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Aklan is scrapping the swab test requirement for vaccinated tourists wanting to enter world-famous Boracay Island starting November 16.
Aklan Governor Florencio Miraflores announced the good news in an interview with ABS-CBN’s TeleRadyo on Friday, November 12.
Miraflores said that tourists will still have to show their VaxCertPH digital certificate or their vaccination card from their local governments bearing a QR code for verification purposes.
The Department of Tourism welcomed the decision, hoping that more tourists visit the island in November and December.
Currently, 94% of tourism workers and 70% of the eligible population in Boracay have been vaccinated.
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Puyat earlier said that those who have yet to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have yet to complete their vaccination will still have to present a negative RT-PCR test.
In October, a total of 32,452 people visited Boracay. – Rappler.com
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