THE Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the recommendation to include Safety Seals in the requirements for obtaining business permits, a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) official said on Tuesday, March 22, 2022.
DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said they will issue a memorandum circular to the local government units (LGUs) for the implementation of the measure.
“That has been approved during the IATF [meeting] that we will issue a memorandum circular to all our LGUs to require Safety Seals in specific identified industries lalo na 'yung mga negosyo na closed door (especially closed door businesses),” Densing said during a Laging Handa public briefing.
He said so far, six percent of the businesses in the country have Safety Seals.
Safety Seals are being issued by the Department of Trade and Industry to establishments that comply with the safety standard set by the government amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic. (SunStar Philippines)