Please register to access this content.
To continue viewing the content you love, please sign in or create a new account
Dismiss
This content is for our paying subscribers only

Asia Philippines

Philippines COVID-19 task force lifts overseas travel ban for citizens

Non-essential overseas travel could resume starting October 21



Catholic faithful sit outside the Quiapo church in Manila on October 9, 2020, as health protocols imposed by authorities limit church goers inside the church to filling only 10 percent of their seating capacity.
Image Credit: AFP

Manila: The Philippines' coronavirus task force has lifted a ban on overseas travel for Filipino tourists, the presidential office said on Friday.

Non-essential overseas travel could resume starting October 21, ending a restriction in effect since July and potentially increasing customers for Philippine carriers that have suffered amid the pandemic.

Advertisement