PROCLAMATION NO. 297

: Proclamation No. 297 officially lifts the State of Public Health Emergency throughout the Philippines due to COVID-19, effective immediately.
: Section 15, Article II of the Philippine Constitution provides that it is the State's policy to protect and promote the right to health of the people.
: It was declared on March 8, 2020, under Proclamation No. 922 (s. 2020).
: They are deemed withdrawn, revoked, or canceled and shall no longer be in effect.
: The FDA was authorized to issue Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA) for COVID-19 vaccines valid only during the declared public health emergency.
: Factors include continued immunization, decreased COVID-19 cases, sufficient healthcare capacity, low hospital bed utilization rates, and WHO declaring COVID-19 no longer a public health emergency of international concern.
: The Task Force requested the lifting of the State of Public Health Emergency through Resolution No. 08 (s. 2023).
: All agencies must ensure their policies, rules, and regulations consider the lifting and should amend existing or promulgate new issuances accordingly.
: President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. signed the Proclamation on July 21, 2023, in Manila.