The Iloilo City Government has adopted the Safe, Swift, and Smart Passage (S-PaSS) Travel Management System to make the processing of travel authority online more convenient.

Developed by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), S-PaSS is a one-stop online communication and coordination platform for LGUs.

City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) head Donna Magno encouraged travelers going to the city to download the app and register for an account.

All the requirements for inbound travel as well as policies imposed the city government are provided in the app.

Under Executive Order (EO) No. 33 issued by Mayor Jerry Treñas, locally stranded individuals (LSIs), returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs), and other city-bound travelers are required to secure a travel coordination permit (TCP).

To get the permit, Magno said travelers have to upload their certificate of residency to the app while non-residents have to submit a copy of hotel or accommodation booking.

LSIs, ROFs, and overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) no longer need to present a negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result before departure.

They will be swabbed, according to Magno, upon arrival. “We have a team deployed at the Iloilo International Airport for the free swab test.”

“If you are an APOR and you have a business in the City for less than 24 hours, that’s the time that we require the negative RT-PCR test taken 72 hours prior the travel. We also require them to submit to us a copy of their return ticket,” she added.

Meanwhile, sea travellers bound for the city will undergo swab testing at the Jubilee Hall along Mabini Street and while waiting for the result, they have the choice to stay in a hotel, quarantine facility, or at home.

If the result is negative, then they can proceed with their activities, otherwise, they have to complete the 14 days quarantine or until they are tested negative.

Magno said those who have completed their two doses of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination still have to comply with the safety and health protocols

“They have to understand that the vaccination will only protect the person who undergoes the immunization but it will not protect people from them,” she stressed.

“That is why we made it clear to them that upon arrival, they still have to undergo the protocol, swab, and quarantine until the release of their result,” Magno added.

Iloilo City, which is currently under the least restrictive modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), has 478 active cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), based on the May 8 bulletin released by the Department of Health (DOH-6).IMT