MABALACAT City Mayor Cris Garbo has solicited the support of his constituents in the local government's fight against coronavirus disease (Covid-19).
The mayor stressed that the City Government may effectively execute plans and measures to address the health problem brought about by the pandemic.
Garbo recently convened the heads of the Mabalacat City Government (MCG) Covid-19 Inter-Agency Task Force to heighten the city's response on the new challenges of the pandemic.
“Tayo po ay nasa pagfinalize na ng pagiibayo ng ating plano sa ating pagtugon sa mapanghamong pandemyang ito. Marami po tayong innovation na isasagawa kontra-Covid-19 ngunit ito po ay mangangailangan ng kooperasyon mula sa bawat Mabalaqueño,” said Garbo.
The local chief executive is set to sign a new executive order to revamp the city’s Covid-19 Response Initiative System.
Dubbed “Centralized Covid-19 Response Initiative System,” the new approach aims to revamp the city’s Prevent-Trace-Isolate-Reintegrate framework.
Garbo's executive order emphasizes the participation of each Mabalaqueño household and the community in laying the first line of defense against Covid-19.
The EO has also pin-pointed “ground zero areas,” which will be included in the city’s heightened surveillance zones.
The local IATF has also identified the importance of the implementation and enforcement of the minimum health standards which are proven effective locally and globally.
On the city’s mass vaccination plan, some medical frontliners and priority individuals have already been inoculated with their first and second dose of the vaccines.
The local government unit is set to introduce the “Trident Attack Plan” against Covid-19 through the assistance of the national government, private corporations, and medical institutions.
This move is aimed to fill the gap on the Covid-19 mass immunization.
Teams were tasked to accelerate the testing and contact-tracing efforts, registration, orientation, screening, jabbing, and post vaccination care of the local government.
The EO is expected to establish partnership with the private sector to pool medical resources and additional facilities to assist individuals afflicted by the said disease.
Garbo’s EO will also introduce the Mabalacat Telemedicine Consultation and a Home Care System for Mabalaqueños.
“Ang EO na ito ay bahagi ng ating mas pina-igting na serbisyo ng pamahalaang lungsod sa gitna ng pandemya. Pansamantala, hindi ko po muna mailalathala ang buong detalye ng aking EO sa ngayon dahil patuloy parin po natin itong pinag-aaralan at ikinokonsulta sa ating mga kasamahan sa local IATF at pribadong sektor,” the mayor said.