Republic of the
Philippines
Province of
Sarangani
OFFICE OF THE
GOVERNOR
3rd Floor, James
L. Chiongbian Building
Capitol Compound,
Alabel, Sarangani Province
Telefax: (083)
508-0168
Email: governor.sarangani@gmail.com
EXECUTIVE ORDER
NO. 11
Series of 2020
STRENGTHENING THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
MODIFIED ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE
THEREBY IMPOSING A
“TIGHTENED BORDER LOCKDOWN” AND
THE IMPOSITION OF
ADDITIONAL CONTROL MEASURES
AGAINST THE SPREAD OF COVID-19
Whereas, pursuant to the
proclamations and declarations of the
President of the Republic of the
Philippines, H.E. Rodrigo
Roa Duterte relative
to the serious
health crisis posed by
COVID-19, Executive Order
No. 10 was
issued declaring enhanced community quarantine (modified) in
the Province of Sarangani;
Whereas, pursuant
to the extension
of Enhanced Community
Quarantine in Luzon
to April 30, 2020, the Regional Disaster and Peace and Order Councils in
Region XII jointly agreed to adopt the same for the region; Whereas, after
a consultative meeting
with the local
chief executives of
the 7 municipalities of
the Province, it was jointly
resolved that there is
a need to
further strengthen the implementation of
the Modified Enhanced
Community Quarantine in the
Province of Sarangani
to combat the
imminent threat of
the Coronavirus considering that
there is already a confirmed COVID-19 positive case in the nearby city of General
Santos and in
neighboring areas leaving
Sarangani Province the
only province as of the moment that remains to have no recorded case in
Region 12.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, STEVE
CHIONGBIAN SOLON, Governor of Sarangani Province, by the powers vested in me by
law, do hereby order the following:
SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL
GUIDELINES
1. There shall be a tightened border lockdown to be enforced in each of the
seven (7) municipalities of
Sarangani Province to
start effective immediately
until April 19, 2020 unless extended to wit:
a. Stringent travel restrictions shall be implemented by the MLGUs (the policies of the
municipal mayors shall
apply without prejudice
to the provincial imposition) allowing
only those travelling
for essential (EMPHASIZING HEREWITH HEALTHWORKERS, FOOD
SUPPLY AND OTHER LIFELINES) AND EMERGENCY PURPOSES as espoused in
Sections 1 and 5 of Executive Order No.
10, Series of 2020. On the other hand, the
regional lockdown as extended
by the Regional
Inter-agency Task Force
on Infectious Emerging Diseases
shall continue to
be enforced taking
into account, however, the strict quarantine policies;
b. Only
health workers and
employees of the
Capitol/MLGUs/NGAs (national government
agencies) with essential office
functions (identified by the Local Chief
Executives, Agency heads and Department
heads), including personnel(with proper documentation) belonging to essential private companies,
living outside Sarangani are
allowed to report
to their respective
offices in the Province.
c. During curfew
hours, only health workers and
other essential workers of the government
operating 24/7 are allowed to pass. However, the “No ID and Novalid Travel
Pass-No Entry” policy shall be strictly imposed.
d. The tightened
border lockdown shall
include transportation traversing Sarangani Bay and Celebes Sea. The
Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Navy and PNP Maritime Group will partner with the
LGUs in sea monitoring and implementation of laws and policies .
They are also tasked to limit the number
of crew onboard fishing boats to observe physical
distancing;
2. WEARING
OF FACE MASK
is mandatory when
going out of
homes for essential purposes. Due
to limited supply in surgical and N95 masks, households are encouraged
to make improvised
masks zither made
of cotton, polyester
or water-proof breathable fabric. All persons in authority or their agents
including the Barangay Councils
shall call the
attention and not
allow anybody to go around
without wearing a face mask. In the same way, all checkpoints
shall not allow passage of
any person without
face mask. LGUs
are enjoined to
pass ordinances giving sanctions for non-compliance;
3. Barangay Isolation Units shall be established reiterating
stipulation in Section IV of EO
No. 6 series 2020 of this Province and guidelines provided for by the DILG. In
identifying areas in the barangay for isolation unit, the use of school as temporary
quarantine or isolation facility of last
resort has been approved by the Department of Education pursuant to DepEd
Office Memorandum 2020-003;
4. Mandatory
quarantine of identified
PUMs and PUIs
shall be STRICTLY observed. Executive Order No. 6 series of 2020 of this Province defines
PUM as any person without symptoms who has recent travel
history to any place with confirmed
cases of COVID-19
while PUIs are
those persons who
have recent travel history to
places with confirmed COVID-19 cases and are showing flu-like symptoms. Nearby
LGUs with confirmed
cases already are:
South Cotabato, North Cotabato,
Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato
City, Davao Region
and General Santos City.
