Three foreigners were barred from entering the country after they were found to have traveled to some countries where a more transmissible variant of the COVID-19 virus was detected, the Bureau of Immigration said Thursday.The three passengers, who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Dec. 30, were immediately turned back to their port of origin, BI spokesperson Dana Sandival said in a radio interview.The Philippines has imposed a travel ban from Dec. 30, 2020 to Jan. 15, 2021 on the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Australia, Israel, The Netherlands, Hong Kong, Switzerland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Singapore, Sweden, South Korea, South Africa, Canada and Spain.Foreigners who travel from or through any of these countries in the last 14 days will not be allowed to enter the country, Sandoval said.