MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) clarified on Friday that foreigners wanting to enter the country for emergency or humanitarian reasons may seek travel ban exemptions from the National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF).
In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente pointed out that a resolution passed by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) in March authorizes only the NTF to approve requests for the entry of foreigners who are not exempted from the travel ban.
“The IATF resolution clearly states that only the NTF chair or his authorized representative may approve requests to allow the entry of foreigners on emergency, hum…
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