The lifting of travel restrictions for 10 countries, which President Rodrigo Duterte approves last Sept. 4, 2021.

The 10 countries are;

1. India
2. Pakistan
3. Bangladesh
4. Sri Lanka
5. Nepal
6. United Arab Emirates
7. Oman
8. Thailand
9. Malaysia
10. Indonesia

The removal of the travel restrictions is approved even though the number of confirmed covid-19 cases have surge passed 20,000 per day.

You can read the official statement released by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) here.