New Arrival Guidelines Announced

Key Points

• New guidelines and protocols announced for green and yellow list countries for fully vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers  

• Clarification of government verified vaccination status for entrance requirements  

Overview

The Philippine government announced new protocols for green list and yellow list countries, territories and jurisdictions in all ports of entry.

Under these new protocols, fully vaccinated travelers arriving from green or yellow list areas will be required to: 

• Undergo a government facility-based quarantine until a negative RT-PCR test is received on day 5 of the quarantine; 

• After the fifth day of quarantine, a 10-day home quarantine must be completed, with the day of arrival in the country being the first day of the quarantine;