By Teddy Cambosa
The Philippines’ Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has announced 45 new countries that are placed on the ‘green’ list, meaning that no facility-based quarantine will be further required from travelers coming for this countries, but the passenger is enjoined to self-monitor for any symptoms until the fourteenth (14th) day with the first day being the date of arrival.
The updates list of ‘green list’ nations include China, Algeria, American Samoa, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Comoros, Cook Islands, Eritrea, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China), Kiribati, Madagascar, Mali, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Montserrat.
In addition, the countries of Nauru, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, North Korea, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Poland, Saba (Special Municipality of the Kingdom of Netherlands), Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Sint Eustatius, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tokelau, and Tonga.
Furthermore, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, and Yemen are added in the list.
“The IATF approved and released its updated Red, Green, and Yellow List effective November 1 until November 15, 2021,” Roque, who concurrently serves as IATF-EID spokesperson, said in a press statement.
Only Latvia remained on the ‘red list’, meaning travelers from their country are barred from entering the Philippines.
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Those countries who are not mentioned in the IATF announcement remain under the ‘yellow list’ classification, meaning travelers from these countries need to undergo undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of their negative Reverse Transcription – Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) testing taken on the fifth (5th) day. After which, they shall be required to undergo home quarantine until their tenth (10th) day, with the day of arrival being the first day.
Teddy Cambosa is a graduating BS Biology student and a former campus journalist at Batangas State University
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How about Canada? Why is it not included in green list countries?
Because dictator Duerte determines which country he wants on that list. Canada has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world but he doesn’t like Canada therefore they are not on the list.
HI
Why isn’t Australia not in the Philippines green list. Australia is the most vaccinated country.
Also, Am fully vaccinated from Sydney Australia. Would I be eligible to come home to the Philippines now to visit my wife and kids.
Its so confusing reading all the different post regarding Philippines borders and requirements
Why is it that Spain is not included in the list when as per WHO Spain is in the green list with less 50/100000 covid cases?
Why is it that Spain is not included in the list when as per WHO Spain is in the green list with less 50/100000 covid cases? Not to mention that Spain has more than 80% of the population vaccinated
Hey, I’m confused as well. There are flights available for Jan but it states on Philippine Air website that we need to be in the green list. Unfortunately Australia isn’t listed. Was chatting with their customer service, can’t give me answer.
Mga mukang pera! Ginawa nyong negosyoo mga quarantine hotels fro balikbayans!
i agree 100% typical philippine cooruption
These greenlist countries are mostly not familiar. How come, UAE with almost 90% vaccinated is not included? Japan, South Korea, Bahrain, Canada, Australia? Where is Tokelau and Tonga by the way?
Yes Australia is better system than any other country on your green list. This is insane.
How about Israel????
Oh come on!
Yeah me too I(from Australia/Melbourne) want to meet my Love(in Philippines/Iloilo) whom I haven’t met since two years , this is not fair ….our country is leading the world in vaccination %… so Australia should be listed the first on the Green List
Nicht nachvollziehbar, nur Polen und Gibraltar aus Europa auf der Liste, auch das Nordkorea auf der Liste ist kann ich nicht verstehen, die dürfen überhaupt nicht verreisen…
You should allow green list of UK .
How about France? This list is total BS.
Hahaha yes you are right my friend North Korean are not allowed to leave their country … you know what !! this list is designed and produced by CHINA and then implemented on Philippines to show the enemies of my enemy are mine too….all dirty politics…
Sa Canada people is still practicing social distancing everywhere. Sobrang higpit sa Pinas lagi namang dagsa ang tao everywhere ni walang social distancing. Masyadong nyong pineperahan ang mga balikabayan di na kayo naawa eh hirap din naman ang buhay namin dito. Gusto lang namin makasama ang pamilya sa Pinas.
