ILOILO – While there are already restrictions and prohibitions imposed by the municipal government of Pavia relative to the enhanced community quarantine, Mayor Laurence Anthony Gorriceta said, “There is a need to further limit in the movement of persons” to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Thus, in Executive Order No. 027, series of 2020 issued on April 14, Gorriceta expanded the quarantine to the remaining Saturdays and Sundays of this month (April 18-19 and 25-26).
No one would be allowed to leave their homes except for the following:
* Department of Health personnel
* Healthcare/hospital workers
* Pavia Emergency Responders and Municipal Health Office personnel and workers
* government officials / personnel (provincial and national officials and employees, Municipal Task Force on COVID-19, Philippine National Police, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Bureau of Fire Protection, Philippine Army, municipal traffic authorities, those manning COVID-19 checkpoints within Pavia, municipal and barangay officials and employees, relief operation workers (with quarantine pass, especially a permit from the municipal mayor)
* media practitioners (must secure a permit from the COVID-19 Task Force)
* those going to the pharmacy or hospital (must present prescription and quarantine pass, and must wear a facemask)
* other personnel/individuals recommended by the COVID-19 Task Force duly approved by the municipal mayor
All establishments and business operations of whatever nature (including public market, sari-sari stores, talipapa, convenience stores) shall be closed during the period of expanded enhanced community quarantine, except for the following:
* drugstores
* medical clinics/laboratories and hospitals
* funeral parlor, memorial chapels and related facilities
* food processing business
* media
The operation of tricycles and trisikad are suspended, too.
The borders of Pavia shall be closed during the period of the expanded enhanced community quarantine, but persons exempted by the EO can pass through the borders. Appropriate administrative and/or criminal charges may be filed against persons who disobey the EO and endanger the lives of the Pavia residents, said Gorriceta./PN
