Republic of the Philippines

PROVINCE OF SULTAN KUDARAT

OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR
National Highway, Kalawag II, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
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EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 52

Series of 2020

“AN ORDER RE-EXTENDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MODIFIED

GENERAL COMMUNITY QUARANTINE IN THE PROVINCE OF SULTAN
KUDARAT UNTIL OCTOBER 15, 2020”

WHEREAS, on March 26, 2020, to protect its people from the contamination of Corona
Virus Diseases -19 (COVID-19) and to contain its further spread in the province, the Provincial
Governor of Sultan Kudarat issued Executive Order No. 25 declaring Enhanced Community
Quarantine in the province effective March 28, 2020 to April 30, 2020;

WHEREAS, on April 30, 2020, Executive Order No. 31 was issued declaring the province
under state of General Community Quarantine effective May 1, 2020 until sooner revoked, modified
or repealed accordingly which was subsequently amended by Executive Order No. 33 on May 4,
2020;

WHEREAS, to further protect the people of Sultan Kudarat from contamination of COVID-
19, the Provincial Governor issued several Executive Orders, to wit:

a) on May 15, 2020, Executive Order No. 34 was issued extending the implementation of
General Community Quarantine in the Province of Sultan Kudarat until May 31, 2020;

b) on May 30, 2020, Executive Order No. 36 was issued declaring the province under the
state of Modified General Community Quarantine effective June 1 to 15, 2020;

c) on June 15, 2020, Executive Order No. 37 was issued extending the implementation of
Modified General Community Quarantine until June 30, 2020;

d) on June 30, 2020, Executive Order No. 38 was issued re-extending the period of Modified
General Community Quarantine in the Province of Sultan Kudarat effective July 1 until
July 15, 2020;

e) on July 16, 2020, Executive Order No. 42 was issued placing the province under Modified
General Community Quarantine-Medium Risk until July 31, 2020;

d) on August 1, 2020, Executive Order No. 45 was issued extending the implementation of
Modified General Community Quarantine in the Province of Sultan Kudarat until August
15, 2020;

f) on August 19, 2020, Executive Order No. 46 was issued re-imposing the implementation
of General Community Quarantine in the Province of Sultan Kudarat until August 31,
2020 and declaring Enhanced Community Quarantine in Purok Pag-Asa I of Barangay
Kalawag II, Datugan Compound at Purok Maligaya of Barangay Kalawag I and Purok
Adarna 2 of Barangay Sampao, all of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat;

g) on September 1, 2020, Executive Order No. 48 was issued declaring the Province of
Sultan Kudarat under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) until September
15, 2020;

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 h) on September 15, 2020, Executive Order No. 49 was issued extending the implementation
of Modified General Community Quarantine in the Province of Sultan Kudarat until
September 30, 2020;

i) on September 30, 2020, Executive Order No. 52 was issued re-extending the
implementation of Modified General Community Quarantine in the Province of Sultan
Kudarat until October 15, 2020;

WHEREAS, as of October 14, 2020, there are no new confirmed Covid-19 cases, but there
are already seven (7) deaths and two (2) new suspect cases in the Province of Sultan Kudarat;

WHEREAS, there is still a need to continuously provide guidelines for the protection of the
people of Sultan Kudarat against COVID-19 cases and further re-extend the implementation of
Modified General Community Quarantine until October 30, 2020;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SUHARTO T. MANGUDADATU, Ph.D., Provincial Governor

of Sultan Kudarat, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby ORDER the following:

SECTION 1. RE-EXTENSION OF MODIFIED GENERAL COMMUNITY

QUARANTINE. The Province of Sultan Kudarat is hereby declared under a Re-Extended
Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) until October 30, 2020 unless earlier lifted or
extended as circumstances may warrant.

