Presidential spokersperson Harry Roque announced on Friday that the country will allow foreign nationals with long-term visas to enter the country starting August.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases formulated guidelines in Resolution No. 56. Conditions for inbound travel including the securing of a pre-arranged COVID-19 swab test and booking with an accredited quarantine facility where they will be housed while waiting for their test results, he said.
“They are likewise subject to the maximum capacity of inbound passengers at the port and date of entry, as returning overseas Filipinos will be given priority,” Roque added in a statement.
In June, Roque said the IATF was considering request of several embassies to allow the entry of foreign employees working on flagship projects despite flight restrictions.
No commercial international flights had been allowed since mid-March when President Rodrigo Duterte placed the entire Luzon under enhanced community quarantine.
The country gradually eased lockdowns starting June.
