LIST: Swab-Free Tourist Destinations for the Fully-Vaccinated

Accepting vaccine cards or certificates.

by Clara Rosales

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More local destinations dropped the RT-PCR test requirement for fully vaccinated tourists as leisure travel slowly resumes with the unwinding of more coronavirus restrictions, the Department of Tourism said.

Instead of swab test results, certain entry points will only require vaccination cards issued by their respective local government units or vaccination certificates issued by the Department of Health.

“As we expect more tourists going to Boracay Island, and other destinations that have eased travel requirements for fully vaccinated individuals in the coming weeks, we continue to remind travelers to observe minimum health and safety protocols when visiting the spots,” Tourism Sec. Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said.

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These are the swab-free destinations, according to the Department of Tourism:

Swab-free, LGU vaccine card required

Tarlac
Pampanga
Nueva Ecija
Camiguin (starting Nov. 15)
Batangas
Oriental Mindoro
Masbate
Camarines Norte
Iloilo
Guimaras (starting Nov. 16)
Negros Occidental
Bohol
Southern Leyte
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga Sibugay
Misamis Oriental
Bulacan
Cebu Province

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Swab-free, DOH vaccine certificate accepted if there's no LGU vaccine card

Boracay (starting Nov. 16)
San Vicente, Palawan
Naga City, Camarines Sur
Baguio City, Benguet
Cebu City and Mandaue City
Clark Freeport Zone
Subic Bay Freeport Zone
Dingalan, Aurora
Maasin City, Leyte
Ormoc City, Leyte
Calbayog City, Samar
Mati, Davao Oriental

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