How about Sweden? Gusto na namin umuwi ngayong pasko mkasama Lang namin ang aming pamilya.:(
Developed countries are not on the green list because their tourists can be ripped off in quarantine and with tests knowing that 90% of tests are false positives which will land you in a USD350 a night hospital for full “examination”. Some people have been ripped off for over one million pesos by greedy drugpushing Dr. Frankensteins……
this is the most ridiculous green list I have seen. most this countries not even testing their citizen, no date of covid, no vaccination…. and probably the less luckily people to travel to Philippines anyway
Sir Harry Roque, magkaroon naman po sana kayo ng IATF ng puso. Maawa po kayo sa mga balikbayan, hindi naman po namin pinupulot lamang ang pera, pinaghihirapan po namin. Imagine ang gastos na nga umuwi, babanatan pa nyo kami ng ilang araw sa hotel na ilang daang dolhar din ang aabutin sa gastos, kasama pa gastos sa pagkain at pang covid test uli. Gusto lang po namin makasama ang pamilya namin na di na namin nakita ng dalawang taon at mahigit pa sa nakararami. Ang Pinas lang ang may quarantine na ganito, as if napakalinis ng bansa eh ka dugyot naman, maski saan may langaw.
Please tangalin ng quarantine kaluluhan lang ayan pinipirahan yo and kapwa ninyo Filipino stop the greed
Eto si Dy gong gong talaga, pati political interest nya dinadamay nya pati kapwa pinoy. Di kana sana magtagal gago ka. Lahat ng US allies wala sa greenlist mo kahit na kami naka balik na sa normal. Wtf! Hanggang sa libingan mo dy gong gong magdusa ka sana
It all a load off rubbish they make it up as they go a long.
Philippines citizens can fly in quarantine take tests why cannot anyone going to Philippines do the same thing.
Go to a Philippines Embassy tell them double vaccinated and why you want to go to the Philippines.
I agree why Canada is not included on Green list countries?
Grabe naman tong mga tao taga IATF di na kayo naawa sa amin. sana kung pipili kayo ng hotel yong mga mura kc binabanatan nyo kami na no-ofw pinag hirapan po namin ang pera namin its been 7 years na di ako nakauwi ngayon naman ginawang business nyo ang mga hotel. pwedi bang mag pre booking na kami sa ibang hotel na kaya namin ang price di yongmga mahal. what is the use klung fully vaccinated kami at meron kami negative test result bakit iquarantine pa kami sa hotel di ba pweding sa mga bahay nlang kami mag quarantine for 4 days. pauwi ako ngayong dec. from US dito nga fully open na ang mga tao at freely na rin ang maynila level 1 na eh bakit kailangan pa namin mag pa quarantibe kugb fully vaccited kami at negative test result. kami pa ang mag bayad sa hotel pati pang text kami pa. di ba libre naman over the world and testing bakit dyan sa pinas may price. grrrrr
Grabe naman tong mga tao taga IATF di na kayo naawa sa amin. sana kung pipili kayo ng hotel yong mga mura kc binabanatan nyo kami na no-ofw pinag hirapan po namin ang pera namin its been 7 years na di ako nakauwi ngayon naman ginawang business nyo ang mga hotel. pwedi bang mag pre booking na kami sa ibang hotel na kaya namin ang price di yongmga mahal. what is the use klung fully vaccinated kami at meron kami negative test result bakit iquarantine pa kami sa hotel di ba pweding sa mga bahay nlang kami mag quarantine for 4 days. pauwi ako ngayong dec. from US dito nga fully open na ang mga tao at freely na rin ang maynila level 1 na eh bakit kailangan pa namin mag pa quarantibe kung fully vaccited kami at negative test result. kami pa ang mag bayad sa hotel pati pang test kami pa. di ba libre naman over the world and testing bakit dyan sa pinas may price. grrrrr
It’s Political…
When will you include Canada and US on your green lists?
Simple, its business. Many OFWs are coming from these developed countries that are not in the so called ‘green list’ i.e ripping us off from covid testing bills to hotel quarantine etc. However, they forget that the people they are ripping off can VOTE too. Smh.
How ridiculous that the United Kingdom and Israel are not in the Philippines Green List…
Israel and the Uk should be at the top of the Green list anywhere in the world….
It’s the poor and Corrupt politics that decide the Green list and not the real positive results of the COVID-19 …. Ohhhh wellll that’s the way it is……grrrrrr..?
STOP SENDING FREE VACCINES TO PHILIPPINES…. DUTARTE IS MORALLY CORUPT. BOYCOTT PHILIPPINES… PHILIPPINES SHOULD PUT THEMSELVES ON THE RED LIST !!!