
DOT welcomes IATF decision to allow balikbayans
Manila, Philippines – The Department of Tourism (DOT) welcomes the Inter-Agency Task Force’s ratification on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) Resolution No. 85, which includes the provision on allowing balikbayans’ entry to the Philippines.
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said that allowing entry of balikbayans or former Filipino citizens into the country during the holidays is a great cause for celebration for millions of families who long for the homecoming of their relatives abroad.
“This not only bodes well for our ailing industry but is good tidings for our kababayans