As part of its commitment to RIATF guidelines on scheduling regular disinfection days in government offices, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) XII has temporarily closed its Regional Office located at the Prime Regional Center, Koronadal City, South Cotabato on August 27 to 28.
The two-day building disinfection operation was done by a group specializing on sanitizing services. All of them came in PPEs as they went from office to office, fogging each room with antibacterial solution. They also did misting operations for the interiors of the building and all the service vehicles of the regional office using an FDA-approved germicidal solution. The final touch is the exposure of every room and vehicles to ultraviolet lights.
Director Josephine Cabrido-Leysa, CESO III, as contained in her issued memorandum released last week, stated that the two-day closure is one of the steps to ensure safety of all the employees and personnel of the Department.
In a brief message to all the personnel prior to the scheduled sanitation and decontamination proceedings, she stated that ‘it is part of the Department’s commitment to look after the safety of its own people.’
“I know that we cannot chose to be complacent or too lax when it comes to our health. This is our way of saying we care for you. Unknown to many of you, top management at the regional office are actually exposed to a lot of potential dangers as they cater to clients in the field, even here at the office” Dir. Leysa explained.
“We have to meet some people in many instances and in the process, we increase our exposure to the virus,” Dir. Leysa clarifies further.
As a result, all Regional Office personnel were directed to shift to a work-from-home arrangement to make sure that the delivery of public service in the Region will not be affected .
The public are meanwhile advised to transact official businesses during office hours through calls and e-mails.
Director Leysa said the she will ensure that whole of DILG XII will be ready by the time work resumes on September 1. A “No Visitor Policy” will still be strictly implemented starting that day.
