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Senator asks gov’t to ease restrictions on vaccinated local, foreign tourists
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged the government to ease travel restrictions for fully-vaccinated tourists, both foreign and local.
He stated that relaxing rules for fully vaccinated tourists is logical, especially since protocols have already been eased for vaccinated Filipinos returning from abroad.
Gatchalian believes this measure will help revive the country's economy and benefit workers in the tourism sector.
Current Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) protocols require returning Filipinos vaccinated in the Philippines to undergo a seven-day quarantine, while those vaccinated abroad must quarantine for ten days.
He also cited the European Union Commission's proposal to exempt vaccinated people from testing or quarantines when traveling within EU countries.
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