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03-08-23 23:51 #15686
Posts: 102COVID Requirements to return to the US?
I've seen various answers to this. Hope someone here with recent experience can clarify.
Do I need a PCR test in the PH (presumably, Manila) to check-in and board my return flight? I'm flying PAL non-stop from NAIA to LAX.
Thanks.
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03-08-23 22:49 #15685
Posts: 6863Originally Posted by Locamotive [View Original Post]
https://etravel.gov.ph/entry-guidelines
Entry Guidelines.
As per IATF Resolution No. 2 (s. 2022) on the ENTRY, QUARANTINE and TESTING Requirements of inbound travelers to the Philippines.
A. FULLY VACCINATED (Filipino and Foreign Travelers).
- No pre-departure COVID-19 Test requirement.
- Must have received the 2nd dose in a 2-dose series or a single dose COVID-19 vaccine more than fourteen (14) days prior to the date and time of departure from the country of origin / port of embarkation.
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03-08-23 00:27 #15684
Posts: 180Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
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03-04-23 05:27 #15683
Posts: 6863Originally Posted by Locamotive [View Original Post]
https://ph.usembassy.gov/covid-19-an...l-information/
January 28, 2023.
ENTRY AND EXIT REQUIREMENTS.
Are USA Citizens permitted to enter? Yes.
Entry to the Philippines: Although travel to the Philippines is now permitted, USA Citizens should know and comply with IATF Resolution No. 2 , which generally include the following as a minimum:
Fully Vaccinated Travelers: Pre-departure COVID testing is no longer required for fully vaccinated travelers, whether Filipinos or foreign nationals.
Unvaccinated / Partially Vaccinated Travelers: A laboratory-based rapid antigen negative test result within twenty-four (24) hours prior to the date and time of departure from the country of origin is required for entry to the Philippines.
From the Phils IATF (October 4, 2022; see pic):
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/d...RESO-2-FRM.pdf
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03-03-23 07:49 #15682
Posts: 272No test needed
Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
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03-02-23 23:10 #15681
Posts: 55Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
edit: to provide some more details. My friend has an EU passport. Think he showed the vaccine certificate once somewhere, and that was it.
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03-02-23 22:54 #15680
Posts: 6863Originally Posted by Locamotive [View Original Post]
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03-02-23 03:43 #15679
Posts: 180Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
Travellers with NO BOOSTER shot must secure and present a negative pre-departure RT-PCR test taken within 48 h OR negative laboratory-administered antigen / ART test within 24 h from their travel from an MOH-approved provider.
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03-01-23 20:38 #15678
Posts: 6863Originally Posted by Locamotive [View Original Post]
https://www.qantas.com/travelready/d...ilippines.html
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03-01-23 18:16 #15677
Posts: 180Vaccine
Haven't seen any info on this lately but I know many have entered. Philippine Immigration say no PCR test to enter if vaccinated shots? What's that mean, boosters? I got one shot J&J over a year ago but no boosters. After all the controversy with these things I said no way. I may schedule a PCR Covid test just in case as after 27 HR flight I want no issues. I guess OneHealth Pass is still required. Any info from those who recently entered appreciated.
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03-01-23 05:17 #15676
Posts: 6863Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
My worst-case scenario was last year when an airbnb owner got confused about his router speed. He purchased 100 mbps, but when he checked me into his unit, I could only get 6-9 mbps. He was standing right there. I asked him to visit any speed test site on his phone and run a test. He got the same speed that I did. I asked him to show me the router, thinking that I could power-cycle it. "Its not here. Its down the hall in my other unit, 1707". Dude this is 1705, there is a unit between there and here. "Yes. I have an extender there on the wall". Great! He had another renter in 1707, so we walked down to 1707 and knocked and asked the renter his speed. "Lucky if I get 10. Its crap. OK for browsing, crap for streaming. Stuff buffers. Fix it". Owner: 'But, but, but I am paying for 100!' We power-cycled the modem and it didn't help. I was there for a month and complained again later about the speed. The owner didn't even call his provider to ask why they were delivering the slow speed. I complained to airbnb (property not as described, a blatant airbnb policy violation) and they suggested that I contact the owner first and ask for some money back. The owner agreed to a 10% refund, to change the txt in the description to say 10 mbs and that the unit's Internet was split with another unit.
The saving grace was that I'd just purchased a new 5 G phone and SIM card, and got a post-paid Phils phone plan. Unlimited calling and txting, and lots of GB of data. I was getting 110 mbps inside the unit (and 200 mbps outside the building) and hotspotting that to my laptop or the unit's Internet TV.
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03-01-23 03:23 #15675
Posts: 6863Originally Posted by FuriousGeorge [View Original Post]
Also I got 150 down on a PLDT router sytem at a rented home in the province. I txt the owner to ask if he could get more speed but he was out of town, and he asked me to go to the PLDT store and inquire. Once there they informed me that they had a max 300 mbps down (early 2022). These speeds are vast improvements in Phils from pre-covid times, possibly due to new providers (Convergence is one; I saw their trucks in both the province and Makati; Musk's Starlink starts another).
The 50/200 is never really specified on satellite systems. Due to weather and any objects that might obstruct the signal, speed varies.
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03-01-23 02:43 #15674
Posts: 249This is pretty cool. Although which is it, 50 or 200? Kind of a big diff. : the I feel like I would need 200+ to work remotely in PH. Anyone know what the absolute fastest speed you could get in PH and by which provider?
Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
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03-01-23 02:21 #15673
Posts: 61You can use onwardticket. They charge $14 and it's a real reservation. Just go to their website. They cancel it I believe after 24-48 hours. I've used it before, but usually I've never been asked to show it but maybe once. They ask if I have a return date / ticket and I just give them the date booked. Granted my passport shows I've been to phils and many SE asia countries many times so they never really ask a lot of questions. I'm generally at the immigration window for less than 3 minutes. Hand them your passsport, airline ticket and prepare for pic and finger prints. Done.
Originally Posted by WestCoast1 [View Original Post]
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03-01-23 02:06 #15672
Posts: 6863Originally Posted by ForkTruck [View Original Post]
Last year I posted a link to an organization that charges a small fee ($15-$20 USD) for reserving a flight for you. You have a few hours to print out your itinerary. Then the organization cancels the reservation for you. You show the printed itinerary upon Phils entry. Phils BI rarely check to see if your reservation is still valid.
There might be other airlines that allow cancel-able and fully-refundable tickets. Other gents?