By Prince Golez
Provinces can require travelers to undergo coronavirus (Covid-19) testing upon arrival, Malacañang said.
This, after League of Provinces of the Philippines president and Marinduque Governor Presbitero Velasco Jr. appealed to the government’s Covid-19 task force to allow the screening of passengers returning to their home provinces for the Holy Week.
“Binigyan naman po namin talaga ng kapangyarihan ang mga lokal na pamahalaan na mag-require ng [RT-PCR] kung gusto nila,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a recent radio interview.
“Ang ginawa lang po natin uniform hindi na kinakailangan iyong PNP travel pass, hindi na kinakailangan iyong quarantine pero kung gusto po ng lokal na pamahalaan na destinasyon ay pupuwede pa rin po silang mag-require ng RT-PCR,” added Roque.
Last month, the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases issued Resolution No. 101 removing mandatory testing and quarantine as travel requirements.
Local governments, however, still have the discretion to impose testing on visitors.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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