The Iloilo City Compliance Monitoring Team (CMT) issued from June 30-July 6, 2020 citation tickets to 85 persons for failure to face masks in public and non-observance of physical distancing rules.
The team is doing rounds to check if physical distancing and proper wearing of face masks are practiced in public places to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Some 200 compliance officers are strictly enforcing Regulation Ordinance 2020-061 (Wearing of Face Mask in Public) and Regulation Ordinance 2020-066 (An Ordinance Implementing Physical Distancing).
Both ordinances impose P500 penalty on violators, while the latter imposes P5,000 fine on public establishments for not ensuring the one-meter physical distance between persons in their premises.
Three establishments, including billiard hall and internet cafes, were issued citation tickets.
Aside from not wearing face masks, three persons were also fined for smoking in public.
Violations were recorded in transport terminals, markets and ports.
Four persons settled their penalties.
Task Force on Moral and Values Formation (TFMVF) head Nestor Canong appealed to the public to be responsible and disciplined. He always urged people in the city to wear face mask and observe physical distancing.
CMT is composed of personnel from TFMVF, Barangay Affairs Office, City Sports Development Office, Business Permit and Licensing Office, Task Force Badjao, Task Force on Anti-Squatting and Illegal Structures, City Environment and Natural Resources Office, and Green Guards. (Beatriz Angelica Pequierda/Iloilo City PIO)
