Leo Martinez appealed for clearer travel guidelines for senior citizens in the Philippines.
Veteran actor Leo Martinez took to social media as he appealed for clearer travel guidelines for senior citizens in the Philippines.
Leo had made an appeal for clearer travel guidelines on behalf of senior citizens who had been locked down for over a year in their home environment.
In a now-viral post on Facebook, Leo expressed the frustration of elders like him who have missed the outside world.
“Gusto lang naming makalabas para makita ulit, maamoy, marinig, malasap at masalat ang dating kinagawian at nakasanayan na. ‘Yun la-ang, maawa naman kayo. Bakit ba kami pang kakaunti na ang panahon dito ang pinagbabawalang makumusta ulit ang ating mundo?” Leo said.
Leo’s post was also in support of senior citizens rights advocate Atty. Romy Macalintal who had encouraged the national government to ease strict protocols on vaccinated senior citizens in the country.
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In its latest directive, the Inter Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) had already allowed the movement of fully vaccinated senior citizens in areas under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ), subject to the presentation of a duly issued COVID-19 vaccination card.
However, per rules, no interzonal travel was allowed other than point-to-point travel under the IATF Resolution No. 118-A.
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Other seniors noted that their freedom to travel was still factored on restrictions.
In a press advisory on Wednesday, the Department of Tourism (DOT) stated that travel shall be allowed for all ages, subject to COVID-19 RT-PCR testing before travel for those below 18 and above 65 and other restrictions implemented by the DOT and the local government unit (LGU) of the destination.
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