The Nueva Ecija Inter-Agency Task Force (NE-IATF), headed by Honorable Governor Aurelio "Oyie" M. Umali, convened to discuss updates and ways forward vis-a-vis COVID-19 on August 13, 2020 at the Old Capitol Building, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija.
The meeting was called to inform the member agencies of the current capacity of the province in handling the pandemic. Likewise, Governor Umali presented his vision of a handbook of home protocols for the guidance of Novo Ecijanos against COVID-19. For this purpose, he urged all member agencies to submit their espoused home protocols which will be compiled into the said handbook.
On the other hand, LGOO VII Danilo C. Rillera, Cluster I Team Leader of DILG Nueva Ecija, presented the status of lockdown in the province as of August 12, 2020. Of the 32 LGUs, three declared granular lockdown (Cabiao, San Isidro, Gapan City), two is for deliberation (San Antonio and Sto. Domingo) and one is for submission of pertinent documents (Bongabon).