The city government of Davao beings imposition of border control to travelers from other regions beginning 12:01 a.m. of May 14, 2021.
This is based on the Executive Order (EO) No. 29 Series of 2021 signed by Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and released on Saturday in line with the uniform guidelines to regulate entry and exit in the regional borders of Region 11.
The order adopted the joint Regional Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management Of Emerging Infectious Diseases – Regional Task Force Against Covid-19 (RIATF – RTF) 11 Resolution No. 01, Series Of 2021.
Among the guidelines of the resolution include the movement of the authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) shall be allowed if they are health and emergency frontline services and uniformed personnel; government officials and employees on official travel and business; duly-authorized humanitarian assistance actors (HAAs), especially those transporting medical supplies and laboratory specimens related to Covid-19 and other relief assistance; persons traveling for medical reasons but not limited to attendance to burial or next of kin, watchers of medical patients, takers of licensure exams and other similar instances; and those going to and from the airport.
Returning residents of Region 11 that are Non-APORs (authorized persons outside of residence) are required to present ID showing residence or any other proof of residence and negative RT-PCR test results taken within 72 hours.
The essential travel of non-residents into Region 11 will be allowed provided that any one of the proof of appointment, medical prescription/referral or any other document showing proof of essential transaction will be presented. The traveler shall be only allowed to stay for a maximum of 24 hours within the region unless the transaction availed of requires more than 24-hour stay.
Also proof of accommodation shall be presented by travelers staying for more than 24 hours at border control points.
Tourists that are non-resident of Region 11 shall be allowed entry provided that they present negative RT-PCR test results taken within 72 hours and resort booking confirmation.
While travelers that are merely passing through the region shall be allowed to stay within Region 11 within a specified time and the entry point shall coordinate with the exit point that the vehicle/traveler shall be expected to pass thru within a specified time.
Meanwhile, movement of cargoes and goods shall be unhampered, however, must observe up to a maximum of five persons only of personnel delivery vehicles and personnel shall undergo usual symptom screening protocol at the port of destination’s entry.
It can be recalled that last month, the city government of Davao has proposed to the RIATF to study the restoration of the region border controls for travel exclusion and come up with a unified guide for checkpoints to screen the travelers that may be allowed entry in Davao Region.
The city deemed that such guide is necessary for a harmonious implementation and as a preemptive measure against a surge of Covid-19 cases in the region.
