Date: 15 December 2021
Updated testing and quarantine protocols:
1. Green List Countries
- Fully vaccinated international arriving passengers shall be required to present a negative Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test taken within seventy-two hours (72hrs) prior to departure from the country of origin. Additionally, they shall be required to undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of their negative RT-PCR test taken on the third (3rd) day. After which, they shall be required to undergo home quarantine until their tenth (10th) day, with the date of arrival being the first day.
- For unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or individuals whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated, they shall be required to present a negative RT-PCR test taken within seventy-two hours (72hrs) prior to departure from the country of origin. Additionally, they shall be required to undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of their negative RT-PCR test taken on the seventh (7th) day. After which, they shall be required to undergo home quarantine until their fourteenth (14th) day, with the date of arrival being the first day.
- For fully vaccinated individuals: a negative RT-PCR test taken within seventy-two hours (72 hrs) prior to departure from the country of origin will be required. Upon arrival, they shall undergo facility-based quarantine with an RT-PCR test taken on the fifth (5th) day, with the date of arrival being the first day. Regardless of a negative result, they shall be required to undergo home quarantine up to the fourteenth (14th) day from the date of arrival.
- Individuals who are unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated: a negative RTPCR test taken within seventy-two hours (72 hrs) prior to departure from the country of origin will be required. Upon arrival, they shall undergo facility-based quarantine with an RT-PCR test done on the seventh (7th) day, with the date of arrival being the first day.
The inbound international travel of all persons, regardless of vaccination status, coming from or who have been to “Red List” countries/jurisdictions/territories within the last fourteen (14) days prior to arrival to any port of the Philippines shall not be allowed. Only Filipinos returning to the country via government-initiated repatriation, non-government initiated repatriation, and Bayanihan Flights may be allowed entry subject to the following entry, testing, and quarantine protocols:
- For fully vaccinated individuals: International arriving passengers shall be required to present a negative RT-PCR test taken within seventy-two hours (72hrs) prior to departure from the country of origin. Additionally, they shall be required to undergo facility-based quarantine with an RT-PCR test taken on the seventh (7th) day. They may be discharged from the facility upon the release of a negative RTPCR result but shall observe home quarantine until the fourteenth (14th) day of arrival with the day of arrival being the first day.
- For individuals who are unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated: International arriving passengers shall be required to present a negative RT-PCR test taken within seventy-two hours (72hrs) prior to departure from the country of origin. Additionally, they shall be required to undergo a mandatory ten (10) day facility-based quarantine with RT-PCR testing on the seventh (7th) day. They may be discharged only upon the completion of a 10-day facility-based quarantine, regardless of a negative RT-PCR result, and shall observe home quarantine until the fourteenth (14th) day of arrival with the date of arrival being the first day.
Source: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2021/12dec/20211214-IATF-RESO-154B-RRD.pdf | https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2021/12dec/20211214-IATF-RESO-154C-RRD.pdf
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