Returning OFWsSENATE President Vicente "Tito" Sotto 3rd has called on the government to remove the 14-day quarantine on fully vaccinated persons entering the Philippines as long as health standards are followed. "Why do fully vaccinated people have to still do the two week quarantine when traveling to the Philippines?" Sotto stressed that "vaccinated [foreign] investors won't come because they have to quarantine or even Filipinos [abroad] who are vaccinated are having second thoughts [to return to the country]." Asked whether there is a need to also lift the requirement of wearing face shields, he said, "Yes also." Sotto said the use of face shield is "not proven" effective in the fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

Source: Manila Times June 03, 2021 08:26 UTC