Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID)[a] was a task force organized by the executive of the government of the Philippines to respond to affairs concerning emerging infectious diseases in the country.
"IATF" redirects here. For the group of automotive manufacturers, see International Automotive Task Force.Task force overview
May 26, 2014
July 22, 2023
Philippines
- Rodrigo Duterte, overall chairperson (March 15, 2020 - June 30, 2022)
- Francisco Duque III, chairperson (March 15, 2020 - June 30, 2022)
- Karlo Nograles, spokesperson (March 16 – April 23, 2020; November 16, 2021 — March 7, 2022) and co-chairperson (until March 7, 2022)
- Roy Cimatu, co-chairperson (March 16, 2020 - February 18, 2022)
- Harry Roque[1], spokesperson (April 23, 2020 – November 15, 2021[2])
- Martin Andanar, spokesperson (March 8 - June 30, 2022)
- Ferdinand Marcos Jr, overall chairperson
- National Task Force Against COVID-19
- Joint Task Force COVID-19 Shield
- Executive Order No. 168, s. 2014
History[edit]
The IATF-EID was created through Executive Order No. 168 issued by President Benigno Aquino III in 2014.[3] It was organized as the government's instrument to assess, monitor, contain, control and prevent the spread of any potential epidemic in the Philippines.[4]
The IATF-EID is composed of the following executive departments and agencies:[5]
The Joint Task Force COVID-19 Shield was composed of the following who ensured that IATF Guidelines/Protocols were strictly enforced.
Legal actions[edit]
The resolutions issued by the IATF-EID in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic were the subject of petitions separately filed in 2022 by Jose Montemayor Jr., Nicanor Perlas III, and the Passengers and Riders Organization (Pasahero) Inc. The petitioners questioned the constitutionality of directives issued by the IATF-EID, as well as by government agencies and local government units, particularly Makati, arguing that these violated right to life and liberty without due process of law, hindered right to travel, and are discriminatory against the unvaccinated.[12]
On July 11, 2023, the Supreme Court en banc unanimously dismissed these petitions which had been consolidated,[12] thus upholding the constitutionality of the regulations.[13]