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Filipinos to be repatriated from India, 6 other nations not covered by travel ban: Palace

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/tvpatrol/06/20/covid-ofw-arrival-naia-1-gc-0153.jpg"/><figcaption>Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are assisted by members of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) at the arrival lobby of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 in Pasay City on June 3, 2021. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Filipinos in India and six other nations who are part of repatriation programs by the government and recruitment agencies may enter the Philippines despite a travel ban covering their host countries, Malacañang said Sunday.</p><p>Government had extended until the end of June its travel restrictions upon India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, and Oman in a bid to prevent the entry of the Delta COVID-19 variant first detected in India.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/14/21/philippines-travel-ban-india-delta-covid-variant">Philippines extends ban on travelers from India, 6 other areas</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Let it be clear, however, that Filipinos covered by the repatriation programs of the government and repatriation activities of manning/recruitment agencies cleared by the Bureau of Quarantine are not prohibited from entering the Philippines,&quot; Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement.</p><p>&quot;They can enter the country, subject to testing and quarantine protocols.&quot;</p><p>The World Health Organization has classified the Delta variant, first identified in India, as a variant of global concern.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/06/15/21/delta-variant-doubles-risk-of-covid-19-hospitalization-study">Delta variant doubles risk of COVID-19 hospitalization - study</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/05/27/21/explainer-what-we-know-about-the-indian-coronavirus-variant">EXPLAINER: What we know about the Indian coronavirus variant</a></li></ul><p>India&#x27;s death toll more than doubled to more than 330,000, according to official figures. Many experts suspect the true toll is over a million.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/06/10/21/india-records-worlds-highest-daily-covid-19-deaths-after-state-revises-numbers">India records world&#x27;s highest daily COVID-19 deaths after state revises numbers</a></li></ul><div><strong>--With a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Filipinos in India and six other nations who are part of repatriation programs by the government and recruitment agencies may enter the Philippines despite a travel ban covering their host countries, Malacañang said Sunday.</p>

Filipinos in India and six other nations who are part of repatriation programs by the government and recruitment agencies may enter the Philippines despite a travel ban covering their host countries, Malacañang said Sunday.