Due to the alarming increase of active cases in the province, the Provincial Government of La Union released an Executive Order (EO) effective April 10, 2021, implementing stricter border control policies in the province. The EO outlines the new La Union travel requirements. It shall remain in effect unless otherwise replaced by subsequent policies. As …
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Update (March 31, 2021): With the sudden increase of Covid-19 cases in the province, the Provincial Government of La Union implemented Executive Order No. 7 Series of 2021 from today until April 15, 2021. The said EO provides stricter border measures and suspends tourism and holy week activities of non-residents in the province. Those who …
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With the approval of uniform travel protocols across all government units by the IATF, medical certificates and travel authority are no longer required. And if required by the Local Government Unit (LGU) of the traveler’s destination to undergo COVID-19 testing, only a reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test will be honored. You can have your …
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With the approval by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) of uniform travel protocols in the Philippines for all local government units (LGUs), the Provincial Government of La Union released new guidelines regarding travel requirements when entering the province in accordance with the IATF Resolution. Said guidelines will be effective starting March 8, 2021. One of …
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ve probably seen that almost every day my posts in my IG stories are pictures of sunset in La Union. That’s because Urbiztondo Beach in San Juan, La Union is less than 5 minutes walk from our house. Every afternoon, I take my nephew there for a walk …
Ever since travel restrictions in the country eased up, I often get asked “Is La Union open for tourists already?”. I wrote a post about this in July 2020. Back then, only residents from Region 1 and Baguio are allowed to visit. A year after the lockdown, is La Union open for tourism already? Is …
In my previous post, I wrote about how to get a medical certificate and travel authority in Quezon City. This time I’ll be writing about how to do it in San Juan, La Union. Unlike in Quezon City, doing it in La Union is way easier. You can finish everything in less than an hour. …
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This afternoon, I went to the beach with my nephew because it wasn’t raining. Every afternoon when it isn’t raining, I would take him there for a walk. It’s a good excuse for me to take a break from the shop and also to catch the sunset. Today the main reason I wanted to go …
Previously, I made a post of hotels/accommodation establishments in San Juan La Union that are now open for tourists from Region 1 and soon for Baguio residents as well. Aside from getting asked about the hotels here, I also get asked if the restaurants in San Juan are already open. Many restaurants are still closed, …
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On September 2, the Local Government Units (LGUs) of Baguio City and Ilocos Region signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to start the dry run of the travel corridor plan in Baguio, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, and Ilocos Norte. It is set this September 22, 2020. Only residents from these areas will have the …
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