What is green lanes in the philippines

MANILA - The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Thursday, July 22, 2021, approved the revised rules for “Green Lanes” that will apply to fully vaccinated international arriving passengers to the Philippines beginning July 26, 2021, 12:01 A.M. Manila time.

International arriving passengers to the Philippines, regardless of point of entry, need only to undergo a 7-day facility-based quarantine and RT-PCR testing on the 5th day, with the day of arrival of being the first day.

These passengers must, however, meet all the following conditions. These are: Their port of origin is a Green List country/jurisdiction/territory. They stayed exclusively in Green List countries/jurisdictions/territories in the last 14 days prior to their arrival in the Philippines. They are fully vaccinated, whether in the Philippines or abroad. Their vaccination status can be independently verified/confirmed by Philippine authorities as valid and authentic upon arrival in the country.

For those qualified for the Green Lanes, the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) shall ensure strict symptom monitoring while in the facility for 7 days. Even if the RT-PCR test yields a negative result, the individual shall still complete the 7-day facility-based quarantine. If the RT-PCR test is, however, positive, prescribed isolation protocols must be followed. Upon completion of such quarantine, the BOQ shall issue a Quarantine Certificate which indicates the individual’s vaccination status. The individual is thereafter enjoined to do self-monitoring for the next 7 days.

On the other hand, international arriving passengers to the Philippines, regardless of point of entry, shall not be qualified for the Green Lanes, and shall thus undergo a 10-day facility-based quarantine and a 4-day home quarantine, including an RT-PCR test on the 7th day, if any of the following conditions are present. These are: Their port of origin is not a Green List country/jurisdiction/territory. They stayed outside a Green List country/jurisdiction/territory at any time in the last 14 days before their arrival in the Philippines. They have not been fully vaccinated. Even if fully vaccinated, their vaccination status cannot be independently verified/confirmed by Philippine authorities as valid or authentic upon their arrival in the country.

Meanwhile, all passengers, whether Filipinos or foreigners, merely transiting through a non-Green List country/jurisdiction/territory shall not be deemed as having come from or having been to the said country/jurisdiction/territory if they stayed in the airport the whole time and were not cleared for entry by immigration authorities.

The IATF classified Green List countries/jurisdictions/territories as low risk countries/jurisdictions/territories, upon the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH).

The DOH based their classification on the following metrics: For populations greater than 100,000, the incidence rate (cumulative new cases over the past 28 days per 100,000 population) shall be less than 50; and for populations less than 100,000, the COVID-19 case counts (cumulative new cases over the past 28 days) shall be less than 50, as prescribed by its Technical Advisory Group.

Also approved by the IATF are the following documents for purposes of verification/confirmation of vaccination status. For overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their spouse, parent/s, or children traveling with them, they must present a Certification from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in the country of origin.

For Filipinos and foreigners fully vaccinated in the Philippines, they must show either their local government unit (LGU) hospital-issued Vaccination Cards (in original or hard copy form) or LGU-issued Vaccine Certificate, provided these can be verified/confirmed by border control authorities, or BOQ-issued International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICV).

For Filipinos vaccinated and foreigners fully vaccinated abroad, they must present the vaccination certiticate issued by health authorities of their place of vaccination, provided that such certificate can be independently verified/confirmed by Philippine authorities as valid or authentic. (PND)

Yesterday, July 22, 2021, The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved the revised rules for “Green Lanes” or "Green territories" that will apply to fully vaccinated international arriving passengers to the Philippines beginning July 26, 2021, 12:01 A.M. Manila time.

What is Green Lanes privileges ?

• Shall undergo a 7-day facility-based quarantine
• RT-PCR testing is on the 5th day, with the day of arrival of being the first day

Who are qualify for the Green Lanes?They are the international arriving passenger to the Philippines (regardless of their entry point) who met the following conditions:

1. Their port of origin is a Green List country/jurisdiction/territory.
2. They stayed exclusively in Green List countries/jurisdictions/territories in the last 14 days prior to their arrival in the Philippines.
3. They are fully vaccinated, whether in the Philippines or abroad.
4. Their vaccination status can be independently verified/confirmed by Philippine authorities as valid and authentic upon arrival in the country.

Which countries are on the Green List?

Green List Countries are those classified by the IATF as "Low Risk". These countries are listed below in alphabetically order:

Albania, American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Benin, Belize, The British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cayman Islands, Chad, China, Coted' Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Eswatini, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Grenada, Hong Kong, Iceland, Isle of Man, Israel, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Rwanda, Saba, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Singapore, Sint Eustatius, South Korea, Taiwan, Togo, Turks & Caicos Islands (UK), Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

What if not qualify for the Green Lanes?International arriving passenger to the Philippines, who does not met the Green privileges.

• Shall undergo a 10-day facility-based quarantine
• Plus a 4-day home quarantine
• RT-PCR test on the 7th day

What disqualifies the international arriving passenger to the Philippines for the Green Lanes?

