Concepcion urges no quarantine for vaccinated travelers from US
MANILA, Philippines — Joey Concepcion, presidential adviser for entrepreneurship, backed calls by Philippine Airlines (PAL) to ease quarantine rules for vaccinated travelers from North America.
In a statement, Concepcion said the quarantine removal would help local businesses recover and reciprocate the US policy of requiring Philippines-based travelers to present a negative RT-PCR test and proof of vaccination.
“We hope that the IATF would agree to our suggestion to allow no quarantine for travelers from North America as this would encourage returning Filipinos and other visitors to travel to the Philippines,” Concepcion said.
“Many Filipinos and other visitors would want to pack their bags and return to the Philippines and celebrate Christmas here with loved ones who they haven’t seen for a long time,” he added.
According to the statement, PAL and Concepcion also proposed the “front-loading of the testing process before passengers arrive in the [Philippines].”
Restrictions such as facility-based quarantine remain a burden and deterrent to travel, according to the Air Carriers Association of the Philippines.
