by Sheila Crisostomo, Christina Mendez (The Philippine Star), 6 Feb 2021
MANILA, Philippines — Government officials and staff on official business won’t be mandated to undergo strict 14-day quarantine and testing protocols for COVID-19 imposed by local governments, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) announced yesterday.
“To enable National Government Agencies and their attached agencies, including the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC), to fulfill their respective mandates, government officials/personnel on official business shall be allowed unimpeded travel to their place of destination and shall not be required to undergo mandatory testing and/or quarantine protocols of the local government units of destination,” read IATF Resolution 98-A.
At a press briefing, presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. affirmed the exemption but said that government employees “must present valid IDs issued by their respective government agency and an original or a certified true copy of the Travel Authority/Order issued by the Department Secretary or his/her designated official.”
The exemption came amid reports that some Cabinet officials and their staff are still reportedly being subjected to strict quarantine protocols, particularly when flying to Davao City to attend meetings with President Duterte.
At a press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire defended the IATF decision to exempt government officials from mandatory quarantine and testing to make their official travels swift and seamless.
But she maintained that officials still have to go through symptom screening “upon arrival or on the points of entry” in their destination and must strictly adhere to minimum public health standards being implemented against COVID-19.
March –
IT’S WOMEN’S MONTH!
“Respect and support women
every day of the year/s!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the recommendations of the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry
against serious violations of protocols of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association.
Accept the National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
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Monthly Observances:
Women’s Role in History Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 1: Environmental Week;
Women’s Week
Week 3: Philippine Industry and “
Made-in-the-Philippines Products Week
Last Week: Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment
of the Girl Child Week
Daily Observances:
March 8: Women’s Rights and
International Peace Day;
National Women’s Day
March 4: Employee Appreciation Day
March 15: World Consumer Rights Day
March 18: Global Recycling Day
March 21: International Day for the Elimination
of Racial Discrimination
March 23: International Day for the Right to the Truth
Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations
and for the Dignity of Victims
March 25: International Day of Remembrance of the
Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
March 27: Earth Hour
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