Updated health protocols

14 Jan 2022 / Philippines

The Philippines has updated its health protocols and the Green, Red and Yellow list of countries, effective from 16 to 31 January.

Protocols for “Green” List shall be as follows:

  • Fully vaccinated international arriving passengers shall be required to present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure from the country of origin. Upon arrival, they shall no longer be required to observe mandatory facility-based quarantine but shall self-monitor for any sign or symptom for (7) days with the first day being the date of arrival.

  • 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 48 hours prior to departure. They shall also be required to undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of their negative RT-PCR test taken on the 5th day, after which they should self-monitor for any symptoms for 14 days.

GREEN LIST countries are:
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
British Virgin Islands
China (Mainland)
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Djibouti
Equatorial
Guinea
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Hong Kong (Chinese Special Administrative Region)
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kosovo
Kyrgyzstan
Montserrat
Morocco
Niger
Oman
Pakistan
Paraguay
Saba (Special Municipality of The Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Saint Barthelemy
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Sint Eustatius
Taiwan
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Uganda

Protocols for “Yellow” List shall be as follows:

  • Fully vaccinated individuals shall be required to present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure. Upon arrival, they shall undergo facility-based quarantine with an RT-PCR test on the 5th day. Once a negative result is received, they may be released for completion of home quarantine up to the 7th day from the date of arrival.

  • Unvaccinated/partially vaccinated individuals, or whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated must present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure from the country of origin. Upon arrival, they shall undergo facility-based quarantine with an RT-PCR test on the 7th day. Once with a negative result, they may be released for completion of home quarantine up to the 14th day from the date of arrival.

YELLOW LIST countries are all those not listed in the GREEN or RED lists.

Protocols for “Red” List shall be as follows:

  • Inbound international travel of all persons coming from or who have been to “Red List” countries/jurisdictions/territories within the last 14 days prior to arrival to any port of the Philippines shall be allowed.

  • Fully vaccinated individuals must present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure from the country of origin. Upon arrival, they shall undergo facility-based quarantine with an RT-PCR test taken on the 7th day. Once with a negative result, they may be released from facility quarantine, provided the completion of home quarantine up to the 14th day from the date of arrival.

  • Unvaccinated/partially vaccinated individuals, or whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated must present a negative RT-PCR test taken within 48 hours prior to departure from the country of origin will be required. Upon arrival, they shall undergo facility-based quarantine with an RT-PCR test on the 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 14th day.

RED LIST
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Canada
Curacao
French Guiana
Iceland
Malta
Mayotte
Mozambique
Puerto Rico (U.S.)
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
Spain
U.S. Virgin Islands

Negative pre-departure RT-PCR tests taken 72 hours prior to departure shall be honored until 0001H of 19 January 2022.

For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in the Philippines, contact GAC Philippines at [email protected]

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