Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) just release the new Resolution No. 148A, that list down the countries that are considered as “Green,” “Yellow,” and “Red.”
Travelers that are coming from countries in the “Green-list” means that all travelers that are fully vaccinated can enter the Philippines without the need to undergo facility-based quarantine. They just need to present a negative RT-PCR test taken 72 hours before their departure from the country of origin. Travelers are are also instructed to monitor (and report) any covid-19 related symptoms in the next 14 days.
For fully vaccinated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and non-OFWs that did take the RT-PCR test before their flight, will have the option to take the RT-PCR test upon arrival with the caveat of being quarantined in a facility until a negative results come out.
For the unvaccinated or partially vaccinated Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and non-OFWs, they need to undergo facility-based quarantine and will take the swab test on the fifth day and will be released once they get a negative result. Foreign nationals need to arrange their own hotel reservations for six days quarantine.
Countries that are in the “Green-list” are as follows;
| American Samoa |
Kuwait |
Saint Barthelemy |
| Bhutan |
Kyrgyzstan |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
| Chad |
Malawi |
Saudi Arabia |
| Mainland China |
Mali |
Senegal |
| Comoros |
Marshall Islands |
Sierra Leone |
| Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
Montserrat |
Sint Eustatius |
| Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
Morocco |
South Africa |
| Federated States of Micronesia |
Namibia |
Sudan |
| Guinea |
Niger |
Taiwan |
| Guinea-Bissau |
Northern Mariana Islands |
Togo |
| Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) |
Oman |
Uganda |
| India |
Pakistan |
United Arab Emirates |
| Indonesia |
Palau |
Zambia |
| Japan |
Paraguay |
Zimbabwe |
| Kosovo |
Rwanda |
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Travelers from or have been to “Red-listed” countries 14 days before arrival are not allowed to enter the Philippines regardless of vaccination status. However, Filipinos nationals are exempted if they arrive via government and non-government-initiated repatriation, as well as those from Bayanihan Flights.
Upon arrival in the country, they are required to undergo facility-based quarantine for 10 days then must have a negative RT-PCR test on the seventh day, they must complete the 14-day quarantine period and will be under strict symptom-monitoring by the Bureau of Quarantine (BoQ).
For transit travelers, they will not be considered a traveler from that (red-listed) country, since they did not leave the airport or having been cleared for entry by immigration authorities. Transit travellers are still be required to follow the protocols prescribed under their vaccination status.
Faroe Islands and The Netherlands are the only countries on the red list.
As for fully-vaccinated travelers coming from countries in the “Yellow-list” they need to undergo facility-based quarantine and will take the swab test on the fifth day and will be released once they get a negative result. Then home-quarantine for 10 more days. Foreign nationals need to arrange their own hotel reservations for six days quarantine.
For travelers who are unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or those who do not have a verifiable vaccination status, they need to undergo facility-based quarantine and will take the swab test on the seventh day and will be released once they get a negative result. Then home-quarantine for 7 more days. Foreign nationals need to arrange their own hotel reservations for 8days quarantine.
IATF said “All other countries/territories/jurisdictions not otherwise listed” under the “Green” or “Red” list are “Yellow-listed”.
The new classification of “Green,” “Yellow,” and “Red” shall be effective from November 16, 2021 until November 30, 2021.
You can click on the link to read the full text of IATF-EID RESOLUTION NO. 148-A.
