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

December 29, 2021

IATF-EID RESOLUTION NO. 154-E, 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	China (Mainland)	Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Djibouti	Equatorial Guinea	Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Fiji	The Gambia	Guinea
Hong Kong (Chinese Special Administrative Region)	Indonesia	Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan	Liberia	Montserrat
Oman	Pakistan	Paraguay
Rwanda	Saba (Special Municipality of the Kingdom of Netherlands)	Saint Barthelemy
São Tomé and Príncipe	Senegal	Sierra Leone
Sint Eustatius	Taiwan	Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Togo	Uganda	United Arab Emirates

 

RED LIST

Eswatini	Lesotho	Malawi
Mozambique	Namibia	Spain

 

YELLOW LIST

All other countries/territories/jurisdictions not otherwise listed hereinabove

 

RESOLVED FURTHER, that classification of "Green," "Yellow," and "Red" shall be effective from 01 January 2022 until 15 January 2022.

RESOLVED FURTHER STILL, that upon the recommendation of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the national COVID-19 vaccination certificate of the following countries, namely Armenia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Kuwait, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United States of America, and Oman shall be accepted/recognized for purposes of arrival quarantine protocols as well as for interzonal/intrazonal movement, in addition to such other countries/territories/jurisdictions whose proofs of vaccination the IATF already approved for recognition in the Philippines, and without prejudice to such other proofs of vaccination approved by IATF for all inbound travelers.

The Bureau of Quarantine, the Department of Transportation-One-Stop-Shop, and the Bureau of Immigration are directed to recognize only the proofs of vaccination thus approved by the IATF.

RESOLVED FINALLY, 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 this December 29, 2021, via ad referendum.

(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE IIISecretary, Department of Health

KARLO ALEXEI B. NOGRALESSecretary, Office of the Cabinet Secretariat

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. IATF Resolution No. 154-E was unanimously approved and adopted via ad referendum;

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 29th day of December 2021, Manila.

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

 

LIST OF COUNTRIES ACCEPTING VAXCERTPH FOR RECIPROCAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE VACCINE CERTIFICATE

Armenia	Australia
Austria	Belgium
Canada	Czech Republic
France	Georgia
Germany	India
Japan	Kazakhstan
Kuwait	New Zealand
Oman	Samoa
Singapore	Sri Lanka
Thailand	The Netherlands
Turkey	United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom	United States of America