{"id":15409,"date":"2021-08-20T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T08:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/?p=15409"},"modified":"2021-08-20T15:15:22","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T07:15:22","slug":"suspended-dot-tpb-hold-the-50-off-rt-pcr-for-tourists-until-august-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/travel\/2021\/08\/20\/suspended-dot-tpb-hold-the-50-off-rt-pcr-for-tourists-until-august-31\/","title":{"rendered":"SUSPENDED: DOT, TPB Hold the 50% OFF RT-PCR for Tourists until August 31"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) released a decision to suspend 50% OFF RT-PCR for tourists until August 31.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made in accordance to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) resolution to move the National Capital Region (NCR)<\/strong> from Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) <\/strong>that is effective from August 21 to 31, 2021.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Aside from the discounted RT-PCR being on hold, the DOT still halted the flights for leisure purposes.<\/p>\n

They emphasized that Authorized Persons Outside their Residences (APORs) are the only ones allowed to go in and out of NCR Plus.<\/p>\n

Also read:<\/strong> \u2018Survivor\u2019 Producer to Start Shooting in Palawan Soon<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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IMAGE from Tourism Promotions Board\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In addition, indoor and al-fresco dine-in services and personal care services including beauty salons, beauty parlors, barbershops, and nail spas will still be prohibited under MECQ.<\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from the Department of Tourism<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Also read:<\/strong> SUSPENDED: DOT, IAFT Hold Leisure Travelers Flights Amid Delta Variant Scare<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Currently, Metro Manila, Laguna, and Bataan are placed under MECQ until the end of the month.<\/p>\n

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Source:\u00a0 Tourism Promotions Board<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Written by Cedie Salido\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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