Date: 7 January 2021
Please refer to the update from Department of Foreign Affairs below.
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DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
INCLUSION OF PORTUGAL, INDIA, FINLAND, NORWAY, JORDAN AND BRAZIL AMONG THE COUNTRIES SUBJECT TO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
a. Effective January 8, 2021, foreign passengers coming from or who have been to Portugal, India, Norway, Jordan and Brazil within 14 days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines shall be prohibited entering the country until January 15, 2021.b. Effective immediately, foreign passengers coming from or who have been to the aforesaid countries/jurisdictions within 14days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines arriving before 0001H of 08 January 2021 Manila time, shall not be prohibited from entering the Philippines but shall be required to undergo an absolute facility based 14-day quarantine period notwithstanding a negative RT PCR result.
c. Likewise effective immediately, Filipino citizens coming from or who have been to the aforesaid countries/jurisdiction within 14 days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines, including those arriving after 0001H of 08 January 2021 Manila time, shall not be prohibited from entering the country but shall be required to undergo an absolute facility based 14-day quarantine period notwithstanding a negative RT PCR result.
d. Filipino and foreign passengers merely transiting through the aforesaid countries/jurisdiction shall be covered by the rules as provided in paragraph II of the memorandum from the Executive Secretary dated 31 December 2021.