Immigration enforces travel ban to Libya, Yemen, Bahrain
MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday ordered its personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and other airports to strictly enforce a ban on the departure of overseas Filipino workers for Libya, Yemen and Bahrain, which are experiencing civil unrest.
Immigration Chief Ronaldo Ledesma said the Immigration was on the lookout for travelers who might be bound for those countries.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) earlier issued a travel advisory urging Filipinos to defer non-essential and non-urgent travels to Libya, Yemen and Bahrain until the security situations in those countries have stabilized.
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