The movement of all persons shall be limited to accessing goods and services, and for work in
permitted offices or establishments or such other activities allowed by IATF, except on the following:

a. Restriction on movement for leisure purposes is still prevailing covering closure of the
leisure houses, including but not limited to the following:

a.1 Recreation facilities

a.2 Cockpits
a.3 Movie houses
a.4 Billiard halls
a.5 Internet cafes
a.6 Bars and beer-houses
a.7 Other entertainment, cultural centers and amusement sites

b. Excluded in this restriction are the following:

b.1 swimming in resorts

b.2 jogging, walking, running, biking, workouts in public places and parks,
b.3 individual outdoor exercises and sports such as tennis, badminton, equestrian,
range shooting, skateboarding and all kinds of outside physical fitness, except sports with
close contact such as basketball, Volleyball, martial arts, taekwondo, etc.

c. Restriction on the movement outside residence of the hereunder individuals, except when
indispensable under the circumstances for obtaining essential goods and services, medical
and humanitarian reasons or for work in permitted industries and offices:

c.1 elderly (60 years old and above),

c.2 minors (less than 21 years old),
c.3 pregnant women, and
c.4 individual with severe underlying medical condition or who are
immunocompromised or with co-morbidities

Government personnel manning borders and/or checkpoints (police, military and barangay
tanod) shall respect the freedom of interzonal and intrazonal movement of older persons by allowing
them to cross borders for medical and/or humanitarian purposes other than leisure. Provided, that

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humanitarian purposes shall include the obtaining of essential goods and services that are not
available in the province of Sultan Kudarat. The aforementioned government personnel shall honor
the senior citizen IDs issued by OSCA as guaranteed by R.A. 9994.

Older persons shall be allowed also to do individual outdoor non-contact sports and other
forms of exercise, essential to promote their health and well-being. Provided, that minimum health
and hygiene standards and proper physical/social distancing shall be observed.

All commercial establishments permitted to operate, especially those providing essential

goods and services, shall respect and implement the freedom of movement of these older persons.

SECTION 2. PRESENCE OF PERSONNEL AT CHECK POINTS. The presence of

uniformed personnel are still required in all border/check points in all municipalities and the City of
Tacurong in the Province of Sultan Kudarat to check entries of individual for health and security
purposes.

SECTION 3. PRESENTATION OF IDs AT CHECK POINTS. The policy of “No ID No

Entry” in the province of Sultan Kudarat is still effective and the following identification shall be
presented to authorities at the border/check points to show that they are residents of the province of
Sultan Kudarat and to prove that they are aged between 21-59 such as, but not limited to:

a. company or gov’t. office ID

b. frontliner ID
c. IATF ID
d. Media ID
e. Senior Citizen ID
f. in the absence of appropriate IDs, certificate from the company or gov’t. institution
or barangay stating that they are working thereat or certificate from the barangay
chairman that the person is a resident of the barangay and not belonging to those
restricted individuals.

SECTION 4. OPERATION OF ALL BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS INCLUDING

TOURIST INDUSTRY. All business establishments are allowed to open and operate at fifty percent
(50%) operational capacity or using the herein formula for its operational capacity (Floor area divided
by 2 square meters = allowed no. of persons in the establishments), while encouraging work-from-
home and other flexible work arrangement, where applicable. As to the operation of accredited tourist
industry, the required Certificate of Authority to Operate shall be secured first from the
Department of Tourism (DOT) prior to its operation. While those that are not accredited, they shall
secure a Certificate of Authority to Operate from the Provincial Tourism Office.

However, for hotels and other accommodation establishments, only those accredited as
provided by law and relevant DOT and DILG issuances may operate, and only upon issuance of a
Certificate of Authority to Operate by the DOT.

Establishments for leisure purposes enumerated in Section 1.a hereof are not allowed to
operate.

Restaurants, bistros, eateries, cafeterias, and other food chains can operate for dine-in but
with strict observance of health protocol cited hereof particularly on social distancing.

The number of entrance and exit to public market shall be left to the sound discretion of LGU.