Quarantine procedures should
be as follows:
A. For PUM:
a. PUMs must be quarantined for 14 days in any
isolation unit within the barangay/municipality;
b. There
must be one
PUM per room. If
not feasible, beds should
be at least 8 feet apart;
c. Food
and other basic
needs may be
provided by MLGU/BLGU (municipal/barangay local
government units);
d. After
14 days, the
Municipal Health Officer
discharges PUM free
of signs and symptoms and issues Medical Clearance.
B. For Mild PUI:
a. PUI
with mild symptoms
must be transported
by the MLGU
to Sarangani Provincial PUI Facility;
b. If Sarangani PUI Facility is full, the
PUI without co-morbidities
(<60-years old, non-hypertensive,
non-diabetic, etc.), as determined
by the Municipal Health
Officer should be
quarantined in the
MLGU or BLGU isolation
unit. Municipal Health
Office through the
Provincial Health Office shall
arrange and schedule
immediately the Nasopharyngeal or
Oropharyngeal swabbing in
the province-run hospitals as
OPD, accompanies the PUI for
swabbing, and sends back the PUI to the
identified MLGU or BLGU isolation unit;
c. Quarantine is extended until 21 days;
d. MHO
discharges PUIs after
21 days of no signs
and symptoms and issues
a Medical Clearance. Anti-Body
Test Kits (when available) shall be used as one of the screening tools
before discharging the PUI.
C. For Moderate to Severe PUI:
a. PUI with moderate to severe symptoms should
be referred to Level 2 or Level
3 hospital through
the coordination of
MHO, PHO and PSWDO
(Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office). For any identified PUI
during consultation in any province-run
hospitals, the hospital shall facilitate the transfer to a higher
facility.
5. Except
for those mentioned
in Section 1
of this Order,
all other individuals coming from General Santos
City and nearby places and
have stayed therein for 24 hours
(usually those working
in the city)
since March 27
shall be considered as
PUM and must
be quarantined until
April 13, 2020.
Medical certificate shall be issued pursuant to Section 1.5 of this
Order;
6. Each
MLGU shall assign
a day in
the week for
a community clean-up/disinfection drive
adopting the DOH
recommended method of
disinfection (essential workers clean their offices and spaces; stay
-at-home people clean their homes) and this day will be known as “STOP THE
VIRUS DAY”
7. All
MLGUs in coordination
with their barangay
counterparts are directed
to enforce measures to fully
implement the intent of this Executive Order
on the imposition of a tightened
border lockdown; the continued implementation of the stay-at-home policy; 2-meter physical distancing when out of the
home; proper hand washing/hand
sanitation and wearing of mask when out in public;
8. MLGUs and BLGUs are enjoined to monitor social media and to
report to PNP Anti-Cybercrime Unit residents
who deliberately spread
fake news and
false information that cause
unnecessary panic and may endanger the
public;
SECTION 2.
REPEALING CLAUSE. All
orders, issuances and
memoranda issued inconsistent
herewith are deemed superseded, cancelled or revoked.
SECTION 3. SEPARABILITY
CLAUSE. If any provision or part thereof is held invalid, the remainder not
otherwise affected shall remain in full force.
SECTION 4.
EFFECTIVITY. This Order
shall take effect
immediately and remain
in full force until
the national authorities
issue directive as
basis for suspension
or extension of this Order.
Done this 11th day of April
2020.
STEVE CHIONGBIAN SOLON
Governor
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