No more RT-PCR requirement for Davao-bound travelers

DAVAO CITY, November 15 (PIA) – Travelers to Davao City via land, sea, and air will no longer be required to present a Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) negative result upon entry thru the Executive Order 66 issued today.The said order will take effect starting 12:01AM of November 16, 2021.

In the Special Hours with Mayor Sara Duterte aired over Davao City Disaster Radio said the decision to remove such requirement was due to the change in the COVID-19 status in the city which is placed under Alert Level 2 until November 30, 2021.

Mayor Duterte said there is now a bigger chance for Dabawenyos to have a “merry Christmas” following the significant drop of COVID19 cases in the city and an efficient vaccination roll-out.

For months as the city combatted a surge, the Davao City LGU issued Ordinance 0477-21 known as “An ordinance Providing for Mandatory Testing Prior to Entry into Davao City Via the Davao International Airport”.

However, with the latest executive order no document will be required for entry into Davao City, except for security checks that may be required by the AFP and PNP personnel, for the purposes of anti-crime, anti-illegal drugs, and anti-terrorism operations.

All passengers by international travel arriving in Davao City, including those international passengers arriving through connecting domestic flights shall comply with the requirements and guidelines provided by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID). (PIA XI/Frances Mae Macapagat)

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Davao del Sur State College first president formally proclaimed

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