There is a need for the DOTR to look into the activities of health counters at the Naia due to the “risks” involved in the way incoming travelers are accosted and asked for verification of their vaccination status. Know more:
THERE is a need for the Department of Transportation to look into the activities of health counters at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport due to the “risks” involved in the way incoming travelers are accosted and asked for verification of their vaccination status. This is especially true for residents here who are coming back from their travels.
The lawyer recounted that the husband, finding his wife being escorted to the health desk , followed and then and there got the shock of his life on learning she was apparently being detained due to her unvaxxed status. He told the health desk personnel that they had gone through an antigen test before departure and were cleared. So there was no need for the hint at a detention.
The President has already signed a resolution lifting the quarantine requirement for travelers entering the Philippines who are either unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or whose vaccination status cannot be independently validated.