Generally, the foreign office advises against all travel to parts of the Philippines, including Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago. The FCDO encourages prospective travellers to Cebu and nearby provinces to contact their travel providers and check their travel insurance covers natural disasters.

An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit off a southern Philippine on Friday morning - and concern has grown a tsunami may hit the nation and Indonesia

The 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Cebu City, causing power outages and damage to buildings.

Asia DMC Khiri Travel has issued an update for travellers following a powerful earthquake which struck the Philippines this week. The 6.9 magnitude quake struck off the central coast of the Philippines, near Cebu and the Visayas region.

While not considered as safe as other popular Asian destinations such as Japan, Hong Kong is usually on Canada’s Level 2 list, advising tourists to exercise increased caution. According to the Canadian advisory, petty crime, such as pickpocketing and purse snatching, can occur in some areas. Some of these include:

More than a thousand Philippine health workers will finally be allowed to take jobs abroad following President Rodrigo Duterte decision to ease their travel ban, but they are not celebrating yet and want a total lifting of restrictions.

TPB reports that two of the Philippines’ leading travel trade events have generated over PHP1 billion in confirmed sales leads.

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