



UPDATES FROM THE JUNE 23, 2020 IATF-EID BRIEFING
1. UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE
• 62,022 Overseas Filipinos have returned home
• Handling and management of Filipinos in Sandakan, Saba c/o DSWD, DOH, OWWA, and PPA; minimum 400 pax per sortie with 15 days interval; Zamboanga City as the processing area
2. IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCALIZED LOCKDOWNS
• NCR: 19
• CAR: 67
• Region IV-A: 2
• Region VII: 19
• Region VIII: 1
• Region X: 5
• Total: 113
3. SAP REPORT
• 496 complaints; 728 suspects; 264 cases; 157 filed with Public Prosecutors Office; 61 under investigation; 153 barangay captains involved; 20 barangay captains charged by the Ombudsman
• Full blast distribution of 2nd tranche to be completed this week
• Areas included in the distribution: Benguet, Pangasinan, Region III (except Aurora), NCR, Region IV-A, Albay, Iloilo, Bacolod City, Cebu Province, Zamboanga City, Davao City
4. UPDATES ON IATF RESOLUTION NO. 48
• Recalibration of current parameters: focus on case doubling time (CDT) and critical care utilization (CUR)
• Major change: Areas under low-risk classification will still be under MGCQ. There will be no LGU which will be classified under the “new normal.”
• MECQ and MGCQ modifiers: social, economic and security factors; clustering of cases; health system capacity; continuous trend or increasing/decreasing new cases, CUR, CDT
• Updated methodology for LGU appeals for classification
- Daily trend of active cases, number, percent of population
- Percent of close contacts traced, percent of contacts in quarantine
- Number and utilization of community isolation beds
- Have met health system capacity targets and utilization
- COVID Special Teams investigation and results
- Priority areas for segmental lockdown
• Basic reporting parameters to streamline reporting of national epidemiologic picture
- National daily number of cases adjusted for date of report, including the 7-day moving average
- National daily number of cases around the country
- Association of number of daily tests and daily positivity rate
- Time-varying reproduction number
- COVID-19 deaths over time
• Sub-TWG convened to study and address the management of foreign nationals who will be allowed to enter the Philippines for specific purposes
• Dine-in food establishment industries are allowed to operate up to 9:00 p.m.
5. IMMEDIATE CONCERNS IN CEBU
• DENR Secretary Roy Cimatu to oversee COVID response in Cebu
• DOH, DILG, and NTF to assist Sec. Cimatu
• Lack of medical personnel in different major hospitals
• Increasing severe and critical cases which affect the healthcare capacity of Cebu City
• Need to increase the capacity of Cebu City and Cebu Province while on ECQ/MECQ
• Need to organize NTF Response Group to enforce quarantine protocols
6. CONCERNS IN EASTERN VISAYAS
• NTF visit scheduled on Wednesday
• Will provide PPE, test kits and N95 masks
• Need to mobilize the RIATF and RTF
• LSIs to be tested with PCR
• NTF to inspect labs and quarantine facilities
7. ANTI-TERRORISM BILL
• PRRD legal team is studying the bill as it needs to check on constitutional infirmities.
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One Planet City Challenge 2019 - 2020
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Guangzhou Award for Urban Innovation and WRI Ross Prize for Cities
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Confucius Institute Day and Mid-Autumn Festival celebration
BI Bares New Travel Rules for LGU Execs, Employees
Commit to addressing mobility and health with City for Clean Air Certification
Training Program on Project Development and Management (PDM)
International Master in Anti-Corruption Compliance and Collective Action (IMACC)
World Day to Combat Desertification
International Food Exhibition (IFEX) Philippines Food Export and Investment Seminars
Global Peace Volunteers Camp (Teen Edition)
ASEAN Creative Cities Forum and Exhibition
Australia Awards Scholarship
Conference on Sustainable Land Governance
Rediscover Filipino-Chinese Arts, Culture and heritage
UN Habitat III Opening Session
3rd International River Summit
Alberto C. Agra
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