Boracay to accept fully vaccinated tourists

MANILA, Philippines — Fully vaccinated tourists need to present only their vaccination cards when they visit Bohol and Boracay starting next month, according to the Department of Tourism (DOT).

“Aklan Governor (Florencio) Milaflores announced that in a month’s time, 100 percent of tourism workers and residents of Boracay would be fully vaccinated. They would accept fully vaccinated tourists who could show their proof of vaccination in lieu of RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) test,” Tourism Secretary Berna Romulo-Puyat said.

Puyat said Bohol, which is currently under Alert Level 2, is also accepting fully vaccinated persons.

She announced yesterday that more tourists spots across the country are reopening, citing the drop in COVID cases and the increase in the number of fully vaccinated individuals for the easing of travel restrictions.

On Friday, Bohol Gov. Arthur Yap issued an executive order (EO) lifting the negative RT-PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated tourist.

Yap said non-vaccinated and partially vaccinated persons could still enter the province, but they need to present a negative swab test result taken not more than 72 hours prior to their arrival.

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