PGLU LEVERAGES PARTNERSHIPS TO FIGHT COVID-19
By: Justin Paul D. Marbella, PIO | Photo By: Sonny Buenaventura, PIO | Date: July 18, 2020
LEVERAGING PARTNERSHIPS TO FIGHT COVID-19. Gov Pacoy convened San Fernando City Mayor Alfredo Ortega, Baguio City Councilor Francisco Roberto Ortega VI, Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office 1 Dir. PBGEN Rodolfo S Azurin Jr., PNP Provincial Dir. PCOL Jay R Cumigad, Department of Health CoViD-19 Focal Person Dr. Rheuel Bobis, Regional Epidemiologist Dr. Rosario Pamintuan, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Eduardo Posadas, Designate Assistant PDRRMO Alvin Cruz and San Fernando City Health Officer Dr. Allyn Pacio today, July 18, 2020 to meet with Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, who has been appointed by President Duterte as the country's contact tracing czar, to discuss strategies for the province to intensify its contact tracing as a means to contain CoViD-19.
Given the recent spike in the number of COVID-19 cases, with the current tally at 49 confirmed cases, the Province aims to solidify its efforts through further capacitating its Provincial Contact Tracing Team (CTT), strengthening partnerships with the component LGU CTTs and the Philippine National Police, enhancing current data systems to be utilized for contact tracing and adapting Baguio City’s CoViD-19 Incident Management Workflow, among others.
