DOT Files Charges Over Six Boracay Tourists With Forged Test Results
DOT – The DOT has filed a complaint against six tourists from Manila who forged their COVID-19 swab test results to enter Boracay.
“The Department of Tourism (DOT), after repeated warnings against tourists who falsify their COVID tests to enter Boracay, has filed charges against the six Manila-based errant tourists who were nabbed in January 2021 for Falsification of Public Documents,”
According to a report from Inquirer, among them were six tourists who were earlier confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus.
Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said that the tourism department welcomes the order from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to the Philippine National Police to nab and prosecute those who will be found forging the COVID-19 test results.
The DILG earlier said that the said violation is punishable under Republic Act No. 11332 or known as the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act.
The RA provides penalties of P20,000 to P50,000 or imprisonment of one month to six months under the discretion of the court.
“In anticipation of the further relaxation of regulations governing inter and intra-regional movements, the LGUs (local government units) should be prepared to address an increase in the number of applications and visits. Enforcement is key and we must all do our share in keeping Boracay safe,”
Based on the report, Boracay received a total of 11,898 visitors in January 2021, with an average of 300 to 400 tourists a day.
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