Guidelines for Transporting Animals

• Game fowls, fighting cocks, day-old chicks and hens

• Wildlife animals

• Other live animals 

  
  

🐔 To transport game fowls, fighting cocks, day-old chicks and hens, you need:

• ✅ A Veterinary Health Certificate from the Bureau of Animal Industry

• ✅ Local Shipping Permit

  • Issuance of the Shipping Permit is now being done online on Bureau of Quarantine's official website: https://nvqsd.bai.gov.ph

  • Processing takes 3 business days.

  • Once processed, please print the permit.

  • Proceed to present the permit at the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) office at the Mezzanine Floor, PSI Building, ICT Compound, NAIA, Pasay City (near Terminal 1 and Terminal 2) for countersigning of a Quarantine Officer.

  • ❗️The signature remains valid for 24 hours, whereas the issued Local Shipping Permit is valid for 7 days.

    • If more than 24 hours have passed since the initial signature, the permit must be re-signed to remain valid.

❗️Take note

• When requesting to transport fighting cocks and day-old chicks during embargo period (between 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM), the shipper must provide the following:

  • A Letter of Intent for Cebu Pacific to accept fighting cocks within the embargo period.

  • The letter must contain:

    • The shipper’s letterhead (if applicable)

    • Shipper/representative name

    • Signature of the shipper/representative

• These animals must be in strong boxes with ventilation holes.

• A maximum of two per box is allowed, with a thick separator to prevent fighting.

 

🐒 To transport wildlife animals within the Philippines, you need:

• ✅ Local Transport Permit issued by Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)

• ✅ Veterinary Health Certificate from the Bureau of Animal Industry

• ✅ Local Shipping Permit

  • Issuance of the Shipping Permit is now being done online on Bureau of Quarantine's official website: https://nvqsd.bai.gov.ph

  • Processing takes 3 business days.

  • Once processed, please print the permit.

  • Proceed to present the permit at the Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ) office at the Mezzanine Floor, PSI Building, ICT Compound, NAIA, Pasay City (near Terminal 1 and Terminal 2) for countersigning of a Quarantine Officer.

  • ❗️Take Note: The signature remains valid for 24 hours, whereas the issued Local Shipping Permit is valid for 7 days.

    • If more than 24 hours have passed since the initial signature, the permit must be re-signed to remain valid.

 

🐖 To transport other live animals within the Philippines, you need:

• ✅ A Quarantine Permit from the Bureau of Quarantine

  • This can be obtained online.

  • Processing takes 3 business days.

  • Print the permit and bring it to the BOQ office at the Mezzanine Floor, PSI Building, ICT Compound, NAIA, Pasay City (near Terminal 1 and Terminal 2) for countersigning.

Other permits may be required depending on the type of animal.