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Latest Government issuances on COVID-19

02 April 2022 – Advisory Re: Revised Travel Restrictions Guidelines and Quarantine Classifications for Arriving Foreign Nationals

BI issues its revised travel restrictions guidelines and quarantine classifications for arriving foreign nationals as of 02 April 2022. 

https://immigration.gov.ph/images/Advisory/2022/04_Apr/2022Apr02_adv.pdf

01 April 2022 – OCA Circular No. 78-2022: Court Operations from 1 April 2022 Until Further Orders of the Court

SC issues the court operations in concerned areas previously under Alert Level 2, and now categorized under Alert Level 1, effective 01 to 15 April 2022.

https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/25937/

31 March 2022 – Resolution No. 165-D s. 2022

IATF approves the addition of Section B (8) in its Resolution No. 165 dated24 March 2022, which directs the DFA to promulgate guidelines, circulars and other issuances as may be necessary to fully restore the visa issuance and visa-free entry privileges for the guidance and information of all relevant agencies. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2022/03mar/20220331-IATF-RESO-165D-RRD.pdf

31 March 2022 – Resolution No. 165-E s. 2022

IATF approves the recommendations of its sub-Technical Working Group on Data Analytics placing provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), independent component cities (ICCs), component cities, and municipalities under their respective Alert Levels effective 01 April 2022 until 15 April 2022. https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2022/03mar/20220331-IATF-RESO-165-E-RRD.pdf

31 March 2022 – Advisory Re: Revised Travel Restrictions Guidelines and Quarantine Classifications for Arriving Foreign Nationals

BI issues the revised travel restrictions guidelines for arriving foreign nationals, relative to IATF Resolution No. 165 dated 24 March 2922 and Resolution No. 165-C dated 31 March 2022. https://immigration.gov.ph/images/Advisory/2022/03_Mar/2022Mar31_adv.pdf

29 March 2022 – Department Circular No. 2022-0182: Amendment to the Weekly Submission of the Inventory and Consumption Reports of Medicines Used for COVID-19 Management

DOH amends its weekly submission of all health facilities reporting their inventory status and consumption of COVID-19 medicines in the Pharmaceutical and Management Information System (PMIS) from weekly reporting into a monthly reporting. https://dmas.doh.gov.ph:8083/Rest/GetFile?id=707171

28 March 2022 – Advisory No. 2022-0674: Public Health Warning Against the Purchase and Use of the Uncertified COVID-19 Test Kit “LABX COVID-19 LATERAL FLOW TEST”

FDA warns all healthcare professionals and the general public NOT TO PURCHASE AND USE the uncertified COVID-19 test kit: LABX COVID-19 LATERAL FLOW TEST. https://www.fda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FDA-Advisory-No.2022-0674.pdf

22 March 2022 – Advisory No. 2022-25: 100% Passenger Capacity for Maritime Public Transport Operating In and Out of Alert Level 1 Areas

MARINA advises all concerned to adopt a 100% passenger capacity for all maritime public transport operating in and out of Alert Level 1 areas. https://marina.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MA-2022-25.pdf