IATF-EID Resolution No. 110, s. 2021

April 15, 2021

IATF-EID RESOLUTION NO. 110, S. 2021

WHEREAS, Section 15, Article II of the 1987 Constitution states that the State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them;

WHEREAS, Section 2 (b) of Executive Order No. 168 (s. 2014) mandates the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to prevent and/or minimize the entry of suspected or confirmed patients with emerging infectious diseases into the country;

WHEREAS, on September 16, 2020, the President issued Proclamation No. 1021 (s. 2020) extending the period of the State of Calamity throughout the Philippines until September 21, 2021;

WHEREAS, the Department of Health (DOH), the University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center (UP-PGC), and the University of the Philippines-National Institutes of Health (UP-NIH) biosurveillance has detected B.1.1.7, B.1.351, P.1, and P.3 variants of the COVID-19;

WHEREAS, the continued implementation of proactive measures and restrictions must be put in place to slow down the surge in COVID-19 cases, stop further spread of variants, buy time for the health system to cope, and to protect more lives;

WHEREAS, as of April 15, 2021, there are a total of One Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Five Hundred Twenty-Seven (183,527) active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, that the IATF approves the following:

A. Upon the recommendations of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 Task Group Recovery Cluster on the Priority Group A4 of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Deployment Plan is approved with finality. Without prejudice to the more detailed list to be issued by the Recovery Cluster led by the National Economic and Development Authority, and the validation of the final number to be master listed based on the availability of supply and approved priority framework, the final inclusions in the Priority Group A4 is listed hereunder:

 

A4.1 Commuter transport (land, air, and sea), including logistics;	A4.10 Customer-facing personnel of telecoms, cable and internet service providers, electricity distribution, water distribution utilities;
A4.2 Public and private wet and dry market vendors; frontline workers in groceries, supermarkets, delivery services;	A4.11 Frontline personnel in basic education and higher education institutions and agencies;
A4.3 Workers in manufacturing for food, beverage, medical and pharmaceutical products;	A4.12 Overseas Filipino Workers not classified above, and scheduled for deployment within two months;
A4.4 Frontline workers in food retail, including food service delivery;	A4.13 Frontline workers in law/justice, security, and social protection sectors;
A4.5 Frontline workers in Financial Services in private and government;	A4.14 Frontline government workers engaged in operations of government transport system, quarantine inspection, worker safety inspection and other activities indispensable to the COVID response;
A4.6 Frontline workers in hotels and accommodation establishments;	A4.15 Frontline government workers in charge of tax collection; assessment of businesses for incentives; election; national ID; data collection personnel;
A4.7 Priests, Pastors, rabbis, imams or such other religious leaders regardless of denomination;	A4.16 Diplomatic Community and Department of Foreign Affairs personnel in consular operations;
A4.8 Security guards/personnel assigned in the establishments, offices, agencies, and organizations identified in the list of priority industry/sectors;	A4.17 Department of Public Works and Highways personnel in charge of monitoring government infrastructure projects;
A4.9 Frontline workers in news media, both private and government;

 

B. The recommendations of the IATF Technical Working Group, the specifics of which are as follows:

1. As endorsed by the Philippine Sports Commission, the continuation of the training of the national athletes at the Olympic Training Bubble in the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. Provided, that there be heightened compliance with the Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate Strategies, particularly on the limited interactions with persons outside of the training bubble;

2. Amendment of IATF Resolution No. 103 (s. 2021) issued on March 18, 2021, as follows:

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1. Memorandum Circular No. 5, s. 2021 issued by the National Task Force Against COVID-19 is adopted with modifications, as follows:

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b. Effective 0001H March 22, 2021 to 2359H April 30, 2021, the entry of foreign nationals shall be temporarily suspended, except for the following:

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v. Emergency, humanitarian, and other analogous cases approved by the Chairperson of the NTF COVID-19 or his duly authorized representative, provided the foreign nationals have valid visas at the time of entry; and

vii. n Foreign nationals with valid entry exemption documents duly issued by DFA prior to March 22, 2021.

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3. Clarifying the provisions on the limitations of movement across community quarantine classifications, Paragraph 2 of Sections 2 to 5 of the Omnibus Guidelines in the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines is hereby amended to be read as follows:

2. The movement of all persons shall be limited to accessing goods and services from permitted establishments, for work in such establishments, or for such other activities allowed in this section.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Chairperson and the Co-Chairperson shall be duly authorized to sign this Resolution for and on behalf of the Inter-Agency Task Force.

APPROVED during the 110th Inter-Agency Task Force Meeting, as reflected in the minutes of the meeting, held this April 15, 2021, via video conference.

(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE IIISecretary, Department of HealthIATF Chairperson

(SGD.) BERNADETTE T. ROMULO-PUYATSecretary, Department of TourismCo-Chairperson

ATTACHMENT

Certification

This is to certify that:

1. I am presently an Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health;

2. I am the interim OIC-Head of the Secretariat of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases created under Executive Order No. 168 (s. 2014) and chaired by the Department of Health (DOH);

3. The IATF Secretariat holds office in the DOH Main Office, San Lazaro Compound, Tayuman, Sta. Cruz, Manila;

4. I am the custodian of the records of the IATF, including the Minutes of Meetings and Resolutions;

5. In a regular meeting of the IATF, the IATF Resolution No. 110 was unanimously approved and adopted;

6. The foregoing resolution has been signed by Secretary Francisco T. Duque III and Secretary Bernadette T. Romulo-Puyat upon the authority of the IATF Members;

7. The aforesaid resolution has not been altered, modified nor revoked and the same is now in full force and effect;

8. I am executing this Certification for whatever legitimate purpose this may serve.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 15th day of April 2021, Manila.

(SGD.) ATTY. CHARADE B. MERCADO-GRANDEOIC-Head of the Secretariat, IATFAssistant Secretary of Health

 

n Note from the Publisher: Copied verbatim from the official document.