The country has been closed to most visitors since the start of the pandemic.
The Philippines has been close to the huge legal age of alien travelers for closely two year , decimating the tourism diligence in the operation . Now , with their COVID cases on the decline , the country is finally reopening to vaccinated tourist and business travelers from150 countries .
Beginning February 10 , travelers will no longer be required to quarantine upon comer , touristry secretarial assistant Bernadette Romulo - Puyat announced , according toUSA Today . Previously , only non - citizens who wereconsidered all important to critical stage business activitieswere capable to travel there and were required to quarantine in government - designated facilities even if fully vaccinated . They also had to ply test copy of a negative mental test upon arrival .
Travelers will still have to be fully vaccinated and test electronegative prior to arriver , however .
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According to the outlet , the government in the first place plan to lift the travel forbidding in December but was ram to remit its plans in the wake of the highly communicable Omicron var. . Rising COVID telephone number also regulate the Philippines to implement close restriction , with the president going as far as tothreaten stay for those that turn away inoculation . Daily case number havedropped importantly in recent days , spurring the state to cabbage its ban .
" We ’re done with boundary line control , " Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said in a news league , noting that the politics would rather shift its focal point to foreclose Omicron bedspread .
" We are also aware that there is no way for complacency given the unpredictability of the computer virus , " Puyat added . " We will nearly monitor the place and ensure that health and safety protocols are strictly implemented in all tourism establishments . "
In January , theUS State Department admonish against travelto the Philippines because of COVID-19 numbers while also cautioning traveller to " exercise increased caution due to offense , terrorist act , polite unrest , and snatch . "
