MANILA, Philippines — Pandemic guidelines issued by local governments cannot overturn those set by the government’s national pandemic task force, Justice Secretary Menardo Gueverra said Monday. This ...

MANILA, Philippines — The rule on mandatory mask-wearing set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF) prevails over the Cebu Provincial Board ordinance making it ...

The Cebu Provincial Capitol in Cebu, Philippines. The Cebu Provincial Board has passed Governor Gwendolyn Garcia’s directive to make face masks optional in well-ventilated areas, defying the national ...

This time the DILG is taking the Cebu government to task for its Executive Order No. 16, dated June 8, which makes wearing of face masks outdoors optional. “[T]his department does not recognize the ...

The resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the mandatory wearing of face masks shall prevail over executive orders issued by local government units, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra ...

Cebu City Government has given establishments discretionary power in relation to the use of face masks; however, the use of face masks remains mandatory in high-risk areas such as hospitals and health ...

CEBU, Philippines — Cebu’s latest policies on the entry of foreign travelers at the Mactan Airport must conform to the policies set by the national Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF), the Department of ...

Wearing of face masks in Cebu is still mandatory as the national government does not recognize the executive order issued by Governor Gwen Garcia on the optional wearing of face masks in ...

JUSTICE Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said the passage of an ordinance by the Cebu Provincial Board allowing the optional use of facemasks in open and well-ventilated spaces may be ...

Head of the Office of Presidential Adviser on Peace Process, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Carlito Galvez Jr. (Photo from OPPAP Communications and Public Affairs via CNN Philippines) OFFICIALS of ...