1. Their port of origin is not a Green List country/jurisdiction/territory.
2. They stayed outside a Green List country/jurisdiction/territory at any time in the last 14 days before their arrival in the Philippines.
3. They have not been fully vaccinated.
4. Even if fully vaccinated, their vaccination status cannot be independently verified/confirmed by Philippine authorities as valid or authentic upon their arrival in the country.

How to consider an individual as fully vaccinated for COVID-19? An individual will only be called fully vaccinated if he/she met the following conditions:

1. More than or equal to 2 weeks after having received the second dose in a 2-dose series, or
2. More than or equal to 2 weeks after having received a single-dose vaccine.
3. The vaccine administered to the individual are included in any of the following: 

• Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) List or Compassionate Special Permit (CSP) issued by the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in the country of origin;
• Emergency Use Listing of the World Health Organization

How vaccination status are confirmed and verified? The Passengers must present the following documents:

    For overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their spouse, parent/s, or children traveling with them,

• Certification from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in the country of origin.

    For Filipinos and foreigners fully vaccinated in the Philippines, they must show either their

• local government unit (LGU) hospital-issued Vaccination Cards (in original or hard copy form) or
• LGU-issued Vaccine Certificate, provided these can be verified/confirmed by border control authorities, or BOQ-issued International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICV).

    For Filipinos vaccinated and foreigners fully vaccinated abroad,

• Vaccination certificate issued by health authorities of their place of vaccination, provided that such certificate can be independently verified/confirmed by Philippine authorities as valid or authentic.

I hope this simply Q & A will guide you in process.

***

For more information and 

hotel quarantine booking you may visit www.RAKSOTRAVEL.com

• A 34-year-old steel man died after he fell under the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) in Cordova town, on Saturday morning, August 27, 2022.PO2 Gerson Futalan, assistant investigator of Cordova Police Station, identified the victim as Jonas Batistis, of Sitio Indian, Barangay T. Padilla, Cebu City, whoreportedly worked for Cebu Link Joint Venture (CLJV) company.Futalan told SunStar Cebu the incident happened around 8:20 a.m. on Saturday.He said Batistis was standing on a temporary beam suppo

• THE long-overdue Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Cebu City will finally see the light of day.Cebu City Councilor James Anthony Cuenco told reporters that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to start civil works on the Cebu BRT Project's Package 1 in October.Cuenco, who chairs the committee on transportation in the City Council, said DOTr has already chosen a winning bidder to implement the first phase of the BRT project. Cuenco, however, has yet to know who won the bid.Package 1 of

• Ad•Best Hearing Aids

  Thank you for your feedback. We will remove this and make the changes needed.

  Hearing aids aren't the clunky overpriced monstrosities they used to be. The tech is the best it has ever been and they are nearly invisible now.

• THE Department of Education in Central Visayas (DepEd 7) has clarified that only selected schools in the region have implemented a shifting schedule of face-to-face classes for the School Year (SY) 2022-2023.DepEd 7 Director Salustiano Jimenez told SunStar Cebu that this is being done to address the lack of classrooms in some schools in the region.Jimenez issued the clarification following the complaints of some parents that their children enrolled in public elementary schools would have to atte

• The Higher Education chief has distanced himself from his sister Adora Daye de Vera's arrest. This is his statement.

• THE Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC) justified that all referrals of patients to the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC) were valid.Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said in a statement sent to SunStar Cebu Thursday, August 25, 2022, that from January to August 2022, CCMC has made referrals to a total of 343 patients to the VSMMC but only 252 were accepted.Loreche, the city’s consultant for health, explained that during that period, the CCMC was only allowed to operate under a Level 1 Category Heal

• Ad•Shares in Value

  Thank you for your feedback. We will remove this and make the changes needed.

  Amidst a mining boom that has no end in sight, Aussie mining stocks are unrivalled and offer access to one of the best export markets in the world.

• THE Badian Municipal Government has ordered a developer to stop the construction of beach cottages in Barangay Lambug.Mayor Carmencita Lumain issued the cease-and-desist order (CDO) against Benjamin Martilino Chan on Aug. 19, 2022, based on the recommendations of Municipal Engineer Vicente Jojie Nillas."Our records show that no building permit has been issued by the Municipality of Badian, Cebu regarding your said construction. Hence, the same is illegal,” the order stated.The mayor gave Chan 10

• A COUPLE was arrested in a drug bust Thursday evening, August 25, in Barangay Pakigne, Minglanilla town, Cebu.Arrested were Alexis “Bolantoy” Abaquita Abella, 35, a construction worker and resident of Barangay Linao, Talisay City, and his wife, Ivy Karen Resma, 32.Police Staff Sergeant Junnel Ater, of the Minglanilla Police Station, said the Abella couple has in the police watchlist for their involvement in the illegal drug trade.Ater said they have been monitoring the couple for some time.He sa

• Erik Tan sank the booming triple that sent the game to overtime while Cherwill Solon and John Talon delivered numerous crucial buckets to push the Starkwood Properties-2009 past the Suprea Ready Mixed Concrete-2011, 98-94, in overtime in Division B of the 25th season of the Sacred Heart Ateneo Alumni Basketball Athletic Association (SHAABAA) last Wednesday at the Magis Eagles Arena.Trailing by as much as 16, 2009 pulled to within three, 81-84, needing a triple to equalize the count and send the

• Ad•CommBank

  Thank you for your feedback. We will remove this and make the changes needed.

