Metro Manila Travel Advisory

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Sep 06, 2020

Metro Manila is home to millions of Filipinos, and it also welcomes millions of tourists and business travelers each year. As such, the region’s government has implemented various travel guidelines for everyone’s safety. Here's what you need to know:

Quarantine Category

Metro Manila will remain under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) until September 7, 2021.

Movement Guidelines

Indoor and al fresco dine-in services shall not be allowed.
Movement of APORs (Authorized Persons Outside Residence) shall be limited to accessing goods and services from permitted establishments or for work in such establishments.
No leisure flights and tourism activities allowed.
Any person below eighteen (18) years old, those who are over sixty-five (65) years of age, those with immunodeficiency, comorbidity, or other health risks, and pregnant women shall be required to remain in their residences at all times.

Entry rules:

For all inbound travelers who have been fully vaccinated in the Philippines, either their Local Government Unit (LGU) / hospital-issued vaccination cards (in original and/or hard copy form), OR LGU-issued Vaccine Certificate, OR BOQ-issued ICV shall be presented upon arrival.
For all inbound travelers who have been fully vaccinated outside the Philippines, either their Vaccination Card OR the ICV issued by other countries shall be presented upon arrival.
Foreign leisure tourists are still not allowed to enter.

List of RT PCR Labs available:

Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center - 8948-0595 / 8941-0342
Asian Hospital and Medical Center - (02) 8771-9000
Chinese General Hospital - (02) 8711-4141
Detoxicare Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory - (02) 8256-4681
Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium (GeneXpert)) - (02) 8294-2571; 8294-2572 ; 8294-2573
Lung Center of the Philippines (LCP) - 8924-6101
Lung Center of the Philippines (GeneXpert) - 8924-6101
Makati Medical Center (HB) - (02) 8888-8999
Philippine Genome Center UP-Diliman (NHB) - 8981-8500 Loc 4713
Philippine Red Cross - National Blood Center - (02) 8790-2300 local 931/932/935
Philippine Red Cross - Port Area - (02) 8527-0861

Emergency Contacts

One Hospital Command Center: (+63 2) 8865 0500; (+63 2) 915 777 7777; (+63 2) 919 977 3333
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Hotline: 136
Philippine Red Cross Hotline: 1158
Makati Medical Center: (+63 2) 8651 7800 loc. 1149 or 1150
DOH COVID-19 Hotline: (+63 2) 894 26843