Over 20,000 tourists have visited the Philippines since reopening of border

Since Feb 10, the government has been allowing all fully vaccinated tourists to enter the Philippines without having to quarantine for a week. - Reuters

MANILA, Feb 25 (The Straits Times/ANN): More than 20,000 tourists have visited the Philippines since the country reopened its borders 11 days ago, the Tourism Ministry have announced in a statement this week.

This comes as mayors of the country's sprawling capital are set to meet on Tuesday to consider downshifting to a "new normal" that involves the most relaxed restrictions ever since the Covid-19 pandemic began more than two years ago.