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Cebu Pacific says more domestic destinations ease travel requirements

By Sarah ChenPhilippines
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Airline Cebu Pacific said a number of local destinations were open to leisure travelers and no longer required COVID tests for fully vaccinated individuals.

In a statement, Cebu Pacific said the 19 destinations were: Bohol, Boracay, Butuan, Camiguin, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu (Cebu City and Mandaue City), Clark, Maguindanao Province, Davao, Dumaguete, General Santos, Iloilo, Legazpi, Manila, Naga, Ozamiz, San Jose, Tacloban, and Tuguegarao.

“This is a welcome development, and we appreciate the various local government unit’s efforts to further ease travel for everyJuan, especially for fully vaccinated individuals,” said Xander Lao, chief commercial officer at Cebu Pacific.

“This will jumpstart the return of tourists and pave the way for the recovery of the local tourism industry, which we are also ready to support with a ramp-up in flight frequencies as needed,” he added.

According to Cebu Pacific, LGU requirements may include vaccination certificates, vaccination cards, government-issued IDs, travel permits from S-Pass, confirmed accommodations, and registration to specific contact tracing applications.

It noted that Butuan and Cagayan de Oro require fully vaccinated travelers to simply upload their vaccination status via S-Pass.

For Legazpi, fully vaccinated travelers must report to their LGUs for symptoms screening and profiling. Traze app must also be downloaded.

Clark requires travelers to present a valid ID and any travel document required by the LGU while Cebu province, Lapu-Lapu City and Davao do not require arriving fully vaccinated guests to present any travel documents for entry.

A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after the second dose in a two-dose series, or after receiving a single-dose vaccine, Cebu Pacific said.

Questions & Answers

Q.

Which of the listed destinations still have specific entry requirements for fully vaccinated travellers?

A.

Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, Legazpi, and Clark still have specific entry requirements for fully vaccinated travellers, including uploading vaccination status, symptoms screening, or presenting a valid ID and LGU-required travel document.

Q.

What common documents or procedures might local government units still require from travellers?

A.

Local government units may still require vaccination certificates, vaccination cards, government-issued IDs, S-Pass travel permits, confirmed accommodations, and registration to specific contact tracing applications.

Q.

Who made the statement about easing travel requirements and the return of tourists?

A.

Xander Lao, the chief commercial officer at Cebu Pacific, made the statement acknowledging the easing of travel requirements and expressing readiness to support the tourism industry's recovery.

Q.

Which destinations do not require fully vaccinated guests to present any travel documents for entry?

A.

Cebu province, Lapu-Lapu City, and Davao do not require arriving fully vaccinated guests to present any travel documents for entry.

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