Published July 20, 2021, 8:04 AM
Mayors in Metro Manila are urging the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to suspend its decision allowing minors from five to 17 years old in outdoor areas in the National Capital Region (NCR) because of the threat of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Metro Manila Council Chairman and Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez confirmed that the Metro Manila mayors unanimously decided to recommend to the IATF the deferment of its decision.
Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez (FACEBOOK/ MANILA BULLETIN)
Olivarez, in an interview with Teleradyo, said the youngsters who are now allowed outside of their residence have not been vaccinated yet and could be the one to spread various variants of COVID-19.
Published July 16, 2021, 11:29 AM
The government has given the green light to the conduct of the “Bike for Peace and Justice” this weekend subject to certain conditions.
President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members prior to his talk to the people at the Malacañang Golf (Malago) Clubhouse in Malacañang Park, Manila on July 6, 2021. (Malacañang)
The upcoming cycling activity, however, will only be allowed in areas under relaxed community quarantine classification to avoid the spread of the coronavirus based on a decision by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF).
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Published July 10, 2021, 12:12 PM
As the national government’s task force on coronavirus response gas allowed children five years old above to go out, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar urged parents to teach their kids in following the rules on health safety protocols amid the continuous threats of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
“Kasama sa paglabas ng alituntuning ito galing sa IATF ( (Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of the Emerging Infectious Diseases) ay ang mabigat na responsibilidad sa mga magulang na protektahan ang kanilang mga menor de edad na anak laban sa COVID-19,Part of the rules from the IATF is a responsibility for the parents to ensure that their children are protected from COVID-19),” said Eleazar.
Taguig’s guidelines for minors (Taguig Safe City Task Force)
This after the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases issued Resolution No. 125 on July 8, ruling that “in areas under Modified General Community Quarantine and General Community Quarantine except those under heightened restrictions, children five (5) years old and above may be able to go to outdoor areas . . . provided that the child is supervised by adult/s and is in observance of minimum public health standards such as the wearing of face masks and social distancing.”
Outdoor areas, according to the IATF, refer to parks, playgrounds, beaches, biking and hiking trails, outdoor tourist sites and attractions, outdoor non-contact sports courts and venues and al fresco dining establishments.