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- Davao City to require RT-PCR test from residents in NCR+, Cebu
- Covid-19 cases ‘spreading more in Davao City outskirts’
- Davao City Government creates body on migration
- 2 minors drown in fishpond
| Davao City to require RT-PCR test from residents in NCR+, Cebu Posted: 25 Mar 2021 04:57 AM PDT THE Davao City Government will strictly require travelers from the "National Capital Region plus (NCR+)" area and the entire island of Cebu, including those who landed in other airports of Mindanao and coming from the mentioned areas, to undergo reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. This is in accordance with the issued Executive Order (EO) 12-A or "An Order Providing For Updated Covid-19 Protocols In Davao City." Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio signed EO 12-A on March 24 and it will take effect at 12:01 a.m. of Friday, March 26. Section 11 of EO 12-A, which adopted the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Resolution 101 Series of 2021, added the following provisions from the first issued EO 12 signed by the mayor on March 12. This includes, "All land travelers from the 'National Capital Region plus (NCR+)' area and the entire island of Cebu, including those who landed in other airports of Mindanao from these areas, are required to undergo reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing if they don't have Covid-19 negative test result taken within 24 to 72 hours of their trip to Davao City." The City is currently implementing a "test before travel" policy imposed to all arriving travelers in the Francisco Bangoy International Airport, also known as the Davao International Airport. The policy is in accordance to the Davao City Ordinance 0477-21 Series of 2021 entitled, "An Order Providing For Mandatory Testing Prior To Entry Into Davao City Via The Davao International Airport." In addition, the guide for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), including seamen shall be those that are issued by the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (Owwa). The EO also states that travelers who are permanently returning to the city are mandated to conduct self-quarantine for 14 days. However, authorized persons outside residence (Apors) and other travelers staying in the city for work or business need not undergo quarantine but they should stay in hotels, dorms, and similar establishments and not in the houses of Davao City residents. The new provisions are in addition to the general requirements for all travelers, regardless of the mode of transportation. Upon arrival, passengers must pass the symptom screening where travelers exhibiting Covid-19 symptoms will be held for testing in a city government facility. In accordance to the IATF resolution, aside from the mandatory RT-PCR test and presenting their valid Safe Davao QR (DQR), the airport monitoring team will not be asking for other travel documents. Duterte-Carpio said in a recent radio interview that the city is reimposing the mandatory RT-PCR requirement for air travelers as a preventive measure against the ongoing surge of Covid-19 cases in NCR and Cebu, which are reportedly linked to the detection of the "infectious" new variants. President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the creation of a Covid-19 "bubble" in NCR and the provinces of Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal effective Monday, March 22, as part of efforts to control transmission of the infectious disease. Only essential travel into and out of the areas mentioned will be allowed from March 22 to April 4. Air and sea travel to and from Metro Manila will still be allowed, but only for essential travelers. Duterte-Carpio said reimposing the mandatory testing is a prevention against the possible "second wave" of Covid-19 case surge, likely to be attributed to air travel. "We will try to prevent a second wave for Davao City. And gi-unhan na nato na sa implementation sa ordinance nga kinahanglan duna kay (And we do this by implementing an ordinance that requires passengers to secure) 24 to 72 hours negative RT-PCR result para ka maka check-in sa (for you to check-in at the) airport," the mayor said in an interview on Monday, March 22. Liquor ban, curfew extended Under EO 12-A, Duterte-Carpio extended the liquor ban and curfew until May 31. Section 20 of the EO states that curfew time in all public places is 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. every day, except for those who work or do business during these hours. The liquor ban in all public places shall still take effect 24 hours every day. The lifting of curfew and liquor ban was supposedly set on March 31. But the mayor had earlier said that removing the ban on alcoholic beverages and curfew would only encourage movement of people and social gatherings, which are vulnerable to the Covid-19 transmission. Davao City is currently under general community quarantine until March 31. The IATF has yet to decide its quarantine status for next month. But whatever the city's quarantine status, Duterte-Carpio said the city will continue to intensify its community monitoring amid the continuing downtrend of cases.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Covid-19 cases ‘spreading more in Davao City outskirts’ Posted: 25 Mar 2021 04:55 AM PDT THE Davao City Health Office (CHO) noted that in the recent Covid-19 risk assessment, it was found out that most critical risk areas in Davao with significant Covid-19 cases are those from the outskirts of the downtown area. City Health Office (CHO) Acting Head Dr. Ashley Lopez said in a radio interview on Wednesday, March 24, that based on the recent Covid-19 Risk Assessment Map from March 22 to 27, the city has two critical risk barangays: Mintal and Subasta in Calinan. Classified as high-risk areas are 10-A, Communal, R. Castillo in Agdao, and Toril Proper. The City had been reminding the public to avoid going to critical and high-risk barangays, except for work, business, and emergency purposes. But he said there are still areas in the downtown areas that have clustering of cases. "Actually, dili pud tanan sa outskirts or sa layo. Duna puy pipila nga mga barangay nga apektado within the Poblacion (Not all areas in the outskirts of the city have increasing cases and there are still areas in the Poblacion district that are still affected by Covid-19)," Lopez said in an interview on 