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Philippine Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega meets with TPO Secretariat Secretary General Ambassador Woo Kyoung-ha

Ambassador Ma. Theresa Dizon-De Vega (center) with Ambassador Woo Kyoung-ha, Secretary General of the TPO Secretariat and Tourism Director and Attaché Maria Corazon Jorda-Apo

SEOUL, 19 January 2022 — Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega met with Ambassador Woo Kyoung-ha, Secretary General of the Tourism Promotion Organization for Asia Pacific Cities (TPO), to discuss strengthened tourism engagement between the Philippines and the Republic of Korea through the TPO Secretariat.

In his capacity as the new Secretary General of the TPO, Ambassador Woo is currently undertaking initiatives to promote the organization and to reach out to its members. He said that the Philippines is very important because the City of Manila is one of its founding members and has a seat in the executive board composed of fourteen (14) members.

Ambassador De Vega noted that the TPO plays a significant role in encouraging tourism engagement among cities in the region, adding that keeping the people’s interest in travel even during the pandemic will redound to more robust tourism once the situation normalizes. She conveyed the City of Manila’s keen interest to revitalize its membership with the organization. END

ADVISORY ON ENTRY, TESTING AND QUARANTINE PROTOCOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES EFFECTIVE 01 FEBRUARY 2022

Effective 01 February 2022, the entry, testing, and quarantine protocols for international arriving Filipinos and foreign nationals allowed entry into the country, regardless of their country of origin, shall be as follows:

A. Fully Vaccinated International Arriving Passengers

1. Present a negative Reverse Transcription – Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test taken within forty-eight hours (48hrs) prior to departure from the country of origin; and

2. Present proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 recognized by the Philippines:

a. World Health Organization (WHO) International Certificates of Vaccination and Prophylaxis; or

b. VaxCertPH; or

c. National/state digital certificate of the following foreign governments: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, India, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Monaco, New Zealand, Oman, Samoa, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, The Netherlands, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA and Vietnam.

(Note: Pending reciprocal recognition of vaccine certificates, persons vaccinated in Korea and allowed entry into the Philippines may present a WHO vaccination certificate or VaxCertPH. If both are not available, they may still enter the Philippines but will be subject to different testing and quarantine protocols for international arriving passengers under Letter B of this Advisory.)

If the above requirements have been met, passengers upon arrival shall no longer be required to observe mandatory facility-based quarantine. They shall instead self-monitor for any sign or symptom for seven (7) days with the first day being the date of arrival and shall be required to report to the local government unit (city health officers) of destination upon the manifestation of symptoms, if any.

B. International Arriving Passengers who are unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or those whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated