The authorities have said that Filipinos can return home from the red list countries on repatriation flights.
The Bureau of Immigration said Saturday that those coming from the 14 countries covered by the travel ban due to the Omicron variant may still come home to the Philippines through repatriation flights.
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Dana Sandoval, BI spokesperson, said that the flights coming from countries under the Red List are still suspended.
“So they would have to enter the Philippines through repatriation flights, either government or non-government initiated or mga bayanihan repatriation flights po,” she said.
Earlier the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) placed on the red list the countries of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, and Italy.
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“Anyone coming from these 14 travel restricted countries, as well as those with travel history within the last 14 days galing sa mga bansang ito, hindi po muna natin mapapayagang pumasok,” Sandoval said.
Sandoval said that most Filipino travelers affected by the travel restrictions are overseas workers who are going back to the Philippines.
“They have to coordinate with our Philippine embassy or consulate na pinakamalapit sa kanila para maalalayan sila sa kanilang repatriation flights, makapag-book ng special flight pabalik, sama-sama po sila,” she said.
Sandoval said that travelers may opt to move to another country not under the red list and later book a flight back to the Philippines.