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio. He added, "Buot pasabot, naga-spread out gihapon atong mga kaso. Dili lang siya limited sa sulod sa siyudad (That means, cases continue to spread out. It is not only limited within the center of the city), we also have cases outside or sa mga outskirts nga barangay (in outskirt barangays)." The health official said that most Covid-19 cases in the city are attributed to transmission within homes and the downtown area. Most cases, during the early days of the quarantine, were significantly high in the downtown area and those in close proximity. However, lately, he said cases had now reached far-flung areas in the city since the quarantine classification had been eased, which has allowed the resumption of travel and operation of businesses and offices. "Probably the most reason [for transmission in the outskirts] are coming from workers, mugawas sulod sa trabaho or naa negosyo or naa paliton sa downtown (those who go to work, or those who have business, or even those who have errands in the downtown area)," Lopez said, adding that they are unaware that they had already carried the virus with them. Lopez said in a previous radio that transmission of cases is attributed to the community transmission. But he also said that, lately, the clustering of cases in offices and establishments has also contributed to the spread of the disease. He said there is a need to intensify its monitoring in the communities for those with influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms and accurate respiratory infection (ARI). He said those experiencing cough, sore throat, fever, and other flu-like symptoms must immediately go to their nearest district health offices. "Unta maimplementar kini sa tanang distrito ug sa mga barangay katong ILI surveillance para eventually ato na macontrol and mapugngan ning Covid-19 situation sa Davao (We hope that we can implement the ILI surveillance to all districts and barangays so we could eventually control and prevent the current Covid-19 situation in Davao City)," the CHO head said.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Davao City Government creates body on migration Posted: 25 Mar 2021 04:54 AM PDT THE Davao City Government created the Davao City Migration and Development Committee that aims to strengthen the development of local and international migration. Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio signed Executive Order (EO) 13, known as "An Order Creating The Davao City Migration And Development Committee, Defining Its Powers, Functions, And Duties" on March 19. It was released to the public on Tuesday, March 23. The committee is mandated to conduct research and data collection regarding the migration profile of the local government, which includes the number of migrants, destination or country of migrant, employment status, and average annual remittances received by the family of the migrant. The committee is also tasked to formulate and implement policies, services, and programs catering to migrants and their families particularly in the four program areas: social protection and welfare services, economic development services, advocacy, and educational services in line with the directions of the Davao Regional Development Plan. The EO also orders the inclusion of migration and development in the local development plan, local development investment program/annual investment program. Additional functions include ensuring migration and development is encompassed in the vision, statement, mission, and goals or other local policies of the city; mainstream the services of the city which caters to migrants and families; monitor and assess the effectivity and impact of the mentioned programs and services; and perform such other functions analogous to the foregoing or as may be directed by the mayor. Duterte said in the EO that the Philippines remains one of the major sources of labor supply worldwide, with its citizens migrating to other countries for employment and are called overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). "Migration can be regarded as a positive force for development as long as the right set of policies and guidelines are in place," the mayor said. The mayor formed the Davao City Migration and Development Committee as local government units play a significant role in strengthening the development of local and international migration. "RDC (Regional Development Council) 11, through Resolution 54, Series of 2018, enjoins the local government units in the Davao region to create local migration and development committees to address migration-related concerns," Duterte-Carpio said. The City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) will serve as the secretariat of the newly formed committee, which is tasked to handle all administrative and/or secretarial-related activities and record and organize all board meetings. Duterte also ordered the creation of a technical working group to assist the committee in the discharge of its functions and whose members will be determined by the committee. A budget, according to the EO, shall be allocated from available and appropriate resources to fund the operations and activities of the committee.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 25 Mar 2021 04:53 AM PDT THE two minors who drowned and died at the fishpond in South Pacific Golf and Residential Estates, Barangay Catalunan Pequeño, Davao City are already in their respective houses for their respective wakes. It is with great and sudden heartbreak that the family received the news of the death of their loved ones on March 24, 2021, Wednesday, around 2:50 p.m. Based on the investigation of Baliok Police Station, three minors went through the fence to bathe in the fishpond. One of them swam toward the deeper portion of the pond, which was around 15-foot deep. They noticed how he was flailing his hands asking for help. One of them swam toward him to save him but unfortunately, he also drowned. The remaining boy ran and asked for help. That was when the rescuers came to rescue the two other boys, but they were declared dead on arrival. The owner said they have warned against bathing in the fishpond because of its depth. The boys also went through the fence in secret and the security guard on duty was not able to notice them entering the area.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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