DILG Assistant Secretary for Public Safety and Security BGen. Alexander Macario calls for the passage of barangay ordinances mandating the wearing of masks and imposing strict implementation of minimum public health standards such as social distancing, strict home quarantine, and prohibition on mass gathering.
In a video teleconference with punong barangay in Cebu City, ASec. Macario emphasized the need to penalize those who fail to wear face masks in public places since it increases the risks of the people of being infected with COVID-19.
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, assigned to oversee the government’s response to the COVID-19 situation in Cebu City; IATF Deputy Chief Implementer for the Visayas MGen Melquiades Feliciano; DILG Cebu City Officer-in-Charge Atty. Ian Kenneth Lucero; Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella; City Councilor Joel Garganera; and Liga ng mga Barangay-Cebu City Chapter President Franklyn Ong also joined the video teleconference this morning.