Garganera apologizes for premature release of locked down sitios’ list

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/25/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor Joel Garganera, the deputy chief implementor of the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) in the city, apologized to the public for the premature announcement of…

Granular lockdown eyed in Cebu City barangays with most number of COVID-19 cases

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/21/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, the overseer of Interagency Task Force (IATF) in Cebu, said that they have identified some barangays here that may be placed under granular lockdown here due to high number…

IATF told to ditch motorbike barrier rule for backriding couples, safety issues raised

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 07/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. on Monday appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to reconsider its requirement on the use of motorcycle barriers for backriding couples. Revilla issued the…

RIATF-7 wants LSIs in Cebu City to go home

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 07/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Regional Inter-Agency Task Force in Central Visayas (RIATF-7) is seeking the permission of the national Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) to allow locally stranded individuals (LSIs)…

IATF to strengthen coordination with barangays in Cebu City

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Inter Agency Task Force (IATF) aims to strengthen its coordination with the Cebu City barangays for better implementation of the quarantine guidelines. The IATF met with the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC)…

Cebu City’s contact tracers ready for deployment – Garganera

Delta Derycka C. Letigio 07/15/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City now has a total of 50 contact tracing teams to help locate and identify individuals who are sick with the coronavirus disease. Each of the five-man team is now ready for…

Gov’t now discouraging home quarantine for COVID-19 patients

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 07/12/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government is now discouraging home quarantine for mild COVID-19 patients, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Sunday, citing the risk of spreading the novel coronavirus inside the same household. Instead, Nograles, who is also…

Ferro to recommend gradual downgrade of Cebu City ECQ

Alven Marie A. Timtim 07/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A gradual downgrade from the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) would be ideal for Cebu City. This is the what Police Brigadier General Albert Ignatius Ferro, Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) director,…

PBA commish to meet with coaches and managers for return-to-practice measures

Musong Castillo 07/10/2020

Coaches and team managers of all 12 PBA clubs will meet with commissioner Willie Marcial on Friday, July 10, 2020, to fine-tune—if needed—the return-to-practice guidelines the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF)…

PSC, POC to seek IATF ok for Olympic hopefuls

June Navarro 07/09/2020

The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) and the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) said on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, they will now move to seek the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases…

Cimatu confident Cebu City will be downgraded to GCQ on July 16

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, the Interagency Task Force (IATF) overseer in Cebu, said he is confident that the city will be downgraded to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) by July 16, 2020. “I am…

Cebu City’s COVID-19 updates will now be coursed through DOH-7 — Labella

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said that to avoid the confusion brought by the discrepancies in the number of cases reported by the Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) and the Cebu…

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