THE United States Department of State has issued a travel advisory against the Philippines due to a “very high level of Covid-19” cases.It further noted that travel restrictions are already in place in the Philippines.
Exempted from this temporary prohibition are diplomats and members of international organizations as well as their dependents, medical repatriation teams, seafarers for crew change, foreign parents/spouses/children of Filipino citizens, emergency and humanitarian teams, and foreign nationals with entry exemption documents.
Specifically, the US prohibits travel to Sulu, including the southern Sulu Sea, due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping.US citizens are urged to reconsider travel to other areas of Mindanao due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping. The US said it has limited ability to provide emergency services to its citizens in the Sulu Archipelago, Sulu Sea and the rest of Mindanao as US government employees must obtain special authorization to travel to these areas.
Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)