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Leyte-Samar DAILYPOSITIVE EXPRESS l FAIR l FREE VOL. XXXI I NO. 047 TUESDAY, JUNE 02, 2020 P15.00 IN TACLOBAN As Leyte now under modified general community quarantine Businesses, public transport now in full operation RESTITUTO A. CAYUBIT PALO, Leyte – Mass gatherings and open- ing of more establishments are now allowed across Leyte as it transitioned to modified gen- eral community quarantine (MGCQ) starting Monday (June 1). And the MGCQ will es which classifies the entire end 15 days later or de- Eastern Visayas region un- pending on the recom- der MGCQ. mendation of the Provin- The governor said that cial Inter-Agency Task under MGCQ implemen- Force for the Management tation, there are activities of Infectious Diseases, that will remain prohibited Leyte Governor Leopoldo which by nature tend to at- Dominico Petilla told re- tract the groupings or mass porters in an interview. gathering of people. Petilla informed re- This prohibition in- porters that he signed cludes, among others, the Executive Order No. 05- carnivals, concerts, sports OFW RETURNEES. The Daniel Z. Romualdez(DZR) Airport is busy with commercial planes landing 2020-04 adopting the Res- tournaments, trade fairs, and taking off loaded not with regular passengers but overseas workers from different parts of the region olution No. 20 issued by fiestas, theaters, cultural returning after months being stranded in Metro Manila. Sadly, some of them have tested positive of the the National Inter-Agency shows, clubs, religious ac- coronavirus. Task Force for the Manage- tivities, retreats, and work- (TACLOBAN TODAY) ment of Infectious Diseas- see Businesses /page 7 ... Northern Samar's disaster risk reduction officers call for cancellation Leyte town locksdown village of ‘Balik Probinsiya' program TACLOBAN CITY – open letter. A copy of their clearly under control – and after health protocol breached An open letter was issued position paper was also fur- definitely that is not now,” by municipal disaster risk nished with their respective they said. by returning individuals reduction and manage- mayors and at the Provin- All the infected people ment (MDRRM) officers of cial Disaster Risk Reduction were from Baybay City TACLOBAN CITY – on a statement posted on its ipal police station of San Northern Samar province and Management Office. and other towns of Leyte, The local government unit official Facebook account. Miguel had been closely calling for the cancella- The province has al- among the provinces of the of San Miguel, Leyte had It was learned that prior monitoring them through tion of the ‘Balik Probinsi- ready recorded 36 return- country which pilot the placed under temporary to the arrival of the seven mobile phone calls and ya’ program and improve ing OFWs since May 26 to Balik Probinsiya program. lockdown a sitio in Ba- returnees, the LGU and the text messages. the implementation and 28 and 39 LSIs who are stay- The group also asked rangay Santol after eight Las Piñas City government However, the local po- management of Returning ing at the Balay Padi which the national government returning residents of said had proper coordination in lice and RHU personnel Overseas Filipino Workers was lent by the Diocese of for the ‘immediate im- place breached health pro- place. could no longer contact and Locally Stranded Indi- Catarman to the provincial provement of the coordi- tocol. “The returnees werethem when they are al- viduals (LSIs). government as their quar- nation mechanisms in the It was learned that sev- well-informed of the set ready close to Tacloban The call was signed by antine facility. management of returning en individuals arrived in protocols of the munici- City. the 20 of the province’s 24 The group admitted that OFW and LSIs, as well as San Miguel from Las Piñas pality, specifically the con- Alarmed, they im- MDRRMO through an their letter was triggered the postponement of the City and another one from duct of COVID-19 rapid mediately activated the with the report of the De- Balik Probinsya, Bagong Scotland and did not fol- testing upon arrival at the checkpoint at the main partment of Health disclos- Pag-asa Program (BP2). low protocol by allowing designated testing booth in entry point in Brgy. Lukay ing that there are now eight “We express great them undergo swab ex- Brgy. Lukay, and the 14-day and waited for the vehicle people who availed the concern that if these op- traction. (or 21-day if it so warrants) carrying the returnees. Balik Probinsiya Program erational issues are not “We would like to in- quarantine at the designat- “Only to find out that and returning overseas addressed quickly and form the public that Sitio ed Municipal Isolation Fa- these returnees changed workers infected with the properly, our willingness Ogpong, Brgy. Santol was cility,” the