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GUIDE: COVID-19 quarantine, testing rules returning Filipinos should know

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City on Feb. 1, 2022. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/04/20220201-covid-naia-travel-protocols-md-4.jpg"/><figcaption>Passengers arrive at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City on Feb. 1, 2022. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div><div> </div><p>MANILA — Malacañang on Friday outlined new COVID-19 quarantine and testing protocols for inbound Filipino travelers and foreign nationals. </p><p>Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said effective Feb. 10, 12:01 a.m., fully vaccinated Filipinos must show a negative result of an RT-PCR test taken 48 hours before departure from country of origin. </p><p>Upon arrival in the Philippines, they will no longer be required to go under facility-based quarantine but they must self-monitor for any COVID-19 symptom for 7 days. </p><p>Any sign of illness should be reported to the local government, he said. </p><p>Nograles said Filipinos who are not vaccinated, only partially vaccinated, or whose inoculation status cannot be validated should also present a negative RT-PCR test result taken 48 hours before departure. </p><p>He added they need to stay in a facility quarantine until they get the negative result of another RT-PCR test taken on the fifth day from date of arrival. They should then undergo home quarantine until the 14th day, under the supervision of local authorities.</p><p>Unvaccinated Filipinos below 12 years will follow the quarantine protocols of the parent or guardian traveling with them, Nograles said. </p><p>Meanwhile, he said 12 to 17-year-olds will follow the procedures that apply to their vaccination status. </p><p>“In the cases of unvaccinated minor children, either parent should accompany their child or children during the facility-based quarantine,” the official said in a press briefing. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1915718" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Video courtesy of PTV </div><p><br/>    <br/>For fully recovered Filipinos who still test positive for COVID-19 they will be allowed to enter the Philippines provided they are able to present the following documents, Nograles said. </p><ul>	<li> Positive RT-PCR test taken not earlier than 10 days but not later than 30 days prior to departure </li>	<li> Positive RT-PCR test result taken without 48 hours prior to departure </li>	<li> Medical certificate from a doctor stating that the traveler completed mandatory isolation period for COVID-19, is no longer contagious, and cleared to travel</li></ul><p>Upon arrival to the Philippines, they will no longer need to stay in a quarantine facility if they are fully vaccinated. However, they should self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms for 7 days, Nograles said. </p><p>If they are unvaccinated, they must undergo facility quarantine until the result of their RT-PCR test taken on the fifth day, after which they should stay in home quarantine for until the 14th day, he added. </p><p>Effective Feb. 10, 12:01 a.m., Nograles said foreign nationals traveling for business or tourism may enter the Philippines without visas if they satisfy the following conditions.</p><div class="media-content"><div class="slider-for"><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/04/ptv-1.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/04/ptv-2.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/04/ptv-3.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/04/ptv-4.jpg"/></div><div><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/04/ptv-5.jpg"/></div></div><div class="slider-desc"><div class="item-desc"><p>This screenshot from Nograles’ slideshow lists requirements for visa-free entry to the Philippines for foreign travelers.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>This screenshot from Nograles’ slideshow lists requirements for visa-free entry to the Philippines for foreign travelers.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>This screenshot from Nograles’ slideshow lists requirements for visa-free entry to the Philippines for foreign travelers.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>This screenshot from Nograles’ slideshow lists requirements for visa-free entry to the Philippines for foreign travelers.</p></div><div class="item-desc"><p>This screenshot from Nograles’ slideshow lists requirements for visa-free entry to the Philippines for foreign travelers.</p></div></div></div><p>“Visa-free foreign nationals who fail to fully comply [with] the conditions and requisites mentioned shall be denied admission into the country and shall be subject to the appropriate exclusion proceedings,” Nograles said. </p><p>“But once admitted into the country, such foreign nationals are no longer required to observe facility-based quarantine,” he continued. </p><p>The official said they are instead required to self-monitor for COVID-19 symptoms for 7 days. </p><p>The Philippines in January logged record high cases several times, pushing the tally of overall infections to some 3.5 million, with at least 54,168 deaths. </p><p>At least 59.3 million of the country&#x27;s 109 million population have been fully vaccinated, while at least 7.7 million have received booster jabs. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/01/22/octa-sees-5000-daily-coronavirus-cases-by-late-feb">Philippines may log 5,000 COVID-19 cases daily by late February: OCTA</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/03/22/govt-to-continue-covid-19-vaccination-for-kids-amid-call-to-stop-it">Health authorities: COVID-19 vaccination for children &#x27;safe, effective&#x27;</a></li></ul><div><br/> </div>

Malacañang on Friday outlined new COVID-19 quarantine and testing protocols for inbound Filipino travelers. 