INDIVIDUALS fully vaccinated against Covid-19 may now undertake domestic travel without having to present the negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results currently required by some receiving local government units (LGU).
The new guidelines were approved Friday, but officials in Cebu say they will still have to meet with stakeholders this week to discuss the new rules before implementing them.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., on Sunday, July 4, 2021, said for interzonal travel allowed under IATF resolutions and Omnibus Guidelines on the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the country, as amended, presentation of a Covid-19 domestic vaccination card issued by a legitimate vaccinating establishment, or certificate of quarantine completion showing the holder’s vaccination status as may be issued by the Bureau of Quarantine will be “sufficient alternatives to any testing requirement” (before travel or upon arrival) which the LGU of destination may require.
But travelers are still subject to the health and exposure screening implemented by the receiving LGU upon arrival.
He said this is in accordance with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases’ Resolution 124-B issued last July 2.
Interzonal travel refers to movement between provinces and cities under different community quarantine classifications.