Press Release Hontiveros presses DOH, IATF to create guidelines for 'automatic travel bans' Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday pressed the Department of Health (DOH) and the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to create and strictly enforce guidelines for 'automatic travel bans' to and from countries with high COVID-19 infections or new variants. "Sana hindi na maghintay para sa public clamor ang DOH at IATF bago sila mag-implement ng travel ban. Laging napakabagal kundi last minute ang desisyon. Kaya lahat na ng COVID variants sa mundo ay kumakalat na dito sa Pilipinas. Wag naman tayong maging welcoming committee ng bagong variants," the senator remarked.