer require a pre-departure COVID-19 test for incoming fully vaccinated passengers as part of its measures to revive the pandemic-hit economy starting May 30, 2022. Following the recommendations made by the Department of Tourism (DOT) as a means to further ease the travel requirements and encourage more tourists to visit the country, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved Resolution 168 exempting all fully vaccinated and boostered foreign nationals from the RT-PCR test requirement. Based on the resolution, the visitor must be at least 18 years old and must have received the primary series of Covid-19 vaccines and at least one booster shot. Also exempted from the pre-departure RT-PCR requirement are foreign nationals aged 12 to 17 who have received their primary Covid-19 vaccine/s; and those aged below 12 and traveling with fully vaccinated or boostered parents or guardians. The same exemption guidelines apply to Filipinos travelling to the Philippines. โWe are glad that the propositions we have worked on have been approved by the IATF-EID and are now up for implementation. As we make it more convenient for tourists to visit the country, the publicโs health and safety will remain the DOTโs priority.โ, Tourism Secretary Berna-Romulo Puyat said. โThe DOT sees this development as a win for the local tourism industry as welcoming more tourists in the country will yield more revenues for our MSMEs and restore more jobs and livelihoods in the sector,โ she added.
Meanwhile, travel insurance is no longer required, but still highly encouraged, for arriving passengers. All types of vaccinations certificates, regardless of country of origin, will also be accepted.
Based on recent data, a total 517,516 foreign tourist arrivals have been recorded in the Philippines from 10 February to 25 May 2022.
A bulk of foreign tourists, total to 104,589 came from the United States, followed by South Korea with 28,474, and Canada with 24,337. Australian nationals, British/English, and Japanese tourists came next on the list with 23,286; 20,846; and 13,373 respectively.
Other foreign visitors in the Philippines during the early months of the year include Vietnamese, Singaporeans, Malaysians, Italians, Irish and French.
Puyat said the Department is looking forward to an uptick in tourist arrivals in the coming weeks following the further easing of entry requirements into the country.