Due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic , the Philippines ' government followed the Inter-Agency Task Force of Emerging Infectious Diseases ' recommendations .
On March 12 , 2020 , during his public address on COVID-19 , President Duterte declared `` Code Red Sub-Level 2 , '' following the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force of Emerging Infectious Diseases ( IATF-EID ) .  Philippine government has repatriated some of its citizens across different international locations and were later quarantined at the New Clark City in Tarlac .
2020 coronavirus pandemic in the Philippines