IATF-EID Moratorium request

for LSIs'  entry to city denied

By Letty M.Militante

The IATF-EID has denied a request of the city government for a moratorium on the entry of Local Stranded Individuals and Returning Overseas Filipinos in Zamboanga City.

Earlier, Mayor Maria Isabelle C.Climaco Salazar   has requested for a moratorium on the entry of LSI’s and ROF’s in this city on the possibility that some of them could be carriers of the Covid 19 virus.

However, the  IATF-EID  emphasized that local government units (LGUs) are requested to accept LSIs and ROFs upon instruction of President Duterte and that

requests for moratorium will be granted should situation require it.

This was the response of  Key officials of IATF-EID   to the request of Mayor Beng Climaco for a moratorium on the entry of LSIs and ROFs in Zamboanga City which the latter reiterated during the teleconference meeting with LGU leagues and select local chief executives last Monday morning, July 20,2020. 

In other development, the IATF-EID also denied  Climaco Salazar  request on  allowing members of the same household to backride without need for safety barrier.

The  IATF denied the mayor's request on grounds that the barrier serves as a safety net for the common practice of riders to lift their helmet face shields during stops. (Letty M. Militante )