Planning to Go to Elyu? Here are the Guidelines on Border Entries in the Province of La Union

January 6, 20211226 views0

Planning to enter Elyu or the Province of La Union?

There are guidelines and set of requirements needed to be followed and presented whether you are a returning resident from work or business or a tourist or simply a person passing through.

Through Executive Order No. 35 s. 2020 or the “Establishing New Guidelines on Border Entries During the Implementation of Extended Modified General Community Quarantine in the Province of La Union,” signed by Provincial Governor Francisco Emmanuel Ortega III on November 4, 2020; the guidelines on border entries in the province has been provided.

Below are the following guidelines to be followed as provided by the Provincial Government of La Union. You may also access the full Executive Order through this link: http://bit.ly/EO35-2020

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Guidelines on Border Entries in La Union

Interzonal and Intrazonal Movement

Interzonal Movement

Movement of people, goods and services between provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities under different community quarantine classification
Movement to and from areas under granular lockdowns shall be considered as interzonal movement even if within the same province or highly urbanized city

Intrazonal Movement

Movement of people, goods and services between provinces, highly urbanized cities, and independent component cities under the same community quarantine classification, without transiting through an area placed under a different classification

Note:

National Capital Region shall be considered as one area

Movement of Authorized Persons Outside their Residences (APOR)

Movement of the following APORs within and across areas placed under any form of community quarantine shall be permitted:

Health and emergency frontline services personnel
Government officials and government frontline personnel
Duly authorized humanitarian assistance actors
Persons traveling for medical or humanitarian reasons
Persons going to the airport for travel abroad
Anyone crossing zones for work or business permitted in the zone of destination and going back home

Also be considered as APORs:

Returning repatriated OFWs and other Overseas Filipinos (OFs) returning to their places of residence
Other persons transported through the efforts of the national government upon observance of the necessary quarantine protocols and with the concurrence of the receiving LGUs

Note:

Authorized shuttle services shall be allowed to travel within and across areas placed under any form of community quarantine, with priority given to persons rendering health and emergency frontline services

Requirements on Border Entries in La Union for APORSs

Returning Residents from Work or Business

LU Health Declaration Form or NAPANAM QR Code
Company ID or Certificate of Employment
Travel Order/Mission Order from company/government agency
- Or any proof of official business with inclusive date of travel
- In the case of delivery cargoes Delivery Manifests should be presented in border checkpoints
If a resident is returning from MECQ or ECQ Areas, Negative RT-PCR Test Results shall be presented
- If none, the resident shall be confined at the LGU isolation facility for testing and isolation until the results of the test are released

Returning Residents from Non-Official Travel

LU Health Declaration Form or NAPANAM QR Code
Company ID or Certificate of Employment
Travel Authority from PNP
Health Certificate from Local Health Office
If a resident is returning from MECQ or ECQ Areas, Negative RT-PCR Test Results shall be presented
- If none, the resident shall be confined at the LGU isolation facility for testing and isolation until the results of the test are released

Non-Resident Entering the Province of La Union for Work or Business

LU Health Declaration Form or NAPANAM QR Code
Company ID or Certificate of Employment
Travel Order/Mission Order from company/government agency
- Or any proof of official business with inclusive date of travel
- In the case of delivery cargoes Delivery Manifests should be presented in border checkpoints
Negative RT-PCR Test Results shall be presented
- If a non-resident is returning from MECQ or ECQ Areas, Negative RT-PCR Test Results shall be presented

Health, Emergency and Government Frontline Personnel

LU Health Declaration Form or NAPANAM QR Code
Company ID or Certificate of Employment
Travel Order/Mission Order from company/government agency
- Or any proof of official business with inclusive date of travel

Humanitarian Assistance Actors

LU Health Declaration Form or NAPANAM QR Code
Company ID or Certificate of Employment
Travel Authority from PNP
Certification from Local Government Unit of Destination or Any Equivalent Document

Returning Overseas Filipino

LU Health Declaration Form or NAPANAM QR Code
Negative RT-PCR Test Results shall be presented
- Negative RT-PCR results (issued within 3 days before actual arrival in La Union). If more than 3 days, ROF/OFW is considered LSI and shall present other necessary documents according to the preceding section
Passport
Bureau of Quarantine Certificate
If ROF presented the BOQ Certificate of Recovery in lieu of Negative RT-PCR results, ROF must be isolated in the LGU isolation facility for testing

Persons Traveling for Medical Reasons

LU Health Declaration Form or NAPANAM QR Code
Government Issued ID
Proof of Appointment from Hospital of Destination or Any Equivalent Document

Movement of Persons Not Authorized Outside their Residences (Non-APORs)

The INTERZONAL movement of non-APORs between areas placed under GCQ and MGCQ for any purpose shall be permitted
The INTRAZONAL movement of non-APORs for any purpose shall be permitted
The INTERZONAL movement of non-APOR between areas placed under MGCQ and New Normal for any purpose shall be permitted subject to the regulations to be imposed
All regulations on the movement of APORs and Non-APORs to be imposed by the component Local Government Units (LGUs) of the Province shall be submitted to the DILG

Requirements on Border Entries for Non-APORSs

Tourists (From Region 1 and Baguio City)

LU Health Declaration Form or any pass that may be required by the Department of Tourism (DOT)
Government Issued ID
Travel Authority from PNP
Negative RT-PCR Test Results shall be presented
- Negative RT-PCR or Antigen test results (within 3 days before actual arrival in La Union).
- If none, visiting tourists will not be allowed to enter the Province
Booking confirmation

Traveling for Personal Reason

LU Health Declaration Form or NAPANAM QR Code
Government Issued ID
Travel Authority from PNP
Health Certificate from Local Health Office
Negative RT-PCR Test Results shall be presented
- If a person is coming from MECQ or ECQ Areas, Negative RT-PCR Tet Results shall be presented

All APORs and Non-APORs who are Entering Any of the Established Borders of the Province and are Only Passing Through

Persons Passing Through

LU Health Declaration Form or NAPANAM QR Code
Travel Authority from PNP
If a person is returning from MECQ or ECQ Areas, a Medical Certificate should be presented
Persons passing through La Union will be given a maximum of three (3) hours to cross border QCPs

Access LU Health Declaration Form

The La Union Health Declaration Form is among the requirements on border entries in the Province of La Union, so if you are planning of entering the province, you might want to secure a copy as early as now.

So where can you find a copy of the LU Health Declaration Form? You can access it through the link provided by the Provincial Government of La Union: bit.ly/healthdeclarationLU

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Source: Provincial Government of La Union| Official Facebook, Provincial Government of La Union| Official Website, Executive Order No. 35 Series of 2020