MOTORISTS and bikers are now asked to secure health clearances when traversing the Halsema National Highway.
They are also prohibited to conduct stopovers or visit tourist spots in the town amid the modified general community quarantine being implemented in Atok, Benguet.
Through Executive Order 65-2020, Atok Mayor Raymundo Sarac said it was observed during the MGCQ that motorists and bikers are freely traversing the Halsema National Highway and even to the extent of entering provincial and barangay roads without proper coordination.
He said there is a need to protect constituents of Atok town from the transmission of Covid-19.
Under the order, motorists and bikers are asked to have health certificate, while non-residents of the municipality are also asked to present itinerary of travels.
Stopovers are discouraged unless properly coordinated with the local government unit.
Non-residents of Atok are also prohibited to traverse along the barangay, municipal and provincial roads of the town.
As of October 4, there are three confirmed cases who all recovered from Covid-19 and there are zero active cases in the municipality.
Halsema Highway is one of the national highways in the country and stretches from the city limit of Baguio, Benguet towns and to Bontoc in Mt. Province.