Metro Manila mayors to issue unified protocols in public places

Metro Manila mayors this week will issue ‘unified standard protocols’ to be applied to establishments and public places in the region, which are now under the more relaxed COVID-19 Alert Level 2.

According to Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro, the mayors of Metro Manila met yesterday. They agreed to develop standard and unified protocols for the establishments and public areas that people now visit.

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The mayor said it aims to prevent the influx of people into the same area by enforcing looser rules.

“Kahapon ay nagkaroon kami ng pagpupulong ng mga Metro Manila mayors sapagkat hindi naman sa Marikina lamang ito nagiging problema. Gusto namin, sa level ng mga mayor, ay magkaroon ng isang stan­dard at unified protocol para sa mga establishments at ganoon din para doon sa mga public areas na dinarayo ng mga kababayan natin,” said Teodoro.

“Hindi lang sa Marikina, pero nakikita nga namin, halimbawa, dapat unified talaga at standard dahil, dapat pare-pareho kami ng mga regulation eh, dahil kung maluwag sa isang lugar, doon pumupunta ‘yung mga tao eh. Doon dumadagsa,” the mayor added.

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He also assured that they are now rushing such a resolution in unified protocols.

He said they are only seeking the recommendation of experts from the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and the Department of Health (DOH) in this regard.

Metro Manila mayors to issue unified protocols in public places

He also said he hopes they can give such a resolution this week.

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Meanwhile, there is still no change in the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) order regarding the use of face shields, and everyone will have to wait for the said order to be removed.

According to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, the law on face shields should still be enforced while the final removal is studied.

Roque also said that this does not mean that the order will not be repealed, but we must wait for the decision of the IATF and President Rodrigo Duterte.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire insisted that a resolution from the IATF is still needed before the removal of the use of the face shield can be legally implemented.

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