The government's pandemic task force has updated its testing and quarantine protocols for individuals coming from countries, territories, and jurisdictions placed under the green and yellow lists.

In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that the new protocols set by the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will be effective on October 8.

Based on the updated guidelines, fully vaccinated individuals coming from green or yellow list countries need to undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of their negative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing taken on the fifth day.

They shall then be required to undergo home quarantine until their 10th day, with the day of arrival as their first day.

On the other hand, unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or individuals whose vaccination status cannot be independently verified or confirmed as valid or authentic by our authorities coming from the said lists of countries shall be required to undergo facility-based quarantine until the release of their RT-PCR testing taken on the seventh day.

They shall then be required to undergo home quarantine until their 14th day, with the day of arrival as their first day.

For both instances, the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) shall ensure strict symptom monitoring while the individuals are in the facility.

Meanwhile, foreign nationals shall be required to secure their own pre-booked accommodation of at least six days for the fully vaccinated; and at least eight days for the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated, or individuals whose vaccination status cannot be independently confirmed by local authorities.

Documents accepted to verify/confirm the vaccination status include:

• Certification from the Philippine Overseas Labor Office in the country of origin for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their spouses, parents, and/or children traveling with them
• VaxCertPH digital vaccination certificate or BOQ-issued International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICV) for Filipinos or foreigners fully vaccinated in the Philippines
• National digital certificate of the foreign government which accepted VaxCertPH under a reciprocal arrangement or BOQ-issued ICV for non-OFWs and foreigners fully vaccinated abroad.

As of October 1, Bermuda is the only country placed on the country's red list. This list is for countries considered as "high risk" based on the rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections.

The following are placed under the green list until October 15:

1. American Samoa
2. Burkina Faso
3. Cameroon
4. Cayman Islands
5. Chad
6. China (mainland)
7. Comoros
8. Republic of the Congo
9. Djibouti
10. Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
11. Hungary
12. Madagascar
13. Mali
14. Federated States of Micronesia
15. Montserrat
16. New Zealand
17. Niger
18. Northern Mariana Islands
19. Palau
20. Poland
21. Saba (Special Municipality of the Kingdom of Netherlands)
22. Saint Pierre and Miquelon
23. Sierra Leone
24. Sint Eustatius
25. Taiwan
26. Algeria
27. Bhutan
28. Cook Islands
29. Eritrea
30. Kiribati
31. Marshall Islands
32. Nauru
33. Nicaragua
34. Niue
35. North Korea
36. Saint Helena
37. Samoa
38. Solomon Islands
39. Sudan
40. Syria
41. Tajikistan
42. Tanzania
43. Tokelau
44. Tonga
45. Turkmenistan
46. Tuvalu
47. Uzbekistan
48. Vanuatu
49. Yemen

Countries, territories, and jurisdictions not mentioned are under the yellow list and considered as "moderate risk".