IATF-EID Resolution No. 127-B, s. 2021

July 15, 2021

IATF-EID RESOLUTION NO. 127-B, S. 2021

WHEREAS, Section 15, Article II of the 1987 Constitution states that the State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them;

WHEREAS, Section 2 (b) of Executive Order No. 168 (s. 2014) mandates the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to prevent and/or minimize the entry of suspected or confirmed patients with emerging infectious diseases into the country;

WHEREAS, IATF Resolution No. 119 (s. 2021), as amended, prescribed guidelines that shall govern the inbound international travel of all fully vaccinated individuals who have been vaccinated in the Philippines to any port of the Philippines;

WHEREAS, IATF Resolution No. 123-C (s. 2021) issued on 28 June 2021, provided for the governing guidelines of inbound international travel to any port of the Philippines of all individuals fully vaccinated in the Philippines regardless of travel history, and those vaccinated abroad who stayed exclusively in "Green" countries/jurisdictions in the past fourteen days immediately preceding arrival — with "Green" countries/jurisdictions being those classified by the Department of Health (DOH) as "Low Risk" countries based on a set incidence rate.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, that upon the recommendations of the DOH and the Technical Advisory Group that the countries/jurisdictions/territories listed hereunder have met the prescribed incidence rate and case trajectory, the following countries/jurisdictions shall be considered as "Green" countries/jurisdictions/territories for the purpose of IATF Resolution No. 123-C (s. 2021):

 

Albania	American Samoa	Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda	Australia	Azerbaijan
Barbados	Benin	Bermuda
The British Virgin Islands	Brunei	Burkina Faso
Cayman Islands	Chad	China
Comoros	Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Curacao
Dominica	Eswatini	Falkland Islands
French Polynesia	Gabon	Gambia
Ghana	Greenland	Grenada
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)	Iceland	Isle of Man
Israel	Laos	Liechtenstein
Mali	Malta	Marshall Islands
Mauritius	Federated States of Micronesia	Montserrat
New Caledonia	New Zealand	Niger
Nigeria	North Macedonia	Northern Mariana Islands
Palau	Romania	Saba (Special Municipality of the Kingdom of Netherlands)
Saint Barthelemy	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Singapore
Sint Eustatius	South Korea	Taiwan
Togo	Turks and Caicos Islands (U.K.)	Vietnam

 

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the National Task Force Chairperson and the Secretary of Labor and Employment shall be duly authorized to sign this Resolution for and on behalf of the Inter-Agency Task Force.

APPROVED during the 127th Inter-Agency Task Force Meeting, as reflected in the minutes of the meeting held on July 15, 2021, via video conference.

(SGD.) DELFIN N. LORENZANASecretary, Department of National DefenseNTF Chairperson

(SGD.) SILVESTRE H. BELLO IIISecretary, Department of Labor and Employment

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Certification

This is to certify that:

1. I am presently an Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health;

2. I am the Head of the Secretariat of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases created under Executive Order No. 168, (s. 2014) and chaired by the Department of Health (DOH);

3. The IATF Secretariat holds office in the DOH Main Office, San Lazaro Compound, Tayuman, Sta. Cruz, Manila;

4. I am the custodian of the records of the IATF, including the Minutes of Meetings and Resolutions;

5. In the Regular Meeting of the IATF held on 15 July 2021 via teleconference during which a quorum was present and acted throughout, IATF Resolution No. 127-B was unanimously approved and adopted;

6. The foregoing resolution has been signed by Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana and Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III upon the authority of the IATF Members;

7. The aforesaid resolution has not been altered, modified nor revoked and the same is now in full force and effect;

8. I am executing this Certification for whatever legitimate purpose this may serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 15th day of July 2021, Manila.

(SGD.) ATTY. CHARADE B. MERCADO-GRANDEAssistant Secretary of Health