(Eagle News) — The Philippines has included Faroe Islands and the Netherlands in its “red” list due to the COVID-19 situation there, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said.
With their inclusion, the Bureau of Immigration said those coming from those two places, or have been there in the last 14 days prior to arrival, are barred from entering the Philippines from November 16 until November 30.
Filipinos coming from the archipelago and the European country may be allowed entry as assisted by government or in non-government-initiated repatriation flights or bayanihan flights.
Meanwhile, so far, included in the country’s green list which contains the countries with a better COVID-19 situation are the following:
- American Samoa
- Bhutan
- Chad
- China (Mainland)
- Comoros
- Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
- India
- Indonesia
- Japan
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Malawi
- Mali
- Marshall Islands
- Montserrat
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Niger
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Paraguay
- Rwanda
- Saint Barthelemy
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Sint Eustatius
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Taiwan
- Togo
- Uganda
- United Arab Emirates
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Those countries not included in the Philippines’ green list or red list are part of the yellow list.
If part of allowable classes, those coming from countries on the yellow and green lists may be allowed to enter the Philippines, subject to applicable quarantine and testing protocols as implemented by the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ).
According to Immigration Chief Jaime Morente, general travel restrictions remain in effect, and tourists are not yet allowed to enter the Philippines.
“Following IATF-MEID resolutions, currently, only Filipinos, balikbayans, and foreigners with valid and existing visas that would be coming from countries under the green or yellow list may be allowed to enter the Philippines,” Morente said.