MANILA, Philippines — There are no plans yet to ban Filipinos from entering the United States due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the country, and such restriction would depend on how the Philippines manages the pandemic, according to Manila’s top diplomat in Washington.
“It depends on how we manage and control the situation in the Philippines right now. For now, there is no plan. That is the latest [information] that we received, but it can change of course,” Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Romualdez said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel on Monday.
He was asked whether there would be restrictions enforced on the entry of Filipino citizens to the US.
“The way I …
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