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MANILA, Feb. 27 — The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Friday, February 26, 2021, approved the uniform travel protocols for all local government units (LGUs).The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) crafted these uniform travel protocols for land, air and sea, in close.
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Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. (YANCY LIM/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
The common travel protocols include the scrapping of the mandatory COVID-19 testing, except when required by the local government unit (LGU) of destination, as well as the need to go on quarantine unless the traveler shows symptoms of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The latest decision on the travel guidelines was made by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) following the recommendation by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and in coordination with LGUs to ensure safe and smooth travel across the country. The common protocols, approved in a meeting of the IATF Friday, will take effect immediately, according to Presidential spokesman Harry Roque.
Malacañang announced on Saturday the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the uniform travel protocols for local government units.