CDC to impose penalties to violators of safety protocols in Clark
CLARK FREEPORT-Clark Development Corporation is set to impose appropriate penalties to violators of health and safety protocols within the freeport.
As it prepares to reopen public areas, CDC has formulated new policies to effectively implement the health and safety protocols of the Inter Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATFEID) in the zone.
Under the new set of protocols, all persons are required to properly wear face masks at all times in public spaces of the freeport. Face masks can only be removed temporarily when eating or drinking if there is at least six feet physical distance between individuals.
CDC also said that groupings will be allowed in communal spaces provided that all members of the group belong to the same household. Aside from this, they should also properly wear their facemasks and keep a distance of at least ten meters from other persons or groups apart from theirs.
The following penalties will be enforced to anyone who will be caught violating the said protocols. An administrative fine of P300 will be charged for first offense, P500 for second offense, and P1000 for the third and succeeding offense.
Personnel from the CDC's Public Safety Division (PSD) will be stationed in all parks and other areas to ensure that visitors, guests, and stakeholders adhere to health and safety regulations.
Meanwhile, the stateowned firm also expects that the public will practice responsible waste disposal especially on communal spaces of the zone. Recently, additional trash bins were installed in different areas of the Freeport to educate and encourage the public on proper waste management and segr egat i on.
More details about the new guidelines in Clark Freeport Zone can be accessed through CDC’s official Facebook page and website.
CLARK FREEPORT --- The Sampung Libong Pag-asa program initiative of former Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano reached the 1,000 mark on Friday.
This after some 550 beneficiaries from the province of Bulacan and other parts of the country received P10,000 cash assistance each from Cayetano and his allies.
Around 500 beneficiaries in the activity on May 28 were from all five districts of Bulacan while 50 beneficiaries were picked from the comments section in Cayetano’s official Facebook page during the live feed.
The live feed also went viral, with more than 270,000 people reached and almost 350,000 comments of support generated.
This was described as an indication that the 10K Ayuda initiative of the former Speaker and his allies has already gained momentum.
“Ngayong pandemic, sa pag-iikot namin, extraordinary ‘yung paghihirap ng tao. So, we were really thinking paano makakatulong," Cayetano said.
(As we moved around during the pandemic, we saw the extraordinary suffering of the people. So we were really thinking of ways we could help.)
“So, nung sinubukan lang namin, namili lang tayo ng ilan at nagulat kami – hindi lang ‘yung hirap na hirap, pati ‘yung mga middle class, hirap na rin,” he added.
(So when we tried it, we just selected a few and we were surprised to find that it wasn’t just the poor who were suffering but even the middle class.)
Among the featured success stories in Friday’s Sampung Libong Pag-asa program were Lorna Javierto' and Rosa De Jesus's, both from Bulacan.
Javierto is a sari-sari store owner who has six kids. She said she used the money as additional capital for her store and to pay for her family’s basic needs, such as food and pending electricity bill. As a result, her daily income increased from P300 to P500 per day.
“Sobrang saya talaga, kasi ‘yung sampung libo na ‘yan, malaking tulong talaga ‘yan sa panahon ngayon na sobrang hirap,” she said. (I’m very happy because the 10K is a big help at this time of deep crisis.)
De Jesus, for her part, sells ice candy, fruit, and merienda from Paombong. In 2013, she started suffering from lupus, requiring her to go through expensive laboratory tests while sending her child to school.