# SafePass > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/SafePass > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/SafePass.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SafePass > Source revision: 1264232924 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Digital contact tracing app Not to be confused with [Safe, Swift and Smart Passage](/source/Safe%2C_Swift_and_Smart_Passage). SafePass Developer Talino Venture Labs Amihan Global Strategies Type COVID-19 app Launch date 2020 Status Active Pricing model Free / subscription (for paid plans) Website www.safepass.asia **SafePass** is a digital contact tracing app used as a response against the [COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Philippines). ## History Safepass was developed by Amihan Global Strategies and Talino Venture Labs.[1] It was originally launched in June 2020 by the [Department of Tourism](/source/Department_of_Tourism_(Philippines)), the [Department of Trade and Industry](/source/Department_of_Trade_and_Industry_(Philippines)) and Talino Ventures. It was made as a contact tracing tool with capacity planning features that would also help businesses to manage COVID-19 safety protocols within their premises.[2] On August 14, 2020, a free version of SafePass was made available for business establishments nationwide.[1] ## Features SafePass features vary by plan. It is touted as an "omni-channel" system which can also be accessed by telephone, [SMS](/source/SMS) or [Facebook Messenger](/source/Facebook_Messenger). The most basic plan, available to any establishment, provides basic contact tracing and a digital health questionnaire. Other plans include employee management features and a capacity planning tool which set how many individuals can be in a location at any given time. Paid plans allow for businesses to notify multiple contacts at once and allow their customers to make advanced bookings.[1] ## Adoption Safepass was adopted on June 1, 2020 by the [Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases](/source/Inter-Agency_Task_Force_for_the_Management_of_Emerging_Infectious_Diseases) (IATF-EID) as a "COVID-19 prevention and incident management platform for all business establishments" and is intended to complement [StaySafe](/source/StaySafe.ph).[3] SafePass has been adopted as a contact tracing app by several local government units (LGUs) in the Philippines such as [Quezon City](/source/Quezon_City) (KyusiPass)[4] and [Ilocos Norte](/source/Ilocos_Norte).[5] Another contact tracing app sanctioned by the government is [StaySafe](/source/StaySafe.ph), which is used by other LGUs and companies.[6][7] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-madeavailable_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-madeavailable_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-madeavailable_1-2) Adel, Rosette (15 August 2021). ["Contact tracing tool 'SafePass' is now available for everyone"](https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/08/15/2035395/contact-tracing-tool-safepass-now-available-everyone). *The Philippine Star*. Retrieved 14 August 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-dotlaunches_2-0)** ["DOT launches 'SafePass' app to help businesses under new normal"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220420033847/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/business/2020/6/3/dot-safe-pass-application-establishments-new-normal.html). *CNN Philippines*. 3 June 2021. Archived from [the original](https://cnnphilippines.com/business/2020/6/3/dot-safe-pass-application-establishments-new-normal.html) on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Resolution No. 42, s.2020"](https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2020/06jun/20200601-IATF-RESOLUTION-NO-42.pdf) (PDF). *Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines*. Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. 1 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["QC counts on 'KyusiPass' to intensify contact tracingQC counts on 'KyusiPass' to intensify contact tracing"](https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134104). *Philippine News Agency*. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Lazaro, Freddie (9 November 2020). ["Ilocos Norte to use 'SafePass' app for COVID-19 contact tracing"](https://mb.com.ph/2020/11/09/ilocos-norte-to-use-safepass-app-for-covid-19-contact-tracing/). *Manila Bulletin*. Retrieved 14 August 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Madarang, Catalina Ricci (16 July 2021). ["Better contact tracing measures called for amid new confirmed Delta variant cases"](https://interaksyon.philstar.com/politics-issues/2021/07/16/196169/better-contact-tracing-measures-called-for-amid-new-confirmed-delta-variant-cases/). *Interaksyon*. Retrieved 14 August 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Cervantes, Filane Mikee (25 March 2021). ["House OKs reso calling for unified nat'l contact tracing protocol"](https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134905). Retrieved 14 August 2021. v t e COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines Timeline 2020 2021 2022 Data chart areas of quarantine Vaccination Locations Bangsamoro Bicol Region Cagayan Valley Calabarzon Caraga Central Luzon Central Visayas Cordillera Davao Region Eastern Visayas Ilocos Region Metro Manila Mimaropa Northern Mindanao Soccsksargen Western Visayas Zamboanga Peninsula Overseas Responses National and local government responses "Bayanihan to Heal as One Act" "Bayanihan to Recover as One Act" community quarantines Luzon evacuations Social response community pantry movement COVID-19 apps StaySafe SafePass S-PaSS Pharmally scandal Impacts Misinformation (ChinaAngVirus disinformation campaign) SARS-CoV-2 Theta variant Social Sports public reception of "Iisang Dagat" Institutions Hospitals Baguio General Hospital Lung Center of the Philippines Makati Medical Center National Institutes of Health Philippine Genome Center Research Institute for Tropical Medicine San Lazaro Hospital St. Luke's Medical Center Taguig Quezon City Southern Philippines Medical Center The Medical City Ortigas Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center Victoriano Luna General Hospital Mega Ligtas COVID Centers Organizations Department of Health DOH Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases IATF-EID Department of Foreign Affairs DFA Department of Labor and Employment DOLE Department of Social Welfare and Development DSWD Department of the Interior and Local Government DILG OCTA Research Philippine Red Cross PRC National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council NDRRMC Defeat COVID-19 Ad Hoc Committee Notable people Officials Eduardo Año Vince Dizon Francisco Duque III Rodrigo Duterte Guillermo Eleazar Carlito Galvez Jr. Delfin Lorenzana Benjamin Magalong Karlo Nograles Harry Roque Leopoldo Vega Maria Rosario Vergeire Mark Villar --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [SafePass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SafePass) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SafePass?action=history)). 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