Despite the recent lifting of a travel ban imposed by Manila on Taiwan, Taiwanese visiting the Philippines will still be required to present a travel history when applying for a Philippine visa, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) clarified Sunday.
One day after the Philippine government's decision to lift the travel ban it imposed on Taiwan, a clearer picture emerged Saturday of the roles played by government, business and labor groups in the successful effort to have the policy reversed.
The Philippine government on Friday decided to lift its travel ban against Taiwan following an internal debate, capping off a week of uncertainty over the fate of travel ties between the two countries amid the coronavirus epidemic.
On February 14, 2020, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that more than 1,000 cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have occurred in Henan and Zhejiang, China, respectively, and community-based transmission in the affected areas is hard to control.
Manila, Feb. 11 (CNA) The Philippine government made clear on Monday evening that a travel ban imposed on Chinese visitors due to the coronavirus will apply to Taiwan, causing some 150 Taiwanese passengers to be refused entry at several airports. The clarification made by the Civil Aeronautics Board came at the end of a day of confusion when Philippine officials sent mixed signals and the head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan said "immigration on the ground is no banning Tai
The Philippine government made clear on Monday evening that a travel ban imposed on Chinese visitors due to the coronavirus will apply to Taiwan, causing some 150 Taiwanese passengers to be refused entry at several airports. The clarification made by the Civil Aeronautics Board came at the end of a day of confusion when Philippine officials sent mixed signals and the head of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office in Taiwan said "immigration on the ground is not banning Taiwanese entry."
Taiwanese employers of Filipino migrant workers can apply to extend their recruitment permits should they be impacted by a travel ban imposed by the Philippine government on Monday that prevents Filipinos from traveling to Taiwan due to the coronavirus outbreak, a Taiwanese labor official said Tuesday.
Taipei, Feb. 11 (CNA) China Airlines and EVA Airways, Taiwan's two leading carriers, said Tuesday they will cut some of their flights on the Philippines route, after the government there extended its travel restrictions to Taiwan due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Taipei, Feb. 4 (CNA) From Saturday, Taiwanese wishing to visit the Philippines will be asked to provide a recent travel history when applying for a visa following the extension of a travel ban on foreign travelers who have been to China or its special administrative regions within the last three weeks, according to the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).
Taipei, Feb. 1 (CNA) Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) has confirmed that Vietnam has withdrawn its previous announcement that it was imposing a ban on flights with Taiwan to keep the threat of spreading coronavirus at bay.
