Department of Health(DOH)

January 31, 2022 Dear Mariecris Mendoza, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jan 28, 2022 07:39:47 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for ICV or VaxCert. Response to Request Your FOI request is approved. VaxCertPH is the official digital vaccination certificate (DVC) for Filipinos and non-Filipinos vaccinated in the Philippines that may be used for international and domestic travel. It is free of charge, and complies with the WHO Digital Documentation of COVID-19 Certificates (DDCC) guidelines. Visit the VaxCertPH website at vaxcert.doh.gov.ph to generate your vaccination certificate. Please check the accuracy of your data based on your vaccination card (e.g. spelling of full name, correct dates, etc.) before submitting a request. For International Travel: The following countries currently recognize VaxCertPH as the official digital vaccination card of the Philippines (as of January 17, 2022): Armenia Australia Austria Australia Canada Czech Republic France Georgia Germany India Japan Kazakhstan Kuwait New Zealand Oman Samoa Singapore Sri Lanka Thailand Netherlands Turkey UAE UK USA Colombia Iraq Monaco Italy Tunisia Vietnam Entry regulations and quarantine protocols for vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers imposed by the above-mentioned countries/territories shall still apply. Moreover, the above-mentioned countries vary in terms of accepted vaccines for entry as determined by their respective regulatory authority and/or by the WHO. For travels within the European Union, recognition extended by individual European Union countries listed apply only to the respective country concerned. With the evolving COVID-19 situation globally, travelers are reminded to gather pertinent information and additional requirements with respect to existing regulations and protocols of their destination country/territory before traveling. VaxCertPH is currently in the soft launch phase, therefore vaccination records are still being uploaded by all LGUs to the VaxCert central database. Please be informed that Booster shot is now included in the VaxCert portal and we advise you to regularly check the website to generate your vaccination record. If your booster shot vaccination record is unavailable, the details of your vaccination record have not been uploaded yet in the vaccine information management system (VIMS) by your vaccination center. For concerns on no vaccination record, corrections or incomplete vaccination information in VaxCert, kindly coordinate with the LGU where you received your vaccination and request for assistance to generate your vaccination certificate. Thank you Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Undersecretary Lilibeth C. David, Chair of Data Governance Oversight Committee/ DOH Central Appeals and Review Committee, at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Receiving Officer