IATF-EID Resolution No. 130-B, s. 2021

July 29, 2021

IATF-EID RESOLUTION NO. 130-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, the following countries/jurisdictions/territories shall be considered as "Green" countries/jurisdictions/territories for the purpose of IATF Resolution No. 128-A (s. 2021):

 

Albania	American Samoa	Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda	Australia	Azerbaijan
Benin	Bermuda	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brunei	Bulgaria	Burkina Faso
Cayman Islands	Chad	China
Comoros	Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Dominica
Djibouti	Equatorial Guinea	Falkland Islands
Gabon	Gambia	Ghana
Grenada	Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)	Hungary
Kosovo	Laos	Mali
Marshall Islands	Federated States of Micronesia	Moldova
Montserrat	New Caledonia	New Zealand
Niger	Nigeria	North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands	Palau	Poland
Romania	Saba (Special Municipality of the Kingdom of Netherlands)	Saint Barthelemy
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Singapore	Sint Eustatius
Slovakia	Taiwan	Togo

 

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

APPROVED during the 130th Inter-Agency Task Force Meeting, as reflected in the minutes of the meeting, held on July 29, 2021, via video conference.

(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE IIISecretary, Department of HealthIATF Chairperson

(SGD.) KARLO ALEXEI B. NOGRALESSecretary, Office of the Cabinet SecretariatIATF Co-Chairperson

ATTACHMENT

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 29 July 2021 via teleconference during which a quorum was present and acted throughout, IATF Resolution No. 130-B was unanimously approved and adopted;

6. The foregoing resolution has been signed by Secretary Francisco T. Duque III and Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles 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 29th day of July 2021, Manila.

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