statement said. route/took a detour via coronavirus disease 2019 and good intentions to placed under temporary The statement added Babatngon-Pinarigu- (COVID-19). serve of ROFs, LSIs and lockdown (effective) May that from the time the seven san-Santol Road to escape “Though we affirm the BP2 beneficiaries may in- 29 and will remain under returnees departed in Las the checkpoint. And in- noble intentions of the pro- stead tragically result in the such community setup un- Piñas, City up to the time stead of following the 14- gram, we firmly believe that spread of COVID-19 into til the swab tests of seven they reached Samar, the day quarantine at the des- the proper timing for its our otherwise COVID-19 returnees generate nega- personnel from the Rural ignated barangay isolation implementation is when we tive results,” the LGU said Health Unit and the munic- see Leyte/page 10 ... have the COVID-19 crisis see Northern/page 10 ... 2 Leyte Samar Daily Express NEWS Tuesday, June 02, 2020 LGU San Miguel in Leyte adopts work from home arrangement TACLOBAN EV-39, and has not un- CITY-Starting Monday, dergone swabbing upon June 1, 2020, all local gov- arrival. ernment unit(LGU) em- As a precautionary ployees were advised not measure and per standard to report to office until health protocols, the Mu- further notice, and shall be nicipal LGU premises will adopting the Work From be disinfected/sanitized Home (WFH), an alter- Sunday, thus, all LGU native work arrangement, employees and elected of- LGU San Miguel, Leyte ficials have been directed announced through Public not to report to office and Advisory No. 3. instead WFH, stay home, This is in view of the ex- and refrain from close- posure of one returnee of ly interacting with other Tacloban City, an immedi- people until the swab test ate family member of one results turn out negative. of the employees and one In coordination with elected official of the LGU, the City Health Office of to one confirmed case Tacloban, the aforesaid re- from Tolosa (Patient EV- turnee will be prioritized The city government of Tacloban through Mayor Alfred Romualdez distributed around 15,000 wash- 39) who was on the same in the conduct of swab able face mask to our beloved resettlement communities in different barangays in Tacloban North. flight PAL PR4981 and ar- testing. Pursuant to City Ordinance No. 2020-14-07 Face Mask Ordinance of the City of Tacloban-An Ordi- rived in Tacloban City on Meanwhile, the LGU nance Requiring the Wearing of Face Masks and Other Similar Protective Gears in Establishments and May 25, 2020. Advisory stated that not Public Spaces During Pandemics or Public Health Emergencies Caused by Infectious Respiratory Diseas- The said returnee went until the swab testing gen- es and Providing Penalties for Violation Thereof. (TACLOBAN CITY MEDIA CENTER) straight to his residence in erates negative result, the the said city, instead of go- Municipal LGU will adopt ing to the designated iso- the WFH alternative work lation facility, to undergo arrangement. On first confirmed COVID quarantine. Living under The LGU reiterated one roof with the returnee that adherence to the set are the said LGU employee standard health protocols positive case, Hilongos mayor and elected official. and close coordination The said government with the authorities con- employee and elected of- cerned are two of the Mu- says everything is under control ficial have been reporting nicipality’s greatest safe- TACLOBAN CITY- Wear face masks when in mediately sent the sam- rived, is now placed at to office last week, with the guards in its fight against With Hilongos, Leyte public places, and coop- ples to EVRMC. the Municipal Isolation LGU having no knowledge COVID-19. having its first COVID erate with stricter morn- Unfortunately, the re- Facility and is being of the family’s circumstance “As the State has the confirmed case, Mayor ing and evening check- sult of one OFW return- closely monitored by the at that time. prime duty to protect its Albert Villahermosa as- point protocols by the ee’s swab test the day after Municipal Health Office, It was only found out citizens from this global sured that everything is PNP, BFP, Traffic Man- his arrival (which was re- after he was transferred on Saturday, through the pandemic, and so do we, as under control. He said agement Enforcers and leased and confirmed by from his former equally, efforts of the Rural Health citizens. Each of us has the the LGU has enforced MDRRMC. DOH Region VIII three closely supervised isola- Unit of San Miguel, Leyte responsibility to protect coordinated and height- To recall, the LGU, days later) was positive. tion facility in his baran- that the returnee was on ourselves,” the Advisory ened efforts on precau- with the PNP and the Since the first con- gay. (PIA-8) the same flight with Patient see LGU/page 8 ..