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The mayor of the city of DAVAO, Sara Duterte-Carpio, admitted that there was a disconnect between the policies imposed by the city and their implementation on the ground, which generated anger and caused confusion among residents.
During a live interview on Monday, November 23, some listeners relayed their complaints to the mayor after being detained by Davao City Police Office (DCPO) personnel for allegedly violating non-essential travel despite obtaining the documents. and necessary conditions.
A listener, who went out on a bicycle on Sunday, November 22, said they were arrested by police despite being within a 10-kilometer radius of their residential address.
Duterte-Carpio, in response, said non-contact physical exercises such as walking, jogging and cycling are allowed, according to the Nov. 19 version of the Interagency Working Group for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease Resolutions (IATF). Omnibus guidelines. This provision is also adapted in the Executive Order of the City (EO) 62.
With this, the mayor reminded DCPO to review the city’s IATF and EO guidelines.
“There seems to be an error in the implementation of the guidelines on the ground. We will only remind our Davao City Police Office nga Basahon ang (read the) Omnibus Guide,” Duterte-Carpio said in an interview via 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio.
The mayor said there is no vague order in the guidelines and EOs, as the provisions are “clearly” laid out.
EO 62 went into effect on November 17, which aims to limit the non-essential movement of people, to control the increase in Covid-19 cases in the city.
A week after the FM pass was re-imposed, some Dabawenyos experienced inconsistencies in its implementation on the ground.
Mina Domingo Bangayan, in a public Facebook post, said he was denied access to a checkpoint in Bolton after failing to present his FM pass to checkpoint staff, when, he says, he does not need an FM pass to have a car service appointment.
He said he presented them with the confirmation text of his appointment, but they insisted on looking for his FM pass despite presenting their valid IDs and proof of the appointment. They even asked him for a certificate of employment and barangay authorization.
“PLEASE … whoever is in charge or the head of the checkpoints. Please report it. It’s embarrassing (For those in charge at our checkpoints, please inform your staff about the guidelines. It’s a shame ) “. Bangayan said.
Arjun, name withheld, was also banned from entering a money transfer center after failing to present his FM pass.
He said that he urgently needed the money to buy medicine for an emergency, but that he had to go to other centers. However, he was still not seen because he did not have an FM pass with him.
“I don’t understand why the FM pass is necessary at the money remittance center. I think there is only a misinterpretation of the law at the checkpoint, as well as theirs. [establishments]. Sa ako pagsabot, FM pass for ra man kung mupalit ka og pagkaon ug tambal. Unta mu-intervengo ani from the government (I don’t understand why remittance centers require FM passes as it is only intended for food and medicinal purposes. I thought that only at checkpoints there are misinterpretations in the guidelines, but also in the establishments. I hope the government looks into this, “said Arjun.
Davao Light and Power Co. also announced on its Facebook page that its service centers will now require FM passes. But he said his consumers can still pay online.
Some in the comment section said that this will only add a burden to your consumers, especially those who do not have access to online payment.
Some of the city’s major malls also require FM passes, especially at grocery stores.
Duterte-Carpio said that while the FM pass will be used to access food and medicine, it is still the prerogative of establishments to impose it.
“It is under the prerogative of the offices or establishments, which aims to further protect their employees and establishments,” said the mayor.
Meanwhile, SunStar Davao reached out to DCPO spokeswoman Captain Rose Aguilar to comment on the mayor’s recent pronouncement and complaints from some Dabawenyos about inconsistent implementation at checkpoints, but has yet to respond to the shutdown of this edition on Monday, November 23.
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