REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
INTER-AGENCY TASK FORCE
FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
RESOLUTION NO. 20
Series of 2020
April 6, 2020
RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO THE MANAGEMENT
OF THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19) SITUATION
WHEREAS, on March 8, 2020, recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic requires the
mobilization of a whole-of-government response, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte declared a State
of Public Health Emergency in the entire Philippines through Proclamation No. 922;
WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, to prevent the sharp rise of COVID-19 cases in the
country, the President placed the entirety of Luzon under Enhanced Community Quarantine until
April 14, 2020;
WHEREAS, on March 30, 2020, to develop a science-based approach in determining
whether the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon should be totally or partially lifted,
extended, or expanded to other areas, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) convened a
sub-Working Group tasked to define parameters in assessing recent developments in the
Philippine COVID-19 situation;
WHEREAS, on April 3, 2020, the IATF finalized the parameters for deciding on the
lifting or extension of the Enhanced Community Quarantine in Luzon, which include trends on
the COVID-19 epidemiological curve, the health capacity of the country, social factors,
economic factors, and security factors;
WHEREAS, as of April 6, 2020, there are three thousand six hundred and sixty (3, 660)
confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, that the IATF
formally recommends to the Office of the President the extension of the implementation of the
Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in the entirety of Luzon up to April 30, 2020, 11:59
PM.
Provided, that all exemptions granted by the Office of the President or the IATF shall
continue to be in effect for the duration of the extended ECQ. Provided, further, that such
extension of the ECQ shall be without prejudice to the discretion of the President to relax the
implementation of the ECQ in some local jurisdictions, or the granting of exemptions in favor of
certain sectors, as public health considerations and food security may warrant;
APPROVED during the 21st Inter-Agency Task Force Meeting, as reflected in the
minutes of the meeting, held this 6th of April, 2020 via video conference.
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RESOLUTION NO. 20
Series of 2020
April 6, 2020
FRANCISCO T. DUQUE III
Secretary, Department of Health
EDUARDO M. AÑO
Secretary, Department of the Interior and Local Government
BERNADETTE ROMULO-PUYAT
Secretary, Department of Tourism
SILVESTRE H. BELLO III
Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment
MENARDO I. GUEVARRA
Secretary, Department of Justice
GREGORIO B. HONASAN II
Secretary, Department of Information and Communications Technology
ARTEMIO U. TUAZON
Undersecretary, Department of Transportation
BRIGIDO J. DULAY
Undersecretary, Department of Foreign Affairs
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Conforme:
KARLO ALEXEI B. NOGRALES
Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat of the Philippines
HERMOGENES C. ESPERON
Secretary, National Security Council
CARLITO G. GALVEZ JR.
Secretary, Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process
JOSE RUPERTO MARTIN M. ANDANAR
Secretary, Presidential Communications Operations Office
RAMON M. LOPEZ
Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry
WILLIAM D. DAR
Secretary, Department of Agriculture
ROY A. CIMATU
Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources
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LEONOR M. BRIONES
Secretary, Department of Education
ERNESTO M. PERNIA
Secretary, National Economic and Development Authority
DELFIN N. LORENZANA
Secretary, Department of National Defense
BAYANI H. AGABIN
Undersecretary, Department of Finance
ROLANDO JOSELITO D. BAUTISTA
Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development
YAN ALVIN R. ACOSTA
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Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs, Office of the Executive Secretary
DARREN L. SALIPSIP
Assistant Secretary, Office of the Chief Presidential Legal Counsel
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April 6, 2020
ROLANDO U. TOLEDO
Assistant Secretary, Department of Budget and Management
RICARDO B. JALAD
Administrator, Office of the Civil Defense
ARCHIE FRANCISCO F. GAMBOA
Chief, Philippine National Police
FELIMON T. SANTOS, JR.
Chief of Staff, Armed Forces of the Philippines
JOEL S. GARCIA
Commandant, Philippine Coast Guard
DANILO D. LIM
Chairman, Metro Manila Development Authority
JEREMIAH B. BELGICA
Director-General, Anti-Red Tape Authority
