@John *********

You do know that there is a whole country and not just one city, right?

@Joseph *****

Everything is determined by the local government, so depends entirely on the location. You'd need to do some research, but things change quickly -- there are curfews in place, generally speaking, but I suspect these will be diminished as normalcy is attained in a few months. Maybe explore some FB groups dedicated to Angeles City, Subic, and the bar scene in Manila.

@McGregor *********

yes, as

@Vahid ********

said, visit Philippines. Starting Feb 10th, just need negative test within 48 hrs of departure + Proof of vaccination. No quarantine, no more tests.

@Joseph *****

Life is going as normal. Restrictions, such as bringing children to malls and going to cinema, will be lifted in coming weeks. Realization now that pandemic is giving way to endemic stage. I expect a full return to normalcy by Mar/Apr. Just my opinion as an expat who has lived here 16 yrs.

So many stakeholders are involved in the process of simply arriving: the tourist, immigration, the hotel, the testing facility, the actual test, potentially a hospital. Every additional layer exponentially increases the likelihood of an error.

For once, Philippines is way ahead of Thailand -- just a negative test within 48 hrs of departure and proof of vaccination. The onus is on the tourist (to get vaccinated + get a negative test result beforehand) and immigration (to verify)... and the process ends there.

@Stuart ********

Same here, never heard the term before. As I get older, there are more and more terms that are alien to me. Learned something new.

It's very niche and specialized, so OP shouldn't have assumed that everyone knows it. Comes across as arrogant.

Is this the country that the tourist is coming from? Or is it the passport/citizenship they use on arrival?