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+ June 02, 2021 A JOINT memorandum circular issued by three national government agencies mandates local government units (LGUs) to align their health and safety ordinances with the protocols set by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
The joint directive was issued by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Guillermo Eleazar and Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday, June 1, 2021.
Año said the directive aims to synchronize the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response of the LGUs, police and the courts.
It directs LGUs to align their ordinances on public health standards and quarantine protocols, including curfew, with those of the IATF.
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Cebu eyes NCR + visitors to boost local tourism. (File photo)
+ June 03, 2021 THE lifting of domestic travel restrictions in the NCR Plus bubble is seen to boost the local tourism industry in Cebu.
Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard Chan and members of the Hotel, Resort and Restaurant Association of Cebu (HRRAC) both welcomed the move of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to allow NCR Plus residents to undertake point-to-point leisure travel to areas under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ).
NCR Plus consists of the National Capital Region, or Metro Manila, and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal. The area is under general community quarantine (GCQ) with restrictions until June 15, 2021.