𝗗𝗮𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗼𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗙 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼. 𝟭𝟬𝟭 𝘀. 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗔𝗶𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀
Municipality of Damulog, Bukidnon – The IATF of Damulog has approved to adopt the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Resolution No. 101 series of 2021 Prescribing the Uniform Travel Protocol for Land, Air, and Sea Travellers in their meeting held last Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at Damulog MunicipalGymnasium.
“Mao mani ang balaod sa National, ato kining paga sundon.” Mayor Buro said.
Executitve Order No. 20 series of 2021, “An Order Adopting IATF Resolution No. 101 series of 2021 Prescribing the Uniform Travel Protocol for the Land, Air, and Sea Travellers” was issued by Municipal Mayor Melino L. Buro on March 8, 2021 with the following salient provisions:
A. On Minimum Public Health Standards:
1. Minimum public health standards, which include physical distancing, hand hygiene, cough etiquette, and wearing of face masks and face shields among others, shall be strictly implemented across all settings; and
B. On Testing and Quarantine:
1. Testing shall not be mandatory for traveler except when the destination barangay will require testing as a requirement prior to travel, and such shall be limited to RT-PCR; and
2. No traveler shall be required to undergo quarantine unless they exhibit symptoms upon arrival at the LGU of destination;
C. On Documentary Requirements:
1. Travel Authority issued by Joint Task Force COVID Shield and health certificates shall no longer be required;
2. Authorized Persons Outside Residence (APORs) from national government agencies and their attached agencies must provide their identification card, travel order, and travel itinerary, and must pass symptom-screening at ports of entry and exit pursuant to IATF Resolution No. 98-A issued on February 4, 2021.
D. On Information and Communication Technology Solutions:
1. The Safe, Swift and Smart Passage (S-PaSS) Travel Management System of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) shall be institutionalized as the one-stop-shop application/communication for travelers. For this purpose, a focal person from the province with respect to their municipalities and component cities, and from HUCs and ICCs shall be assigned; and
2. The StaySafe.ph System shall be utilized as the primary contact tracing system. Traze App for airports, and such other existing contact tracing applications must be integrated with the StaySafe.ph System following IATF Resolution No. 85 issued on November 25, 2020.
E. On Terminals:
1. All terminals shall put in place a referral system wherein travelers who become symptomatic shall be transferred to quarantine/isolation facilities to enable local health officials to take over;
2. At their option, barangays may provide transportation for all travelers who are returning home.
These uniform travel protocols shall be applicable to all barangays and may be further refined and/or amended jointly by the DILG, DOH and the PNP, without further identified agencies, and barangay government units are enjoined to ensure smooth implementation of these protocols.