Philippines eases entry procedures for foreigners

The decree was signed by President Duterte two days ago, which requires the government to continue to relax regulations for international travel, including exempting quarantine for foreigners who have received the COVID-19 vaccine who want to enter. Philippine scene. Mr. Duterte also directed the reduction of measures restricting domestic travel to promote the domestic tourism industry.

President Duterte emphasized the need to adjust the government’s programs and measures to recover the economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures also include strengthening the capacity of the health sector across the country, promoting and expanding vaccination programs, continuing to reopen the economy and improving public transport capacity, reopening schools. and accelerate digital transformation.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 has had a strong impact on the world economy, including the Philippines. The Philippines’ gross domestic product will contract by 9.6% in 2020, marking the country’s first recession since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis. In 2021, the Philippine economy recorded a recovery, when it grew 5.6% in 2021.

To date, this Southeast Asian country has more than 3.67 million cases of COVID-19, including 58,281 deaths. More than 65.2 million people, or 72.49% of the population, have received the full basic dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since the program was launched in March 2021.