Yap emphasized the need to impose additional measures to prevent the spread of the disease and spare the province from COVID-19.
To strengthen the various executive orders he has issued to respond to the threat of the pandemic as declared by the World Health Organization, the governor has tasked all local chief executives to comply with the memorandum.
The memorandum said barangays are to issue one Pass Order to each household within their constituency in a "one household, one pass" policy.
Households need to choose one representative who shall get hold of the said pass to go through checkpoints on regulated hours, between 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. to transact business with establishments and buy household needs.
It may be recalled that Executive Order No. 18 ordered the closure of non-essential businesses in Bohol to significantly reduce chances of people congregating and gathering in these areas.
Establishments dealing with essential food and supplies as well as services remain open, until the regulated time as expressed in the executive order.
The memorandum, issued March 27, takes effect on March 30.
Other than the said pass, the provincial government also issued work passes for workers for them to be allowed through the checkpoints and be spared from the apprehensions in violation of the community quarantine as they go out to perform their duties.
On the other hand, local governments also issued food passes to one member of each household who will claim their food rations given to the households.
For Patients under Monitoring, Patients Under Investigation, and those showing other forms of illnesses resembling the symptoms of COVID-19, the Home Quarantine Pass would be required.
All other executive order provisions that remain to be in effect are the province-wide curfew in Bohol between 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., the 24-hour curfew for minors except those who are working to help their families or those who are volunteering for medical work, and for persons aged 65 years old and above except those who are still working for food in the farms.
Within the community quarantine period, nobody is allowed to go out of their residences without wearing face masks and without bringing any of the passes issued by the government.
Violation to these executive orders can be prosecuted through Republic Act 11332.
If found guilty, violators can be fined between P20,000 to P50,000, resisting arrest to person in authority or Article 151 of the Revised Penal Code which fetches a penalty of less than P500 and prison terms, or when the subject gets rough with the authorities, can be sued for assault to a person in authority which fetches fines of less than P1,000 and prison terms. (rahc/PIA-7/Bohol)
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