Manila, Philippines – Ayon sa sinabi ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kongreso, may tinayalang 473 na pampublikong paaralan ang gagamitin ng 95 local government units bilang lokasyon para sa quarantine ng mga taong nahawaan at posibito sa COVID-19.
Hindi tinukoy ng Pangulo ang
lokasyon ng mga paaralan na aprobado ng Department of Education (DEPED) bilang
panandaliang isolation facility. Ito ay base sa pangatlong linggog report ng
Pangulo sa mga mambabatas hingil sa Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.
Sabi pa ng Pangulo na inaprobahan
ng DepEd ang 95 sa 209 na hiling galing sa mga LGUs.
“[T]he other requests are either
undergoing evaluation or awaiting additional documents for compliance,” sabi pa
ng Pangulo.
Sa isang memorandum na inilabas
noong March 26, hinayaan ni DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones sa mga regional
directors ang pagdedesisyon sa hiling ng mga LGUs hangga’t mayrong pagsusuri ng
mga division superintendent ng paaralan na umaayon din sa konsultasyon ng mga
namumuno sa paaralankasama ang Department of Health.
Ito
ang patnubay sa pagtatasa ng kahilingan:
- The LGU must state in its request the specific intended purpose or use for the school, and identify the particular facility in the school that will be used as well as the duration of their use, subject to extension, if necessary;
- The LGU must show that all other facilities have been duly assessed and were found to be inadequate. Schools can be recommended only when no other facilities are available;
- The LGU must present an assessment by the municipal, city, or provincial health officer that the facility within the school is suitable for the specific intended purpose;
- The LGU must present the planned management of the facility, which shall be under the supervision of the City/Municipal Health Officer, and must conform to existing DOH standards and guidelines and
- The LGU request must include an undertaking: for the safekeeping of all property and valuables in the school premises during the operation of the facility; payment of utilities for the period; the conduct of the general cleaning and fumigation, and repair and/or replacement of damaged school facilities as a result of the use of the school; and, payment of expenses related to the setting-up, operation and clearing of the areas used.
