15 travellers from Malaysia stranded at Manila airport as Philippine authorities do not recognise M'sian vaccine certificate


PETALING JAYA: A total of 15 travellers from Malaysia are currently stranded at the Manila Ninoy Aquino International Airport after they were refused entry into the Philippines by the immigration authorities there because they were vaccinated in Malaysia.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, one of the passengers said that they were informed by the Philippine immigration authorities that the Malaysian digital vaccine certificate in the MySejahtera app was not an acceptable proof of vaccination.

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