Malls shall limit entry of shoppers and implement mandatory temperature check and
mandatory use of face masks and alcohol. They are required to keep the centralized temperature at 26
degrees Celsius and stop offering free WIFI to discourage people to “linger” inside the malls.

Shoppers at “ukay-ukay” shall be regulated by limiting its numbers so as to enforce social

distancing with strict observance of health protocols like establishing handwashing areas and use of
thermal scanners for shoppers at the entrance.
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 The policy of “Reservation Only” shall be observed in all resorts and tourist destinations in
the province so as to strictly implement the 50% capacity, thus, no walk-in patrons/customers shall be
accepted.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the negative list of industries issued by DTI shall remain
prohibited to operate.

SECTION 5. OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICES. Work in government offices

may be at full operational capacity or under such alternative work arrangements as agencies may
deem proper in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations issued by the Civil Service
Commission (CSC).

SECTION 6. MASS GATHERINGS ALLOWED. Mass gatherings such as but not limited
to movie screenings, concerts, sporting events and other entertainment activities, religious services
and work conferences shall be allowed provided that participants shall be limited to fifty percent
(50%) of the seating or venue capacity.

Appearance/attendance of participants on these gatherings shall be strictly recorded for future

contact tracing stating therein the date and venue of gathering, name and residence (street, barangay
and municipality/city) of the attendees.

SECTION 7. CLEAN-UP AND DISINFECTION DAY EVERY FRIDAY. LGUs, NGAs

and Private establishments shall observe a clean-up and disinfection day of its buildings and offices
every Friday to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

SECTION 8. OBSERVANCE OF HEALTH PROTOCOL. The following health protocol

shall be observed in all offices, private or public, and establishments, to wit:

a. social distancing (minimum of at least 1 meter).

b. mandatory wearing of face mask.
c. designated washing areas at the entrance of the establishment or in area accessible to the
customers.
d. provision of footbath at the entrance
e. thermal scanning for entering customers will be done, and
f. prohibition on spitting in public places.

IATF of LGUS shall designate Municipal/City Monitoring Team who shall strictly monitor
compliance herewith and thereby authorized to issue citation tickets for violators of this Executive
Order in accordance with the penalty imposed by Provincial Ordinance No. 36 dated August 10,
2020.

SECTION 9. RESTRICTION ON NON-ESSENTIAL ENTRY AND EXIT.

a. Non-essential entry of people from outside of the Province of Sultan Kudarat is restricted,
especially persons who are at high risk of being infected i.e., 60 years old and above,
immunocompromised or with co-morbidities and pregnant women, except:

(1) health workers,

(2) authorized government officials,
(3) those travelling for medical or humanitarian reasons,
(4) persons transiting to other provinces for essential and authorized travel
(5) persons providing basic services and public utilities, and
(6) labor, essential skeletal workforce and
(7) members of the Press

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 Persons entering the province shall present their valid IDs, contact numbers and travel history
and to submit themselves to check up for symptoms of the disease in accordance with Department of
Health (DOH) protocols and guidelines.

Returning Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) and repatriating Overseas Filipinos (OFs) shall
present their Travel Authority and Medical Certificate at the border checkpoints.

b. Non-essential exit of people from the Province of Sultan Kudarat, is restricted, except:
(1) health workers,
(2) authorized government officials,
(3) those travelling for medical or humanitarian reasons, and
(4) those who were granted entry based on the above-mentioned provisions, provided
that all persons leaving the Province of Sultan Kudarat must be checked for signs and
symptoms (e.g., fever, respiratory symptoms, diarrhea) at exit checkpoints

c. Essential entry and exit of residents from one municipality/City of Tacurong to other
municipality/City of Tacurong within the Province of Sultan Kudarat, other than leisure,
are allowed, more so, if it is for medical or humanitarian reason.

