TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, Sept. 22 (PIA) -- The Provincial Government of Bohol announced on Sept. 22 that it has lifted the requirement to present COVID-19 vaccination card or certificate of vaccination for asymptomatic travelers entering the province. 

Governor Erico Aristotle Aumentado issued Executive Order (EO) No. 32 entitled “Lifting the Requirement to Present COVID-19 Vaccination Card or Certification for Asymptomatic Travelers to Bohol.” 

The order "shall take effect immediately," said the governor. 

The EO was signed on Sept. 21. 

However, inbound travelers with COVID-19 symptoms will still be required to present a vaccination card for entry.

If this is unavailable, they will be advised to seek medical intervention and disclose personal information for contact-tracing, Aumentado said in his EO. 

"Relaxing the entry protocol to Bohol is one way of stimulating the local economy and start the march to economic recovery," he said, adding that COVID-19 cases are "no longer as high" as they were at the start of the pandemic. 

Meanwhile, the vaccination drive will be "intensified in all levels of the local government units in Bohol," according to E.O. No. 32.

Bohol on data from Bohol Inter-Agency Task Force-Emergency Operations Center, a total of 26,170 COVID-19 cases were recorded, of which 150 were active as of Sept. 21. (ECB/PIA7 Bohol)