I believe there are options for other countries as well. Here is the info: United States Embassy Manila, Philippines Health Alert - U.S. Embassy Manila (May 1, 2020) Location: The Philippines Event: U.S. Embassy and Philippine Airlines Partner to Assist Stranded U.S. Citizens: U.S. citizens in the Philippines: We are partnering with Philippine Airlines (PAL) for a dedicated user-pay flight to Los Angeles on Saturday, May 9, including sweeper flights to Manila from Bacolod, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Kalibo, Laoag, Legaspi, Puerto Princesa, Siargao, Tacloban, and Tagbilaran. Each flight will be contingent on meeting a minimum number of travelers. Please click here to begin the process to register your intent and purchase a ticket. Manila to LAX economy tickets are USD $1,200 (plus taxes and fees). Domestic sweeper flight costs are USD $200 (plus taxes and fees). All flight arrangements will be made by PAL, not the Embassy. PAL will contact you to arrange payment and ticketing after you have registered for the flights, so check your contact details carefully before submitting. Please be patient as this will take some time. The deadline for registration is Sunday, May 3 at 8:00 PM. Actions to Take: 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 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. State Department–Consular Affairs 888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444. State Department’s travel website for the Worldwide Caution, Travel Advisories, Alerts, and the Philippines Country Specific Information. Enroll in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook
No positive tests here for more than 30 days. Total of 4 and 2 deaths, the 2 were from Tayasan,some distance away. US is still a hotspot in certain areas, but this still looks like the safer option. I'll pass, and can buy liquor again and get a haircut tomorrow.
I did a little calculation (yes, I'm bored) The flight to USA is $1,200 plus $200 domestic sweeper flight. So that's $1,400 which equates to about 71,000 pesos. Now let's say a bottle of Tanduay is 120 pesos, and a haircut is 50 pesos, and you get your hair cut once a month. So......for the price of the flight you could get haircuts for a year and 587 bottles of Tanduay, or 1.6 bottles of Tanduay a night for a year. And that's not even taking into account the flight taxes and fees and getting from LA to wherever you need to go. Yeah.....stay in Dumaguete Cheers
And that's if your final destination is LA, how many expats here in PH are actually from LA? Mine is still another 3000 miles from LA.
As irritating, counter productive and confusing as some of the rules the government puts out here are at least they are doing something, unlike the incompetent idiot(s) in charge of the federal government are in the US. I think I'll take my chances here and skip this fight back to the heavily infected Trumpistan.
DATE EXTENDED until WEDNESDAY May 6 at 8:00 p.m. Health Alert - U.S. Embassy Manila (May 4, 2020) Location: The Philippines Event: U.S. Embassy and Philippine Airlines (PAL) Partner to Assist Stranded U.S. Citizens (SURVEY DEADLINE EXTENDED): Due to overwhelming demand for the special May 9 PAL flights to assist stranded U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents, PAL has agreed to leave the sign-up link open until WEDNESDAY May 6 at 8:00 p.m. (Manila time). All flights are contingent upon sufficient demand. If you are interested in this flight, click here NOW. Check your contact details carefully when completing the survey, and please make sure to include any local or international area codes. PAL is having difficulty reaching some U.S. citizens who submitted a form indicating their interest – their telephone numbers are either incomplete or unattended. A PAL representative will then contact you directly in the next few days to arrange payment and confirm your seat. Please keep your phone on and handy to accept the call. All flight arrangements will be made by PAL.
Agreed mate latest news from back there indicates another burst upwards in figures now the back to work movement has wrecked its influence. Predictions I read today are frightening just because of a lack or proper leadership. AND ITS GOING TO GET A LOT WORSE THERE. YOU MARK MY WORDS. The US now has third of the worlds infections and a quarter of the death rate and all that from such a wealthy and knowledgeable country who should be leading the world in the best recovery figures, not one of the worst.