Moreover, essential entry and exit of people from our neighboring provinces of Maguindanao
and Cotabato shall be allowed since they will be passing by our province in going to their detached
municipalities, i.e. Buluan-Shariff Aguak passing by Tacurong, Isulan and Esperanza and vice versa;
Isulan-Lebak or Kalamansig passing by Upi, Maguindanao and vice versa; Tacurong-Columbio
passing by Buluan and Datu Paglas, Maguindanao etc. as our geographical make-up is not
contiguous.

Furthermore, there are interlinkages between the province of Maguindanao, Cotabato and
Sultan Kudarat in commercial transactions to So. Cotabato and Gen. Santos City and the delivery of
their goods, commodities and agricultural products to the seaport and airport of General Santos City
will pass through our province.

SECTION 10. STRENGTHENING REGIONAL BOUNDARIES. Regional boundary

situated in the Municipalities of Pres. Quirino, Brgy. Kalandagan in Tacurong City, Esperanza, Brgy.
Kolambog in Isulan and Columbio shall be strengthened by enforcing the “no identification, no entry
policy.” Concomitant to this, a Border Pass shall be issued by the PIATF to vehicles entering SK
province at the said borders. Said Border Pass shall bear the name of the driver and passengers, plate
number, time of ingress in the province and egress thereof. Upon its egress, the said Border Pass
shall be surrendered at the border checkpoint and then turned over by the local enforcer thereat to the
MESU of concerned LGU.

Public transport going outside and inside of SOCSKSARGEN region shall have a list of their
passengers with their destination. Said list shall be furnished the PESU for future contact tracing.

Passage of government vehicles, including vehicles of COVID-19 frontliners, ambulance, fire

trucks and other emergency vehicles, shall not be hampered.

Public transport coming from outside of SOCSKSARGEN region may be allowed entry
provided it is from point to point, i.e., terminal to terminal, thus, no picking-up of passengers along
the highway. Dropping of passengers along the highway may be allowed. Listing of passengers with
their addresses and destinations shall be done at the terminal prior to their boarding on the public
transport. Said list shall be furnished the PESU for future contact tracing.

AFP and PNP personnel including health sector manning the checkpoint shall see to it that all
passengers, including the driver, undergo thermal scanning. Those found to be of high temperature
shall be turned over to the nearest Triage.

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 SECTION 11. IMPLEMENTATION OF BORDER PASS AT THE REGIONAL/
PROVINCIAL BOUNDARIES OF THE PROVINCE OF SULTAN KUDARAT. This system
shall be observed on the issuance of border pass at the designated regional/provincial quarantine
control points to all individuals transiting along the national route within the province of Sultan
Kudarat, without implication to psychological and social impact to the travelling community.

A. RESPONSIBILITIES:

A.1 The Provincial Health Office (PHO) shall be the Office with Primary Responsibility
(OPR) in the implementation of this procedure on issuance of border pass.

A.2 The PHO shall render report directly to the Governor any incident management
information being relayed from the designated quarantine control points during the
implementation of the provision on border control pass. Lateral Information shall be provided
by the Incident Command Post, being the monitoring entity.

A.3 The Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) shall be responsible in
cascading the procedures of this system to the Municipal Epidemiology and Surveillance
(MESU) and further assist in the monitoring of the implementation of this procedure.

A.4 The concerned MESU shall be responsible for the custody and repository of all
surrendered and collected border control passes in their respective locality where there is an
identified regional/ provincial exit points.

A.5 The Philippine National Police (PNP) uniformed personnel manning the identified
regional/provincial boundary quarantine control points shall be responsible for issuing the
border control pass to the transiting individual/groups in the Province of Sultan Kudarat.

A.6 The Incident Management Team shall be responsible for the overall monitoring of the
implementation of the issuance of the border passes at the regional/ provincial borders.

C. PROCEDURES:

C.1 The border control pass shall be issued by manning PNP uniformed personnel to all
transiting individual/groups passing the identified regional/provincial quarantine control
points.

