MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Vicente Sotto III backed on Wednesday the executive order and provincial ordinance of the Cebu government implementing the COVID-19 swab-upon-arrival policy in the province, saying it is a “win-win” solution for both the returning Filipinos and the government.
“I strongly support E.O. No. 17 Series of 2021 of Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia and Provincial Ordinance No. 2021-04 of the Cebu Provincial Board implementing the Swab-Upon-Arrival Policy in Cebu,” Sotto said in a statement.
Sotto said that guidelines of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases “give additional burden to our Overseas Filipin…
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