The Aklan Provincial Health Office clarified that only local tourists from nearby provinces are covered by the new policy on eliminating the requirement of a negative RT-PCR result for fully vaccinated tourists in Boracay.
In today’s (Oct. 26) Laging Handa public briefing, Dr. Cornelio Cuachon of the Aklan Provincial Health Office said fully vaccinated local tourists from Aklan, Capiz, Antique, Iloilo, and Guimaras are allowed to enter Boracay, provided that they have a certification from VaxCertPH, as well as an online health declaration and proof of hotel accommodation.
He said that if the certification is not available, a negative RT-PCR test result is required. However, for tourists from the National Capital Region (NCR), a negative RT-PCR test result must be presented.
“So ‘yung mga local tourist po, pwede na silang pumunta dito kung sila po ay fully vaccinated at mayroon po silang certification ng VaxCertPH. Kung wala po silang certification coming from the VaxCertPH, so kailangan po nilang may negative RT-PCR.”
“Sa ngayon po iyong mga tourists coming from NCR or Metro Manila ay ganoon pa rin po ‘yung requirement, ‘yung negative RT-PCR,” he said.
In relation to the implementation of the said policy, Cuachon said easing of travel restrictions might be imposed once the location achieves 70% fully vaccinated community.
“Sa ngayon po kasi ang fully vaccinated na mga tourism workers sa Isla ng Boracay is almost 91% na, tapos ‘yung sa community naman is more or less 62%. So kung ma-achieve na po natin iyong 70% na fully vaccinated ng Isla ng Boracay kasi may population siya na almost 34,000, so may possibility po na luluwagan na po natin iyong mga travel restrictions.” Report from Allan Francisco/NGS-rir
