ILOILO CITY—Foreign and domestic tourists, who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, are now allowed to visit Boracay Island without the need of a negative swab test result. CurfewFully vaccinated tourists will only be required to present their vaccination card or certificate and proof of identification, including passports for foreign tourists. Partially vaccinated or unvaccinated tourists are still required to submit a negative RT-PCR test result within 72 hours of their travel date. In 2019, the year before the pandemic was declared, 1,037,619 foreign tourists visited Boracay, or 51 percent of the total 2,034,599 tourists for that year. The island was closed to tourists in March 2020 amid quarantine and travel restrictions.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 04, 2022 06:43 UTC