Inter-Agency Task Force against COVID-19 Co-chairperson Karlo Nograles said that the IATF is still studying means to bring home stranded Filipinos in India as the South Asian country continues to battle the horrific COVID-19 surge.
Senator Imee Marcos said in a senate hearing cited Ambassador Ramon Bagatsing Jr., saying that Filipinos in India are required to secure clearance for them to be able to return home.
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Marcos then asked what are the options for Filipinos who want to come home.
“This is an ongoing discussion pa po sa IATF because as a first response, or sort of like a first defense against the Indian variant, the IATF has temporarily put on hold and imposed a travel ban from India, and all the neighboring countries in that subcontinent,” Nograles said.
“So that’s the latest. But again, as I said, we are currently studying the situation and we’ll take it on meeting to meeting basis muna,” he added.
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Nograles added that DFA Secretary Teddyboy Locsin Jr. is coordinating with Filipinos in India.
A travel ban has been imposed for all incoming passengers from India until May 14. (TDT)
