Live Breaking News & Updates on City Hall Of Zamboanga Pna File Photo Citya Total 67 Inbound Travelers Have So Far Been Penalized For Presenting Falsified Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Rt Pcr Negative Test Results Since The Start Second Semester This Year Tourism Office Sarita Sebastian Announced Tuesday That Among These

City Hall of Zamboanga. (PNA file photo) ZAMBOANGA CITY - A total of 67 inbound travelers have so far been penalized for presenting falsified Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) negative test results since the start of the second semester this year. City Tourism Office Sarita Sebastian announced Tuesday that among these travelers, the latest to be sanctioned are seven travelers from Isabela and Lamitan Cities in Basilan who arrived between October 4 to 10 and presented falsified RT-PCR test results. "There are already 67 travelers with fake RT-PCR test results penalized by the police since July," Sebastian said. The penalty included the issuance of a citation ticket to pay the fine of PHP500 each and violators were ordered to return to the point of origin at their own expense. The requirement of RT-PCR negative test result is an added measure against the further spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), especially among travelers, according to th ....

Negros Occidental , Dulce Amor Miravite , City Tourism Office Sarita Sebastian , Agency Task Force , Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction , Tourism Office Sarita Sebastian , Lamitan Cities , Inter Agency Task Force , Elmeir Jade Apolinario , City Hall Of Zamboanga Pna File Photo Citya Total 67 Inbound Travelers Have So Far Been Penalized For Presenting Falsified Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Rt Pcr Negative Test Results Since The Start Second Semester This Year Tourism Office Sarita Sebastian Announced Tuesday That Among These , He Latest To Be Sanctioned Are Seven Travelers From Isabela And Lamitan Cities In Basilan Who Arrived Between October 4 10 Presented Falsified Rt Pcr Test Results Quot There Already 67 With Fake Penalized By The Police Since July , Uot Sebastian Said The Penalty Included Issuance Ofa Citation Ticket To Pay Fine Of Php500 Each And Violators Were Ordered Return Point Origin At Their Own Expense Requirement Rt Pcr Negative Test Result Is An Added Measure Against Further Spread Coronavirus Disease 2019 Covid 19 , Specially Among Travelers , Ccording To The Local Inter Agency Task Force Iatf On Covid 19 Earlier , R Elmeir Jade Apolinario , Ocal Iatf Chief Implementer , Aid There Is No Plan To Lift The Rt Pcr Requirement Upon Entry Into This City Due Surge In Cases Of Covid 19 Dr Dulce Amor Miravite , City Health Officer , Isclosed That There Are 17 , 822 Confirmed Cases Of Covid 19 In This City With 14 , 487 Recoveries , 551 Active Cases , Nd 784 Deaths As Of October 11 Meanwhile , Ebastian Said That Her Office Has Recordeda Total Of 257 , 647 Travelers Who Have Arrived Or Passed Through This City Since The Start Of Pandemic Last Year Sebastian Said That Total , 787 Are Authorized Persons Outside Residence ,