30/12/2020
BREAKING NEWS
PLEASE NOTE - BALIKBAYANS COMING FROM USA AND TRAVELLING ON A NON STOP FLIGHT TO THE MANILA, ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS IATF RESOLUTION NO. 91.
BALIKBAYANS DO NOT UNDERGO THE 14 DAYS QUARANTINE, AS LONG AS THEY TRAVEL ON NON STOP FLIGHT. ONCE NEGATIVE TEST IS RELEASED, THEY ARE FREE TO MOVE TO ANOTHER NON QUARANTINE HOTEL OR TO THEIR HOMES.
FOREIGN TRAVELERS (INCLUDING FILIPINOS NOT HOLDING FILIPINO PASSPORT) are PROHIBITED from entering the Philippines effective December 30, 2020, 12:01 AM until January 15, 2021, if they are coming from, or transiting through, the following countries/areas listed below; or who have been to the same places mentioned below within 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines: -
Denmark
Ireland
Japan
Australia
Israel
The Netherlands
Hong Kong, SAR
Switzerland
France
Germany
Iceland
Italy
Lebanon
Singapore
Sweden
South Korea
South Africa
Canada
Spain
United Kingdom (effective December 23)
The above-list is based on the IATF's current threat assessment for the new COVID-19 variant and may change anytime.
If already in transit and will arrive before December 30, 2020, 12:01AM, a FOREIGN NATIONAL may be admitted into the Philippines but shall be required to undergo an absolute facility-based 14-day quarantine period, notwithstanding a negative RT-PCR test result.
This will potentially affect US travelers because unless you fly direct via a carrier that currently flies direct from here, you will be affected by the quarantine requirement (if you transit HK, Japan, Korea, which is mostly the case); and many carriers may start to cancel flights all over again. Please advise friends and contacts about this development.
AGAIN, THIS IATF RESOLUTION NO. 91 DOES NOT AFFECT BALIKBAYANS TRAVELLING TO MANILA ON A NON STOP FLIGHT FROM USA.
JUST AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, DO NOT MAKE YOUR TRAVELLING MISERABLE. FLY PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, THE HEART OF T HE FILIPINO.
TANGKILIKIN ANG SARILING ATIN