City Mayor Lucilo R. Bayron said that the local Inter-Agency Task Force against Covid 19 has requested the regional IATF to temporarily suspend the arrival of returning residents effective December 18, 2020.
He said that the City’s frontline health services workers requested for the suspension of arrival so that they could have their Christmas break.
“Gusto rin nila magkaroon ng pahinga at makasama ang kanilang mga pamilya. Hindi sila makauwi kung tuloy-tuloy ang arrival, (ng returning residents)” Mayor Bayron explained.
Currently, there are more than 300 returning residents who are housed in hotels to strictly observe proper health protocols, specifically the mandatory quarantine to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Mayor Bayron also informed that the local IATF made a stand to disallow the holding off Christmas parties by the different offices of the City Government of Puerto Princesa.
The move, Mayor Bayron explained, will prevent any possible transmission of the disease since parties that usually lasts until nighttime or midnight, gathered people from the different barangays and places.
“Isa sa mga resolutions ng IATF ay dini-dis allow ang pag hold ng Christmas party ng City Hall. Yung mga maliliit na offices or yung mga offices dyan pwede naman magkaroon ng Christmas lunch pero hindi tulad ng dati na hanggang gabi talaga,” Mayor Bayron explained.