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requirementDILG eyes removal of RT-PCR test as travel requirement
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)on Tuesday said it plans
to do away with the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test
as a requirement for travel.

According to Bernadette Reyes� report on �24 Oras� on Tuesday, aside from the RT-
PCR test, the DILG is also considering the removal of travel authority and medical
certificate as a requirement to go from one place to another.

�Kung hindi ka naman, wala ka namang manifestation ng symptoms, wala ka ring

exposure bago ka bumiyahe, eh hindi ka naman kailangang i-test,� DILG
Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said.

Instead, Densing said travellers will be required to undergo clinical assessment at

the terminal of origin and terminal of destination.

�Para pagpasok ng traveler, pagpasok pa lang bago sumakay, ma-assess na siya kung
may sintomas ng COVID-19 at magkakaroon din ng clinical assessment pagdating sa
terminal of destination,� he said.

Densing said the DILG will still consult with local government units on the matter.

Meanwhile, the Department of Tourism supported the plan to streamline travel rules.

�The DOT has long been advocating for the simplification of travel requirements as
this is critical in making domestic tourism work,� Tourism Secretary Bernadette
Romulo-Puyat said.

�Streamlining entry requirements will make travelling in the new normal more
convenient while also protecting the public�s safety and well-being,� she added.

Moreover, while the League of Provinces of the Philippines support the government�s
efforts to reopen the economy, it said streamlining entry requirements is not the
best option amid the new variants of COVID-19.

�Ang COVID ngayon, pataas pa lalo na at may variants pa so medyo delikado talaga
mag-open ng borders para sa mga tourist,� LPP president Marinduque Governor
Presbitero Velasco, Jr. said.

��Yung mga local chief executives, ibigay natin sa kanila �yong poder na
dumiskarte. Hindi ho kasi puwede na isang rule, applicable sa lahat,� he added.

Cebu earlier announced it will no longer require domestic tourists to show a

negative COVID-19 test, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said.�Ma. Angelica Garcia/LDF,
GMA News
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