Philippines imposes travel ban on Taiwan

The Philippines previously stopped flights to and from mainland China. Recently, due to the continued spread of the epidemic, the Philippines has also begun to announce the suspension of flights between Taiwan and the Philippines. It is a must for Taiwanese tourists in the near future. Be careful, do not travel to the Philippines to avoid unnecessary losses.

In response to the latest entry regulations of the Philippine government, the low-cost airline AirAsia announced that starting from today (February 11, 2020), all AirAsia flights between the Philippines and Taiwan will be canceled and the late-night flight to Cebu Z2 will be canceled

Flight 7149 and Boracay Z2

Flight 25 is expected to return to Taoyuan Airport at noon today because Taiwanese passengers were deported after arriving there.

AirAsia posted an announcement stating that the resumption time will be announced separately. The corresponding ticket change and refund methods will be announced as soon as possible after confirmation.

Chinese Embassy in the Philippines: Reminding the Philippines of temporary entry restrictions

On February 2, 2020, the Philippine government announced that in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, it has decided to take relevant measures Temporary entry restrictions.

According to this measure, from now on, all passengers who have traveled directly to the Philippines from mainland China and Hong Kong and Macao SARs, or who have visited mainland China and Hong Kong and Macao SARs in the past 14 days, regardless of nationality, will temporarily Entry into the Philippines is prohibited. Exceptions are made for Filipino citizens and Philippine permanent residence visa holders, who are required to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival in the Philippines.

The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines reminds Chinese citizens to pay attention to the latest entry restrictions in the Philippines and flight adjustment announcements from relevant airlines, arrange their itinerary reasonably, and postpone traveling to the Philippines in the near future unless there are special reasons.

Chinese citizens who are already in the Philippines, please pay attention to the Philippine government’s announcements related to the epidemic, and do your own health checks and safety precautions. If you need help, please contact the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in the Philippines in time.

The helpline is as follows:

The consular assistance hotline of the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines: 0063-2-82311033

The consular assistance hotline of the Chinese Consulate General in Cebu : 0063-32-3430008

Consular assistance telephone number of the Chinese Consulate in Laoag: 0063-9178051226

Consular assistance telephone number of the Chinese Consulate General in Davao: 0063-9055545911

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ 24-hour global consular protection and service emergency call center phone number: 0086-10-12308 or 0086-10-59913991