{"id":255702,"date":"2020-05-22T00:11:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T04:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=255702"},"modified":"2020-05-22T00:11:31","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T04:11:31","slug":"iatf-set-to-tackle-restrictions-on-religious-gatherings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/05\/22\/iatf-set-to-tackle-restrictions-on-religious-gatherings\/","title":{"rendered":"IATF set to tackle restrictions on religious gatherings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Main altar of Quiapo Church with the image of the Black Nazarene (Photo by Ramon FVelasquez\/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The restrictions on religious gatherings amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic would be tackled in the next meeting of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), Malaca\u00f1ang said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque vowed to raise the Catholic Church\u2019s concerns over the limited participation of individuals in religious gatherings.<\/p>\n

He gave this assurance as the IATF-EID is set to hold a meeting on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAko na mismo ang magri<\/em>-raise\u00a0nito<\/em>\u00a0(I will be the one to raise the issue),\u201d Roque, also acting as spokesperson of IATF-EID, said in a virtual presser aired on state-run PTV-4, when sought for update on the discussions about the restricted religious gatherings.<\/p>\n

The IATF-EID earlier allowed the conduct of religious activities in areas placed under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) and general community quarantine (GCQ).<\/p>\n

Religious gatherings in areas under MECQ would be highly restricted and limited to not more than five persons.<\/p>\n

In areas placed under GCQ, the maximum number of participants of religious activities is 10.<\/p>\n

People engaged in religious gatherings are required to observe minimum health standards.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, Manila Archdiocese apostolic administrator, Bishop Broderick Pabillo called as \u201claughable\u201d and \u201cunreasonable\u201d the new directive limiting the participants of religious gatherings.<\/p>\n

Pabillo also claimed that the restrictions were made without consultations from church leaders.<\/p>\n

Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday urged the Catholic Church to coordinate with IATF-EID and pitch proposals on how physical distancing and other health protocols can be implemented during religious gatherings.<\/p>\n

Religious activities are still prohibited in the cities of Cebu and Mandaue, which remain under enhanced community quarantine until May 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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