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MANILA – The Philippine coronavirus task force approved the entry of foreign spouses and children of Filipinos who will travel with them from December, Malacañang said on Friday.
The interagency working group, which met on Thursday, “allowed foreign spouses and children of Filipino citizens, regardless of age, to travel with them into the Philippines, beginning on December 7,” the presidential spokesman said. Harry Roque in a statement. statement.
The IATF also allowed the “entry of former Filipino citizens, including their spouses and children, regardless of age, to travel with them,” he said.
Travelers can enter without a visa and must pre-book a quarantine facility and test for COVID-19 at an airport laboratory, Roque said in a statement.
“They should also be subject to the maximum capacity of incoming passengers at the port and the date of entry,” he added.
The IATF ordered the immigration office “to ensure the smooth implementation of this policy” and the tourism department “to issue the necessary guidelines,” Roque said.
The Philippines has recently relaxed some travel restrictions to help the country’s ailing economy recover from the recession.
A relentless first wave of coronavirus infections, with 424,297 cases as of Thursday, has hampered the economy’s reopening.
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