PhilStar-Jan 28
The Philippines will enforce new protocols for arriving travelers, Malacañang said Friday as the government suspended its COVID-19 risk classifications for countries and territories. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Philippines suspended the “green-yellow-red list” system, which is used to classify countries, territories and jurisdictions based on their COVID-19 risk levels. Starting February 1, fully-vaccinated travelers will be required to present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure from the country of origin. Upon arrival in the Philippines, they will no longer be required to observe mandatory facility-based quarantine. But they will need to self-monitor for any signs or symptoms for seven days with the first day being the date of arrival and report to the local government unit of destination upon the manifestation of symptoms, if any. Nograles said fully-vaccinated travelers must have any of the following proofs of vaccination against COVID-19:
World Health Organization International Certificates of Vaccination and Prophylaxis; VaxCertPH; national or state digital certificate of the foreign government which has accepted VaxCertPH under a reciprocal arrangement unless otherwise permitted by the IATF. Read more at: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/01/28/2157010/philippines-sets-new-covid-19-rules-arriving-travelers
