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.
This BIMCO COVID 19 weekly report for the week ending 4 February covers the World Health Organization (WHO), Brazil, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Oman, Philippines, Ukraine, Vanuatu and the latest from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Every week, BIMCO summarises measures imposed by governments for sea transport, including for crew change, as well as updates .
The Bureau of Immigration has increased its on-site work capacity in its Metro Manila offices to 80%, from the previous 30%, as the National Capital Region transitions to looser restrictions under Alert Level 2.
The Filipino community in Qatar welcomed the new regulation of the Philippine government allowing fully vaccinated international travellers and return.