ni Lolet Abania | May 6, 2022
Nasa red alert status na ang National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) at ang Office of Civil Defense (OCD) kaugnay sa nalalapit na May 9 national at local elections.
Susuportahan ng dalawang ahensiya ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) para sa tinatawag na “COVID-proofing” sa 2022 elections, kung saan ito ang kauna-unahang halalan na isasagawa sa Pilipinas sa gitna ng pandemya.
Sa ilalim ng Task Force Against COVID-19’s (NTF) Memorandum No. 6s na inisyu noong Mayo 2 ay nakasaad, “the OCD, all Regional Task Forces (RTFs), and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils (RDRRMC) are mandated to coordinate and mobilize member agencies to adhere to the requirements and needs set by the Comelec through its field offices.”
Ang OCD, kasama ang kanilang Regional Offices, bilang head ng Task Group Resource and Management and Logistics, ay inaatasan din na mag-facilitate at i-coordinate ang mga nakalaang medical supplies at iba pang logistical requirements para sa COVID-19 operations.
“Despite these circumstances, we urge our countrymen to keep the ‘Bayanihan Spirit’ alive to ensure a safe and healthy national and local elections,” saad ni Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV, OCD’s deputy administrator for operations.
Una nang sinabi ng Comelec na ang mga botante na nakikitaan ng COVID-19 symptoms ay papayagan pa ring bumoto sa nakatalagang isolation polling places.
Ayon pa sa Comelec, ang mga botante ay required na nakasuot ng face masks habang nasa mga polling precincts, at ang face shields ay optional na lamang.
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