ILOILO – The provincial government scrapped the S-PaSS (Safe, Swift and Smart Passage travel management system) requirement in towns under the less restrictive coronavirus pandemic Alert Level 1.
Atty. Dennis Ventilacion, acting provincial administrator, said the scrapping is in line with the amended guidelines for Alert Level 1 of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID).
Nineteen Iloilo towns are under Alert Level 1 – Zarraga, Batad, Anilao, Balasan, Banate, Barotac Nuevo, Barotac Viejo, Bingawan, Concepcion, Dueñas, Guimbal, Janiuay, Lemery, Mina, Pototan, San Dioniso, Santa Barbara, Tubungan, and New Lucena.
Now inbound travelers to these areas just have to be asymptomatic, with valid identification card and COVID-19 vaccination certificate if fully vaccinated. The unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated shall be required negative RT-PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) test result issued within 72 hours before travel to the province.
For towns under Alert Level 2, the prevailing requirements remain:
* authorized persons outside of residence (APORs) shall not be required negative RT-PCR result for travel to the province
* APORs shall only be allowed entry if they are asymptomatic
* APORs from the 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
The inbound travel of returning residents shall be regulated as follows:
* returning residents shall only be allowed entry if they are asymptomatic
* returning residents shall be required valid government ID showing proof of residence
* notice of coordination (NOC) with the City/Municipality of destination shall be required
* returning residents who are fully vaccinated shall be required to present COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate, and those who are unvaccinated or not fully vaccinated shall be required negative RT-PCR test result issued within seventy two (72) hours before travel to the Province
The inbound travel of non-residents shall be regulated as follows:
* non-residents shall only be allowed entry if they are asymptomatic
* non-Residents who are fully vaccinated shall be required to present COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate, and those who are unvaccinated or 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 Province coming from their respective LGUs, shall not be subject to the health protocols and quarantine measures for Non-Residents./PN
