00:00 The Philippine e-Visa System launched the Department of Foreign Affairs
00:04 to make it easier to obtain tourist visas for the villages visiting the country.
00:08 We have first news from JP Soriano.
00:10 To attract more tourists,
00:17 a project to make it easier to obtain tourist visas
00:22 for the remote and isolated areas in the Philippines was made.
00:25 An online application of tourist visas.
00:29 3, 2, 1, 0!
00:33 The Department of Foreign Affairs launched the Philippine e-Visa System.
00:40 The e-Visa System will allow foreign nationals to apply for visitor visas remotely
00:46 through their personal computers, laptops, and mobile devices.
00:51 One of the first contributors to the project,
00:54 Chinese nationals are being sent to the Philippines.
00:58 I'm pleased to share that the Philippine e-Visa System is ready to be soft launched for beta testing
01:04 which will be led by the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai.
01:08 More Chinese tourists are expected to visit the Philippines.
01:14 Before the pandemic,
01:16 China is the second largest number of tourists visiting the Philippines,
01:21 followed by South Korean nationals.
01:23 Some of their favorite destinations are the island of Burakay,
01:28 where there is a direct flight from China to Kalibu, Aklan.
01:32 Senator Nancy Binay, the Chair of the Senate Tourism Committee, also showed support.
01:37 But she also hopes that there will be a face-to-face process
01:41 so that undesirable travelers will not just enter the country.
01:46 Binay's hope is that foreign and local tourists will visit the Philippines simultaneously
01:53 because it's only been a few weeks,
01:55 a few months already.
01:56 According to the Bureau of Immigration,
01:58 they are preparing for this,
02:00 like putting special lanes for back-country and OFWs.
02:06 This is the first news,
02:08 JP Soriano for GMA Integrated News.
02:14 (In Tagalog)
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