CHIEF COVID frontliner Mayor Beng Climaco has issued Executive Order BC 657-2021 adapting the StaySafe.Ph application as the official digital contact tracing system in Zamboanga City.
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| Mayor Beng Climaco |
She said all city and national government offices, including private establishments, and the public are enjoined to use the application and utilize a uniformed quick response (QR) code in all entrances; and designate a help desk or customer assistance desk for the registration with the StaySafe.Ph or for the generation and printing of the QR code for those who do not have smartphones.
The executive order makes it mandatory
for citizens - whether local residents or visitors who will enter, work or do
business in all indoor and enclosed public and private establishments
here - to download and register at the StaySafe.Ph application which can be
accessed on App store for iPhone, Google Play for Android devices and App
Gallery for Huawei.
There is also a penalty for those,
including establishments which fail to adapt the digital contact tracing system
and for the first offense, the penalty is P2,000 and P3,000 for the next
offense, and P5,000 for the third offense.
The Department of the Interior and Local
Government (DILG) also renewed its call to all local governments and the public
to use and patronize the StaySafe.Ph application.
DILG Officer-In-Charge Bernardo
Florece Jr. said the online application is an effective tool for contact
tracing nationwide to ensure consistent, and unified contact tracing reporting.
“Instead of using other apps, it
is imperative for local governments to use the StaySafe app for a unified
system that will allow seamless, fast, and efficient contact tracing efforts,”
he said, adding the digital contact tracing application will make it easier for
government authorities and medical experts to keep track of the cases all over
the country and carry out decisive actions to stem the rapid transmission of
the virus.
“Hindi po puwedeng kanya-kanya
tayo. We need a macro view of the situation on the ground so that we will be
armed with up-to-date information that will aid us in implementing Covid-19
response policies and measures,” Florece said.
The StaySafe.Ph application is
currently being used by some 15 million users and 700 local governments in the
country, according to the DILG. It aims to reach at least 50 million users and
connect all 1,634 city and municipal governments across the country.
David Almirol, President and CEO
of the Multisys Technologies Corporation, said the digital contact tracing
application is designed to aid in the management of Covid-19 cases by reminding
people to maintain physical distance, as well as recording and monitoring
symptoms of the deadly respiratory disease.
The application engages the
public against the spread of Cobid-19 and aggregates all reports available in
desktop and mobile versions, allowing the government to respond quickly to
people’s needs and make informed and timely decisions to keep the public safe
during this time of the pandemic. (Zamboanga Post)
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