Borongan mayor asks public to always observe health protocols

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Borongan MAyor — Borongan City Jose Ivan Dayan Agda says strict practice on the wearing of face mask and social distancing are key towards in making their city free from the coronavirus. Thus, he is appealing to his people to observe this health protocols. (City Information Office)

Borongan City Jose Ivan Dayan Agda says strict practice on the wearing of face mask and social distancing are key towards in making their city free from the coronavirus. Thus, he is appealing to his people to observe this health protocols. (City Information Office)

TACLOBAN CITY – Mayor Jose Ivan Dayan Agda of Borongan City is determine to continue making his city COVID-19 free through strict implementation of health protocols and having information of residents who wanted to return to the city.
With the ballooning of COVID-19 cases in the region, Agda urged his people to be vigilant to make sure that Borongan will remain without any coronavirus case.
As of present, Borongan is the only two cities in the region without any COVID-19 case. The other one is Maasin City.
The city mayor calls on the public to always observe health protocols while going out of their houses and by wearing of face masks, observing physical distancing and remembering places they visited and people they meet when going out of their respective houses.
“Let wearing of face masks be part of our new normal,” Mayor Dayan said.
The city mayor also his people to inform the city government if they have relative who are planning to go back to their city.
“We shall maintain our city a COVID-19 free by being vigilant, particularly in spotting the location of returning individuals who opt to hide their presence and irresponsible acts just to get rid of having to stay in isolation facilities”, Mayor Agda said.
As of last week, there are a total of 40 individuals who are being monitored by the city government who are staying at their isolation facilities.
Upon finishing their quarantine period of 14-days, they shall be certified by the city health officers and proceed further for another 7-day home quarantine.
For those with relatives who wanted to go back to Borongan, their family members will have to inform the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office.
Borongan is placed under Modified General Community Quarantine under Executive Order 006-0520 from June 1 to June 15 in compliance to the national mandate as recommended by the National Inter-Agency Task Force.
(ROEL T. AMAZONA)

Alfred backs ‘Balik Probinsiya’ program

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Amid calls to scrap it due to increase of COVID-19 cases

By: LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA/ROEL T. AMAZONA

TACLOBAN CITY- Mayor Alfred Romualdez of this city said he welcomes residents of this city who are returning home under the ‘Balik Probinsiya’ program of the government, to include the overseas workers.
Romualdez said that these people should not be deprived of their right to return home despite some calls for them to remain where they currently stay amid the coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) pandemic.
“They should not be barred from returning home. It is their constitutional right to return home. Will you not allow your loved ones to return home?” Romualdez said.
To recall, Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez asked the national agencies to conduct swab samples to those who wish to return to the provinces to ensure that they are not carriers of the virus and would not cause any spread of the virus.
Ormoc City has posted its first COVID-19 case involving an overseas worker.
The COVID-19 cases of Eastern Visayas, particularly Leyte, saw an increase after several of those who returned home under the Balik Probinsiya program as well as the local overseas workers started returning.
In Leyte, which was among the first provinces of the country to implement the Balik Probinsya program, its COVID-19 now stand at 17 cases.
In Tacloban City, two of its COVID-19 cases involved returning overseas workers. Its first case, involving a 29- year old woman, was reported by the City Health Office to have recovered from the deadly ailment and has now returned to her home where she will undergo another 14-day quarantine as part of the health protocols.
Mayor Romualdez said that the government, to include the local government units, are doing their effort to ensure that the coronavirus would not further spread.
For one, he said, those who are returning home are immediately being quarantined to isolation facilities put up by the local government units.
The city government here has put up its own isolation center located at the northern part of the city which was originally built as an evacuation center.