Duterte orders Cebu to follow national COVID-19 protocols

Updated Mon, June 14, 2021 at 8:12 PM Published Mon, June 14, 2021 at 11:47 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the provincial government of Cebu to strictly adhere to national Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) protocols for the COVID-19 testing and quarantine of returning Filipinos.

This directive follows an extension of a previous order that temporarily diverted international flights to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila.

The diversion period has now lapsed, allowing international arrivals to resume at Mactan International Airport.

Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia had previously implemented local regulations requiring a shorter quarantine period of two to three days with swabbing upon arrival.

The national policy mandates a 10-day quarantine period with testing on the seventh day of arrival.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque stated that the President has decided that Cebu Province must abide with the IATF arrival protocols.

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