By The SUN
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| All travelers with booster shots need not present a negative test result |
Starting Monday, May 30, all inbound travelers to the
They will also be allowed to skip quarantine on their arrival.
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| PINDUTIN PARA SA DETALYE |
The announcement was made by the Department of Tourism in
the
According to the new health protocol, the passenger who must be at least 18 years old and has had a third or fourth vaccine jab need only to present a recognized vaccination certificate to be able to board a flight to the Philippines.
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Also exempted from the pre-departure test are the following:
- Those aged 12 to 17 who have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine
- Those aged below 12 who are traveling with a passenger who is fully vaccinated (with two jabs) or had a booster shot
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Puyat said the move is aimed at encouraging more tourists to visit the country.
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| HOW? PINDUTIN LANG ANG PICTURE |
More tourists, she said, will mean more revenues for small and medium-sized industries and create more jobs in the sector.
Puyat also announced that travel insurance, which used to be required for all tourists entering the country, will no longer be required “but still highly encouraged” for all arriving passengers.
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| Illustration of the new travel protocol (from PCG HK Facebook page) |
The negative test result exemption will, however, not apply to travelers who have had only one or two vaccine doses, or are unvaccinated.
Those who completed two doses still need to present a
negative result for a PCR test taken within 48 hours of boarding their flights
to the
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Those who had only one dose or are unvaccinated should present a negative PCR test result taken within 48 hours or departure. In addition, they will have to stay in a quarantine facility until the release of a negative RT-PCR test taken on the fifth day and undertake home quarantine for the next 14 days.
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All inbound travelers are required to register online, 72 hours before departure, at the official OneHealthPass website: https://onehealthpass.com.ph.
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| PADALA NA! |
