MANILA, Philippines — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday renewed his call for the creation of a COVID-19 vaccine passport system that would make traveling efficient for both Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and foreign investors, as long as they are vaccinated.
Lacson said that both OFWs and foreign investors are hesitant to come to the country due to tight protocols that force them to spend more than a week in a quarantine facility.
“For our returning OFWs, at most, we might require them to take a swab test then allow them to go home, then require them to stay at home for 10 days. No need to require them to stay at a hotel,” he said in an interview on ABS-CBN News Channel.
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