"Finally, nalagpasan natin ang pagsubok na dala ng Omicron," Galvez reported at President Rodrigo Duterte's Talk to the People program. "NCR and 38 areas will begin the roadmap to the new normal starting tomorrow exactly one year after we started the vaccination program," he added.
"The average daily attack rate and testing positivity rate are still currently higher compared to the best week, but we expect this to continue to decrease. The NCR could reach very low risk in March," he also said.
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Monday said that 21,974 tourist arrivals were recorded since the Philippines opened its borders to foreign travelers on February 10 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 16 Travellers from Malaysia to the Philippines can rest now rest easy that their Covid-19 vaccination certificate on the MySejahtera app will be accepted in the republic. The Philippine Embassy told The Star that the digital certificate is good enough for entry to its country,.