DILG Usec, Jonathan Malaya (Screengrab)
CALOOCAN CITY, March 2 (PIA) The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) today defended the decision of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) removing the Philippine National Police (PNP) travel authority and the medical certificate from the local government unit (LGU) health office, and other protocols as requirement for land, air, and sea travel in the country.
DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said the IATF-MEID Resolution No. 101 providing for streamlined protocols across all LGUs was crafted by the DILG in coordination with the PNP, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines, League of Provinces of the Philippines, League of Municipalities of the Philippines, and the League of Cities of the Philippines.
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DILG defends decision to remove travel authority, quarantine requirement
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In a bid to encourage Filipinos itching to travel after almost a year in lockdown to rediscover their own backyard, the Philippines’ Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has announced new travel protocols.
In an online media briefing on 27 February, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that under the IATF Resolution No. 101, the IATF approved uniform travel protocols for land, sea, and air travel crafted by the Department of Interior and Local Government with closed coordination with local government units.
A. On Minimum Public Health Standards:
Minimum public health standards, which include physical distancing, hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and wearing of face masks and face shields among others, shall be strictly implemented across all settings; and