SAN JOSE, Antique – The provincial government will appeal to the Department of Transportation-Land Transportation Office to allow motorcycle backriding as this province remains under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ).
Gov. Rhodora Cadiao said on June 16 that she will appeal anew to the two agencies as her previous one sent on May 19 was denied.
According to her, passengers in the remote areas in this province and the affected motorcycle drivers hope backriding will be allowed this time.
“As the province is still under the MGCQ starting today until the end of the month, then hopefully the DOTr-LTO could also consider the plight of the motorcycle drivers whose livelihood had already been affected,” said Cadiao.
The governor discussed the plan to provincial board members, municipal mayor and the provincial inter-agency task force for COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) at the Binirayan gymnasium here on Tuesday.
During the meeting, Board member Fernando Corvera Sr. motioned that the governor again appeals to the DOTr.
Board Member Karmila Rose Dimamay, for her part, said that they should also take into account that members of the Barangay Health Emergency Response teams who monitor locally stranded individuals use motorcycles as their means of public transport.
This province has 11,986 registered motorcycle units so far.
It was also decided during the meeting that curfew hours remain from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m.
“Curfew is also an effective deterrence to crime,” Cadiao said.
The governor added that those who are aged 60 years old and above and below 20 years old are still not allowed to go out except when buying essential needs.
Restaurants are now allowed to open and serve dine-in food subject to health protocols.
“Restaurant owners are allowed to serve 50 percent of the sitting capacity,” Cadiao said.(With a report from PNA/PN)
