IATF forms group to study possible amendments to IRR of RA 11332

July 24, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the creation of a group that will propose changes on the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 11332, or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act.

In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the IATF ratified the creation of a sub-Technical Working Group "to study the possible amendments" to IRR of RA 11332.

The Department of Health will chair the sub-TWG.

The members of the the group include the Department of Justice, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine National Police, the Metro Manila Development Authority.

The creation of sub-TWG to study the IRR is contained in Resolution No. 58, which the IATF issued on July 23. Celerina Monte/DMS