28/02/2021
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The following are the approved standardized travel protocols for land, sea, and air as approved by the IATF in the mtg held today, Feb. 26, 2021:
1. Minimum public health standards, which include physical distancing, hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and wearing of face masks and face shields among others, shall be strictly implemented across all settings
2. Clinical and exposure assessment shall be strictly implemented in all ports of entry and exit to ensure that only asymptomatic, non-close contact individuals are allowed to travel or enter the local government unit of destination. Health assessment of passengers, supervised by medical doctors, shall be mandatory upon entry in the port/terminal and exit at point of destination
3. Testing shall not be mandatory for traveler except if the LGU of destination (province, HUC, or ICC) will require testing as a requirement prior to travel, and such shall be limited to RT-PCR
4. No traveler shall be required to undergo quarantine unless they exhibit symptoms upon arrival at the LGU of destination
5. Travel Authority issued by Joint Task Force COVID Shield and health certificates shall no longer be required
6. Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APORs) from national government agencies and their attached agencies must provide their identification card, travel order, and travel itinerary, and must pass symptom-screening at ports of entry and exit pursuant to IATF Resolution No. 98-A issued on February 4, 2021.
7. The Safe, Swift, and Smart Passage (S-PaSS) Travel Management System of the Department of Science and Technology shall be institutionalized as the one-stop-shop application/communication for travelers. For this purpose, a focal person from the province with respect to their municipalities and component cities, and from highly urbanized cities and independent component cities shall be assigned
8. The StaySafe.ph System shall be utilized as the primary