The Philippines has issued a travel ban on Gyeongsangbuk-do in South Korea.

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Korea and Japan, the Philippines has issued a travel ban on tourists from Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea, in order to prevent the epidemic from spreading further and protect the lives of domestic residents. It is reported that the travel ban in the Philippines has had a great impact on the local tourism industry since the promulgation of 1997.

Philippines issues travel ban on South Korea.

The Philippine government announced on the 26th local time that passengers from Gyeongsangbuk-do in South Korea are prohibited from entering the country. According to GMA news in the Philippines, affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the Philippines has issued a travel ban to prohibit passengers from going to Gyeongsangbuk-do. Philippine Presidential Spokesman Panello said that travel to Gyeongsangbuk-do in South Korea was also banned. Permanent residents of the Philippines, Filipino students studying in Korea and overseas Filipino workers are not subject to the travel ban. They can go as long as they sign a statement admitting that they know these risks.

Loss and influence of tourism in the Philippines

Philippine "World News" WeChat official account "Philippine Island News" news. Recently, the Philippine House of Representatives said that the Philippine government should be prepared to deal with the large-scale unemployment caused by the tourism recession caused by the COVID-19 epidemic. Affected by the travel ban, it is estimated that the Philippines will lose 6,543,800 China tourists in 2065.438+00.

On February 23, local time, JohnnyPimentel, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, urged the government to prepare for large-scale unemployment caused by the decline of tourism. "We must make plans to help the unemployed in tourism," he said in a statement.

Pimentel predicts that the Philippines will lose as many as 6.5438+0.2 million China tourists every year, mainly because of the travel ban imposed on China. Even if the epidemic is suppressed and relieved, the losses have been caused and the recovery time is longer than expected.

He also urged the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Labor to formulate emergency skills training and re-employment plans for a large number of tourism workers facing layoffs, and the Social Insurance Department (SSS) should pay unemployment benefits of 20,000 pesos to those workers who are forced to be isolated.

According to the data of the Philippine Tourism Department, nearly 654.38+0.8 billion Chinese mainland tourists come to the Philippines every year. If 6.5438+0.2 million tourists are lost, it is equivalent to a loss of two-thirds.