IATF-EID Resolution No. 154-B, s. 2021

December 14, 2021

IATF-EID RESOLUTION NO. 154-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. 128-A (s.2021) and IATF Resolution No. 136 (s.2021) issued on 03 September 2021, provided for the governing guidelines of inbound international travel to any port of the Philippines of all individuals coming from countries/territories/jurisdictions classified as "Green," "Yellow," and "Red" based on their respective incidence rates and case counts as primary criteria, and testing data as secondary criteria;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Memorandum from the Executive Secretary dated 10 September 2021, the IATF was authorized to approve any modifications to the list of Red Countries, subject to the favorable recommendations of the Department of Health and Department of Foreign Affairs.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, that upon the recommendations of the Sub-technical Working Group on Data Analytics and the Technical Advisory Group that the countries/jurisdictions/territories listed hereunder have met the prescribed criteria, and upon the favorable recommendation of the DOH and DFA, the following countries/jurisdictions/territories are classified for purposes of being considered as "Green," "Yellow," and "Red" relative to IATF Resolution No. 154-C (s.2021):

 

GREEN LIST

Bangladesh	Benin	Bhutan
British Virgin Islands	Chad	People's Republic of China
Comoros	Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti	Equatorial Guinea	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
The Gambia	Ghana	Guinea
Hong Kong (Chinese Special Administrative Region)	Indonesia	Japan
Kenya	Kosovo	Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan	Liberia	Montserrat
Morocco	Oman	Pakistan
Paraguay	Rwanda	Saba (Special Municipality of The Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Saint Barthelemy	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Senegal
Sierra Leone	Sint Eustatius	Sudan
Taiwan	Timor-Leste (East Timor)	Togo
Uganda	United Arab Emirates

 

RED LIST

Andorra	France	Monaco
Northern Mariana Islands	Réunion	San Marino
South Africa	Switzerland

 

YELLOW LIST

All other countries/territories/jurisdictions not otherwise listed hereinabove

 

RESOLVED FURTHER, that classification of "Green," "Yellow," and "Red" shall be effective from 16 December 2021 until 31 December 2021.

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

APPROVED during the 154th Inter-Agency Task Force Meeting, as reflected in the minutes of the meeting, held this December 14, 2021, via video conference.

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

ATTACHMENT

Certification

This is to certify that:

1. I am presently an Undersecretary 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 14 December 2021 via teleconference during which a quorum was present and acted throughout, IATF Resolution No. 154-B was unanimously approved and adopted;

6. The foregoing resolution has been signed by Secretary Francisco T. Duque III and/or 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 14th day of December 2021, Manila.

(SGD.) ATTY. CHARADE B. MERCADO-GRANDEUndersecretary of Health