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IATF and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and IATF Vice President and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles.
MANILA, Philippines – The Interagency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) has not approved the alleged relaxation of overseas travel restrictions for Filipinos who wish to meet with their foreign partners, the IATF spokesman said on Monday. , Harry Roque.
“Let me clarify: Outbound, its exits, there is still no agreement in principle. I don’t know where his information came from that there was an agreement in principle, ”Roque said at a televised press conference.
(Let me clarify: outbound trips, departures, there is still no agreement in principle. I do not know where the information that there was agreement in principle came from).
The Palace official contradicted the vice president of the IATF and cabinet secretary, Karlo Nograles, who announced over the weekend that the working group gave in to the pleas of the couples of “long distance relationships” that the pandemic kept apart.
The government is implementing restrictions on people traveling from countries with active COVID-19 cases to contain the coronavirus, which has infected more than 37 million people worldwide.
All foreigners can leave the country at any time, but Filipinos cannot leave unless they are Filipino workers abroad or permanent residents or holders of a student visa in their destination country.
“Angle of departure, it is still limited to essential travel. Ang inbound, sarado pa rin tayo sa tourism. It will be for a specific urgent purpose and will have to be endorsed by a government liner agency that has jurisdiction over the purpose of the foreigner coming to the Philippines, ”said Roque.
(Outbound travel is still limited to essential travel. Inbound, we are still closed to tourism. It will be for a specific urgent purpose and will have to be endorsed by a competent government agency that has jurisdiction over the alien’s purpose in coming to the Philippines.)
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