Manila Bulletin
Garcia hopes for 'win-win' solution on airport protocol impasse
Governor Gwendolyn Garcia expressed hope for a "win-win solution" regarding the impasse on health protocols for arriving travelers in Cebu.
Garcia will attend a meeting on June 28 with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), led by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, and the Provincial Board.
The meeting aims to foster a common understanding and revisit Provincial Ordinances related to the health protocols.
President Rodrigo Duterte had previously requested the Department of Health (DOH) to review Cebu's swab and quarantine procedures for returning Filipinos.
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