Tourists and visitors going to Boracay Island are no longer required to submit negative RT-PCR test results if they are already fully vaccinated.
This is per Executive Order No. 001-A, series of 2022, issued on February 1 by Governor Florencio T. Miraflores, which amends E.O. No. 001 that provides guidelines on the implementation of restrictions on the movement of persons in and out of the province of Aklan as well as protocols to be observed under the Alert Level System for COVID-19 Response.
Based on the amended E.O., to enter Boracay, a tourist, whether foreign or domestic, need to show his vaccination certificate which could be obtained from vaxcert.doh.gov.ph; or locally issued Vaccination Card/ID with full vaccination status and with verifiable QR Code; or World Health Organization International Certificates of Vaccination and Prophylaxis/Vaccination Card or Vaccination Certificate issued abroad.
For returning Aklanons, travelers and travelers passing through mainland Aklan, they must have travel details and vaccination certificates.
Those who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated, however, still need to submit an RT-PCR test negative result Certificate (saliva, nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal) with date of extraction within 72 hours to date of travel.
Meanwhile, Miraflores issued a new advisory adjusting curfew, public transport and business operating hours in mainland Aklan.
Per advisory which he issued on February 3, curfew hours in mainland Aklan will be from 11:00 o’clock in the evening until 4:00 o’clock the following morning; while business hours will be from 5:00 o’clock in the morning until 11:00 o’clock in the evening.
On the other hand, public transport shall operate from 4:00 o’clock in the morning until 11:00 o’clock in the evening.
In Boracay Island, per advisory issued by Mayor Frolibar Bautista, curfew hours will be from 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., while barangays in mainland Malay will follow the schedule per Executive Order issued by Miraflores.
These changes contained in the advisory had been requested by the business community in Aklan from the provincial government in order to increase their earnings which had long been affected by the pandemic.JBG/VGV/PIA6 Aklan
