Philippines Updated Quarantine Procedures on Arrival

International Passengers must follow the new arrival and quarantine procedures in Bohol, Cebu, Clark, Davao, Laoag, Manila, and Subic mandated by PAL and the Philippine Government.

All passengers are encouraged to follow the guide, register in advance and pre-book their hotels as necessary to avoid any inconvenience and experience faster processing upon arrival.

Risk Classification Lists

Green List Countries

  • American Samoa
  • Bhutan
  • Chad
  • China (mainland)
  • Comoros
  • Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
  • Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China)
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Japan
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Malawi
  • Morocco
  • Niger
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Paraguay
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Barthelemy
  • Saint Pierre and Miquelon
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sint Eustatius
  • South Africa
  • Sudan
  • Taiwan
  • Togo
  • Uganda
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Zambia

Vaccinated

FILIPINOS

  • With a negative RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours prior departure
  • No quarantine requirement
  • No on-arrival swabbing
  • Without a negative RT-PCR test
  • On arrival swabbing
  • Facility based quarantine until release of negative results
  • Self-monitoring until 14th day from arrival

FOREIGNERS

  • RT-PCR test result taken within 72 hours prior to departure from country of origin
  • No facility-based quarantine
  • No on-arrival swabbing
  • Self-monitoring until the 14th day from arrival

Unvaccinated, Partially Vaccinated, Unverified,
Fully Vaccinated But Without Pre-Test Travel Requirement

FILIPINOS & FOREIGNERS

  • Facility-based quarantine until the release of the negative test results
  • 5th day swabbing
  • Self-monitoring until the 14th day from arrival

The testing and quarantine protocols of Minors shall follow the testing and quarantine protocol of the parent/guardian traveling with them, regardless of the minor’s vaccination status, and country of origin.

Red List

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Botswana
  • Czech Republic
  • Eswatini
  • Faroe Islands
  • Hungary
  • Lesotho
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • The Netherlands
  • South Africa
  • Switzerland
  • Zimbabwe

RETURNING FILIPINOS only

Must be part of a government-initiated, non-government-initiated, and Bayanihan repatriation flights

  • Mandatory 10-day facility-based quarantine
  • 7th day swabbing

Yellow List

All other countries not specified as “Green” or “Red”

Vaccinated

  • With a negative RT-PCR test taken within 72 hours prior departure
  • Facility based quarantine until release of negative results
  • 3rd day swabbing
  • Self-monitoring until 14th day from arrival
  • Without a negative RT-PCR test
  • Facility based quarantine until release of negative results
  • 5th day swabbing
  • Home quarantine until the 10th day from arrival

Unvaccinated, Partially Vaccinated, Unverified,
Fully Vaccinated but without Pre-Test Travel Requirement

  • Facility based quarantine until release of negative results
  • 7th day swabbing
  • Home quarantine until the 14th day from arrival

The testing and quarantine protocols of Minors shall follow the testing and quarantine protocol of the parent/guardian traveling with them, regardless of the minor’s vaccination status, and country of origin.

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