ILOILO – This province kept its reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test requirement for all inbound travelers such as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), returning residents and non-residents regardless of their vaccination status.
The province de-escalated to general community quarantine, a more lenient coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) restriction.
Based on Executive Order (EO) No. 575 issued by Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr., OFWs shall be subject to quarantine procedures administered by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) upon arrival.
They shall be subject to health monitoring by their respective city or municipal health officers and barangay health emergency response teams for 10 days from arrival.
Those who develop symptoms within the 10-day period, according to Defensor, shall be admitted in the appropriate facility for isolation/quarantine and treatment until recovered.
Meanwhile, only asymptomatic returning residents shall be allowed entry.
They are required to present a valid government identification card showing proof of residence and a notice of coordination with the local government unit of destination.
Authorized persons outside residence (APORs) need not present their RT-PCR test results, according to Defensor.
On the other hand, residents of Iloilo City, Bacolod City, Guimaras, Capiz, Antique, Aklan, and Negros Occidental bound for this city shall not be subject to the health protocols and quarantine measures, Defensor said.
Earlier, the chief executives of the cities of Iloilo and Bacolod and the province of Negros Occidental scrapped the test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers bound for their areas./PN
