Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak says he will recommend to Mayor Edgardo Labella that the barangay quarantine passes will be honored for the meantime that the official quarantine passes have yet to be distributed. | Delta Letigio
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Councilor David Tumulak will suggest to Mayor Edgardo Labella that the quarantine passes released initially by the barangays should be honored while the official passes have yet to be distributed.
Tumulak said that the public would need to have the quarantine passes by Saturday, noon, when the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) would begin.
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Since the city government cannot automatically provide the official passes from the city, the barangay passes should at least be honored for the meantime.
“That is the proactive action of our barangays,” said Tumulak.
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Tumulak said he would be suggesting this to the mayor before the announcement of the official guidelines today.
However, Tumulak said these temporary passes should be replaced by the official city-issued passes to be in line with the directive of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
He said the DILG mandate would allow only one signature for all the passes in a local government unit (LGU), in Cebu City’s case, the mayor.
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The councilor also reminded that barangays would not be allowed to sell the quarantine passes.
“That is tantamount to extortion,” said Tumulak.
He encouraged the public to report any individual trying to sell the quarantine passes. /dbs