Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said local government units (LGU) have agreed on a coordinated approach in battling COVID-19.
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Año said the consensus was arrived at following a meeting Monday with officials from the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), League of Cities, League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), League of Provinces of the Philippines Liga ng mga Barangay and the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF).
“Nagkaroon kami ng kasunduan kung papaano pagpapatupad ng localized lockdown. Gagawa din sila kanilang proposal magandang paraan para ma-handle ang LSI na uuwi sa kani-kanilang probinsya at yung pagpapatupad ng health standards gusto namin magkaroon ng isang implementation pare-parehas sa bawat LGUs na ilang araw ikukulong yung nag-violate hindi pagsusuot ng face masks. physical distanc, magkaroon yung multa para kahit saan pumunta ay pare parehas yung pagpapatupad (We agreed on how to implement localized lockdown. They will also submit their proposal on how to handle LSI who are going back to their home provinces and we also want to have the same implementation of health standards in every LGU with violators being jailed for a few days, including those not wearing face masks. Those not observing physical distancing will also be penalized with similar sanctions wherever they go),’’ Año reported to President Duterte during a recorded briefing aired over PTV4 on Tuesday.
Año said this new approach will be implemented by a team of experts in cooperation with local chief executives (LCE).