MANILA, Philippines — Pandemic guidelines issued by local governments cannot overturn those set by the government’s national pandemic task force, Justice Secretary Menardo Gueverra said Monday. This ...

Governor Gwen Garcia says personnel who implement IATF protocols instead of Cebu's ordinance may face criminal or administrative sanctions Personnel in charge of processing returning overseas ...

(1st UPDATE) Cebu-based lawyers argue the IATF has no jurisdiction over Cebu's health policies and quarantine protocols, citing the Local Government Code as its basis Two Cebu-based lawyers filed a ...

The Cebu Provincial Capitol in Cebu, Philippines. The Cebu Provincial Board has passed Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s directive to make face masks optional in well-ventilated areas, defying the national ...

CEBU CITY—Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia is urging the national pandemic task force to scrap its color-coding scheme on countries and shorten the quarantine of returning overseas Filipinos. Garcia said ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government’s pandemic task force has directed state agencies, including the Philippine National Police and the Armed Forces of the Philippines, to ensure that its testing and ...

CEBU, Philippines — Eight lawmakers from Cebu have reprimanded a member of the technical advisory group (TAG) of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases ...

Two Cebu-based lawyers on Monday urged a trial court to declare the national government’s testing and quarantine protocols for international travelers inapplicable in their province. Petitioners ...

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the provincial government of Cebu to comply with the COVID-19 quarantine protocol set by national government for international travelers, Malacañang said Monday.

Head of the Office of Presidential Adviser on Peace Process, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo from OPPAP Communications and Public Affairs via CNN Philippines) OFFICIALS of ...

PRESIDENT Duterte has ordered the local government of Cebu to comply with the rules of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for inbound travelers. In ...

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the provincial government of Cebu to follow the testing and quarantine protocols set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious ...