ILOILO – With this province’s keeping of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Alert Level 2, weekly flights from Manila would be increased starting Dec. 1, according to Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr.
“Commercial flights, air commerce, or commercial air transport operations carrying passengers from Manila to Iloilo and vice versa shall be allowed 14 flights per week for all airlines operating in the province,” read part of Defensor’s Executive Order No. 646-C.
Defensor reminded travelers to comply with these travel regulations:
For authorized persons outside residences (APORs)
* APORs shall not be required reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result for travel to the province.
* APORs shall only be allowed entry if they are asymptomatic.
* APORs shall be examined for COVID-19 symptoms upon arrival, and those with symptoms shall be admitted in the appropriate facility for isolation/quarantine and treatment.
* APORs from national government agencies and other government offices/corporations, shall be required to present travel order and travel itinerary.
* Non-government APORs shall be required to present company/office travel order.
* APORs shall be required to present any valid government ID for entry to the province.
For inbound travel of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)
* OFWs fully vaccinated shall be required to present COVID-19 vaccination certificate, and/or shall be subjected to RT-PCR test and quarantine procedures administered by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) upon their arrival.
* They shall be subject to health monitoring by their respective city/municipal health officers and barangay health emergency response teams (BHERTs) for 10 days from arrival.
* Those who develop symptoms within 10 days shall be admitted in the appropriate facility for isolation/quarantine an treatment until recovered.
For inbound travel of returning residents
* Returning residents shall only be allowed entry if they are asymptomatic.
* Returning residents shall be examined for symptoms upon arrival, and those with COVID-19 symptoms shall be admitted in the appropriate facility for quarantine and treatment.
* Notice of coordination with the city/ municipality of destination shall be required.
* Returning residents who are fully vaccinated shall be required to represent COVID-19 vaccination certificate, and those who are not fully vaccinated shall be required negative RT-PCR test result issued within seventy two hours before travel to the province.
For inbound travel of non-residents
* Non-residents shall only be allowed entry if they are asymptomatic.
* Non-residents who are fully vaccinated shall be required to represent COVID-19 vaccination certificate, and those who are not fully vaccinated shall be required negative RT-PCR test result issued within 72 hours before travel to the province.
Residents of Iloilo City, Bacolod City, Guimaras, Capiz, Antique, Aklan, and Negros Occidental crossing borders to Iloilo coming from their respective LGUs shall not be subject to health protocols and quarantine measures for non-residents./PN