ILOILO – The provincial government has enforced stringent policies on the entry of employees, visitors and clients at the provincial capitol amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
Atty. Suzette Mamon, provincial administrator, issued an advisory implementing additional disease prevention and control measures to ward off the spread of COVID-19 in the province.
Below are the guidelines:
* An ID system shall be implemented upon entrance at the Iloilo provincial capitol and Casa Real. All visitors and clients shall submit a valid ID and be provided with a visitor’s pass
* All employees, visitors, and transacting clients shall pass the Capitol and Casa Real main entrance and shall undergo a non-contact infrared thermometer check and similar procedures. Employees may use all opened doors for exit only
* The 2nd floor bridge connecting Casa Real shall be for the exclusive use of officials, and employees, PWDs and senior citizen, provided that they were duly checked at the Casa Real main entrance. The members of the family of officials and employees passing the 2nd floor bridge for entry must be duly accompanied by the concerned officials and employees
* Employees and visitors/ clients shall pass the designated lanes as provided at the capitol main entrance. Employees with no frontline /IPG ID shall be logged at the record book and be reported to the Human Resource Management Development office
* Sanitary alcohol dispensers shall be provided at the entrance doors
* A loading/ unloading area shall be provided before and after the main driveway except for PWDs and Senior Citizen
* A fever of 37.6 degrees Celsius shall be treated accordingly in accordance with previous issuances and COVID-19, Decision tool of the DOH
* The Provincial Health Office shall provide advocacy to all offices in relation to COVID-19.
“This was done kay Code Red kita, so we heighten up sa protocol and procedures within the building and vicinity,” said Mamon.
She added that this is also a way to ramp up stringent measures after an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) from Hong Kong managed to get inside undetected by security guards yesterday morning.
“So, gina-advise gid naton ang general public to please bring ID kay anyway when you transacting in government you have ID with you,” Mamon explained.
Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. earlier issued Executive Order 28-A further strengthening quarantine procedures and other disease prevention and control measures.”
The measures that employees, visitors and clients need to observe when entering the capitol are the following:
1. All provincial government employees are required to wear their frontline/capitol ID upon entry and while within the IPG premises. The No ID, No Entry police shall be implemented.
2. Only the capitol and Casa Real main entrance shall be opened for visitors/transacting clients. Capitol employees may use all opened entrance doors provided that frontline/capitol ID shall be implemented.
3. Employees and visitors/clients shall pass the designated lanes as provided at the capitol main entrance. Employees with no frontline/capitol ID shall pass the visitor’s lane and undergo a non-contact infrared thermometer check and similar procedures.
4. Members of print and broadcast media may use the employee’s lane upon presentation of press/company ID.
5. Security personnel and/or Emergency Responders of Iloilo (EROI) shall conduct a Rapid Health Assessment (RHA) to all clients and visitors. A personalized sticker shall be provided as an access to all offices in the capitol upon entry.
6. Security personnel and/or EROI shall assess the following: fever of 38 degrees Celcius (hilanat) through a non-contact infrared thermometer; colds (sip-on); and cough (ubo)
7. Visitors/clients observed to be with symptoms (fever, colds, cough) shall be provided with surgical mask for precautionary measures and further be subjected to the following questions in accordance with COVID-19 Decision Tool:
* Travel history: country visited for the past 14 days or from January 1, 2020 (China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea)
* Close contact with persons with travel history to China, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea
* Require to fill-up Quick Assessment Tool for Travelers and refer appropriate health personnel for intervention
8. Entrance and exit gates at the back portion of the capitol shall be closed at 9:30 a.m. Gate between the Casa Real and Power House may be used as entrance/exit. The rest of the gates are open to public./PN