  Whether it’s the car of your dreams or your roadtrip champion, it’s your car insurance with CommInsure. Save up to 10% when you apply online.

• THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that its online portal for the acceptance of applications for financial aid to indigent students has temporarily closed on Thursday, August 25, 2022.Related story:No more walk-ins for DSWD educational cash aid payoutThis occurred just a day after DSWD Secretary Erwin Tulfo announced that they will no longer accept walk-in applicants in the distribution of financial aid for indigent students.In a statement posted on its official Fa

• The Philippines closed the preliminary round with a huge 3-0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-17) win against South Korea to advance in the quarterfinals of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup for Women at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Thursday night.Outside hitter Jessica Margaret Galanza scored 12 points while opposite hitter Diana Mae Carlos chipped in 11 as the Philippines finished the preliminary round with a 2-2 card and finished third behind defending champion China and Vietnam in Pool

• THE Badian Municipal Government has ordered a developer to stop the construction of beach cottages in Barangay Lambug.Mayor Carmencita Lumain issued the cease-and-desist order (CDO) against Benjamin Martilino Chan on Aug. 19, 2022, based on the recommendations of Municipal Engineer Vicente Jojie Nillas."Our records show that no building permit has been issued by the Municipality of Badian, Cebu regarding your said construction. Hence, the same is illegal,” the order stated.The mayor gave Chan 10

• Ad•Clear Skincare Clinics

  Thank you for your feedback. We will remove this and make the changes needed.

  Laser hair-removal up to 60% off at Clear Skincare. Face, upper body, lower body and full body Laser Hair Removal journeys to get you summer ready.

• The alarming reports about missing women and girls have alarmed the nation. These stories are far from urban legends. They are real, and lifeless bodies have been discovered.I once heard from an interview with the current national security adviser that human security is also a national security concern. These incidents of missing persons indeed challenge our concepts of national security. Is it a national security concern when our sisters and daughters can no longer shop or dine alone in the eve

• AT LEAST two minor suspects who allegedly stole five fighting cocks were arrested, while their cohort escaped during a police operation around 7:30 p.m. Thursday, August 25, 2022, in Barangay Ocaña, Carcar City, southern Cebu.The names of the suspects, aged 16 and 17, were withheld for being minors, but their leader was identified as Antonio Tejada Jr., 28, of Sitio Lagang, Barangay Ocaña.Tejada eluded arrest.The arrest came after a certain Israel Pezaña Abarquez, single, of Mancao Subdivision,

• ACTING Cebu City Mayor Raymond Alvin Garcia aims to prioritize the improvement of water outflows as a way to achieve the administration’s vision of making the city the next Singapore.Vice Mayor Garcia, who is acting mayor while Mayor Michael Rama is in Canada on official business, said the role of the Waterfront Development Commission (WDC) is to remove any structures obstructing the flow of water going to the city’s coastline.This plan would also help clear the way for the waterfront to feature

• Ad•NewGadgetsGuide

  Thank you for your feedback. We will remove this and make the changes needed.

  Choose this innovative memory foam pillow for replenishing, deep sleep!

• The "sugar fiasco" now takes a turn for the worse as consumers are directly hit where it hurts – their pockets.

• A LANDOWNER has filed a complaint against 15 Mandaue City officials before the anti-graft office for allegedly trespassing on her property.Maria Priscilla Senerpida Melendres claims a 9.5-hectare portion of a 17-hectare property in Barangay Paknaan, which the officials said is rightfully owned by the City Government.Melendres sent a letter-complaint to the Office of the Ombudsman-Visayas on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, asking it to file cases of trespassing, and showing of inappropriate documents t

• DIGITAL solutions platform Globe intensifies its commitment to online safety, enjoining the academe, mental health professionals, parents and guardians, and other key partners to protect Filipino children against cyberbullying.Due to the pervasiveness of bullying on digital platforms, Globe noted the need for parents and caregivers to understand their role in keeping children safe online.“As Globe empowers our 92 million customers to use technology for every need, we urge everyone to use digital

• Ad•Optus

  Thank you for your feedback. We will remove this and make the changes needed.

  Get the best for your business with our award-winning business phone plans, as awarded by Canstar Blue.

• Thousands of Facebook users have shared a map of historic heat records across the United States, suggesting it is evidence against human-driven global warming since many of the records date to the 1930s or earlier. The claim lacks context; the map shows individual records up to 2019, but broader temperature data show a warming trend since the 19th century, in line with a consensus among world scientists."Only two states have had a record temperature in the last 20 years," claims a Facebook post

• Millions of Filipinos have been victimized by identity theft, according to a data analytics firm. Are you one of them?

• The weather may aggravate inflation in the Philippines. Here's how the La Niña is expected to drive prices up.