Health Alert - U.S. Embassy Manila (April 1, 2020)

Location: Siargao, Philippines

Event:

Potential Sweeper Flight Siargao-Manila on April 4 - Update

All interested U.S. citizens who have not yet emailed ACSInfoManila@state.gov should do so immediately. Please use the subject line: SIARGAO FLIGHT.

Please include the following information for all U.S. citizens wishing to take this flight: full name (as in your U.S. passport), U.S. passport number, date of birth, a valid telephone number, email address, and state your request to be enlisted in the Siargao-Manila sweeper flight.

The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) relayed the following:

• There is a potential Siargao-Manila sweeper flight on April 4.
• Seats are available on a first come, first served basis.
• The cost of the flight from Siargao to Manila is approximately Php 17,500 per passenger (children two years old and below are free).
• Payment in cash only, to be paid at the airport upon departure.
• There is a baggage allowance of 25 kilos per person.

Actions to Take:

• Contact the U.S. Embassy at ACSInfoManila@state.gov with the requested information.
• Check with your airlines or travel operators regarding any updated information about your travel plans and/or restrictions.
• Monitor local news for updates.
• Consult the CDC website for the most up-to-date information.
• For the most recent information on what you can do to reduce your risk of contracting COVID-19, please see the CDC’s latest recommendations.
• Visit the COVID-19 crisis page on travel.state.gov for the latest information.
• Visit our Embassy webpage on COVID-19 here for information on conditions in the Philippines.
• Visit the Department of Homeland Security’s website on the latest travel restrictions to the U.S.
• Consult resources below as necessary:

· Philippine Department of Health (DOH)

· Philippine Department of Health (FAQs)

· Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI)

· Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA)

· Philippine Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)

· Philippine Maritime Industry Authority

· Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs

· Philippine Department Of Interior and Local Government

· Philippine Department of Tourism

· COVID-19 crisis page on travel.state.gov

· CDC page on COVID-19

· Philippines Travel Advisory

Philippines Country Information Page

Assistance:

· U.S. Embassy in the Philippines
1201 Roxas Boulevard
+63(2) 5301-2000, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

After-hours emergency number for U.S. citizens is +(63)(2) 5301-2000

· ACSInfoManila@state.gov

· State Department – Consular Affairs
888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444

· Philippines Country Information

· Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive security updates

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