Vaccination cards are no longer required to be presented when taking public transportation or entering a mall in areas under Alert Level 1, the DILG said Thursday, as the economy reopens further with fewer COVID-19 cases.
A proof of vaccination is only required in 3C establishments, or confined, crowded, and close-contact places, as provided by recent IATF guidelines for Alert Level 1, Interior USec. Jonathan Malaya told ANC.
"I don't see public transportation as part of indoor establishments or the 3Cs that were determined by the IATF. So you don't need to present it at the ticket booth," he said.
"Vaccination card is [also] not required at the entrance of the mall. It's only required at the exact 3C establishment inside the mall, but not necessarily at the entrance of the mall," he added.
For example, a person may enter a mall without a vaccine card but a restaurant inside the mall will require it.
Even as vaccination cards are no longer required to be shown in many instances, Malaya urged the public to always bring theirs whenever going out.
"It would be practical to bring it because there are always be an instance when you would be required to present it," he said.
The following establishments require proof of vaccination under Alert Level 1:
- In-person religious gatherings; gatherings for necrological services, wakes, inurnment and funerals for those who died of causes other than COVID-19 and for the cremains of the COVID-19 deceased
- Indoor dine-in services of food preparation establishments
- Indoor personal care establishments such as barbershops, hair spas, hair salons, and nail spas, and those offering aesthetic/cosmetic services or procedures, make-up services, salons, spas, reflexology, and other similar procedures including home service option
- Fitness studios, gyms, and venues for exercise and sports
- Indoor cinemas or movie houses operating at full capacity
- Meetings, incentives, conferences, exhibition events, and permitted venues for social events such as parties, wedding receptions, engagement parties, wedding anniversaries, debut and birthday parties, family reunions, and bridal or baby showers
- Venues with live voice or wind-instrument performers and audiences such as karaoke bars, clubs, concert halls, and theaters
- Indoor ancillary establishments in hotels and other accommodation establishments
- Venues for election-related events
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