All foreign nationals who are not allowed entry to the Philippines as stated by previous orders, including those holding tourist visas, are still prohibited to enter the country.

The Philippines has long been identified as one of the countries most vulnerable to climate hazards, such as typhoons, floodings, landslides, and droughts. We are therefore not surprised that we are number 4 in terms of long-term climate risk index (CRI) from a study done from 1999 to 2018.

The Palace confirms that LGEN Cirilito Sobejana will be the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

New testing and quarantine protocols to take effect on February 1

Relative to the detection of the UK variant, the Office of the President, through the Office of the Executive Secretary, prohibits the entry to the Philippines of foreign passengers coming from or who have been to the Czech Republic within fourteen (14) days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines effective January 28, 2021, 12:01 AM, Manila time until January 31, 2021.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) carefully weighed all sides before they had resolved to ease age restrictions in areas under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ).

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has resolved that incoming passengers shall be tested upon arrival and shall be quarantined until the result of the subsequent test administered on the fifth day is released.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved the recommendation to relax age-based restrictions for areas placed under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) beginning February 1, 2021.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, together with other officials of the government, commemorated today, January 21, 2021, the second anniversary of the ratification of the organic law, establishing Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). This forms part of his promise to pave the groundwork for lasting peace and progress in Mindanao.

The Office of the President, through the Office of the Executive Secretary, has included the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Hungary as among the countries / jurisdictions subject to travel restrictions.