C.2 Border pass number, vehicle plate number, time of entry, time of exit, destination, and
authentication at the back of the Sultan Kudarat-Provincial Inter Agency Task Force (SK-
PIATF) border pass form shall be filled up by the PNP uniformed personnel on duty, while
other details required in the form shall be provided by the transiting individual/groups.

C.3 The accomplished border pass shall be surrendered by the transiting individual/groups
upon their exit in the identified regional/provincial quarantine control points of the Province
of Sultan Kudarat. Same shall be received by the PNP uniformed personnel on duty and
eventually turn-over to the respective MESU/s.

C.4 The Municipal Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit in the identified regional/provincial
exit quarantine control points shall collect all surrendered border passes and shall keep it in
there custody as the repository entity for data basing and future references.

C.5 Concerned MESU/s shall render report not later the 8 AM daily to the PESU on the
relative details of the border passes surrendered and collected at their respective
regional/provincial boundaries.

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 C.6 PNP on the other hand shall have the flexibility for coordination between their concerned
units on number validation of the issued upon entry and surrendered upon exit border passes.

C.7 Incident Management Team shall have the flexibility to regularly monitor the
implementation of the issuance of border passes at the regional/ provincial boundaries, and
render report to the PHO as the case maybe.

C.8 PHO shall render daily update to the Governor on the status of observance/compliance to
the provision on the implementation of the issuance of border pass as herein stipulated in this
Executive Order .

C.9 Lateral coordination between office/units with responsibilities on this Standing Operating
Procedure is authorized.

SECTION 12. ENTRY OF PERSON COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF SOCSKSARGEN

REGION TO BE QUARANTINED. Persons entering the province of Sultan Kudarat coming from
other regions but domiciled in Sultan Kudarat who are ROFs and LSIs, particularly those who came
from regions where local transmission is prevalent, shall be required to undergo monitored maximum
of fourteen (14) day quarantine in Isolation Facility or home quarantine.

A recovered confirmed case may be reintegrated to the community provided that individual
will undergo seven (7) days strict home quarantine aside from the 14 day quarantine aforementioned.
Said individual shall undergo rapid diagnostic test after completion of the said 7 day home
quarantine.

If the person allowed entry in our province will be showing any signs or symptoms of
COVID-19, the concerned BHERT shall report as such to the Provincial Epidemiological
Surveillance Unit (PESU) and the latter will accordingly act on the said report.

SECTION 13. OPERATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT. Public transport will be allowed

to operate in the Province of Sultan Kudarat at a reduced capacity provided strict social distancing
and wearing of face mask will be observed.

Passengers who are not wearing face masks, face shields and who do not have Identifications
shall not be allowed to board PUBs, PUVs or tricycles.

Tricycles with municipal or city franchise/permit shall not be allowed re-entry the moment it
goes out of its route. This is to restrict its operation to assigned route only.

To observe courtesy among LGUs, tricycles shall ply within their respective routes only and
shall not be allowed to ply outside of their required routes. Violators shall be dealt accordingly.

This section does not cover private tricycles (see section 2 of E.O. No. 30 issued on April 17,
2020 by the Provincial Governor of Sultan Kudarat on the context of public transport) as the owners
thereof have the right to travel recognized by law.

Public transport coming from outside of the province of Sultan Kudarat may be allowed entry
provided it is from point to point, i.e., terminal to terminal, thus, no picking-up or dropping-off of
passengers along the highway. Listing of passengers with their addresses and destinations shall be
done at the terminal prior to their boarding on the public transport. Said list shall be furnished the
PESU for future contact tracing.

LGUs are advised to establish a tricycle terminal at the border, but not along the national
highway, to drop-off their passengers. Neighboring LGUs shall coordinate with each other as to the
establishment of terminal at the border for this purpose.

SECTION 14. NO. OF PASSENGERS ALLOWED TO BOARD PUBLIC

TRANSPORT AND PRIVATE VEHICLES. For strict compliance with social distancing, the
following public and private vehicles shall only be allowed to have the following passengers:
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 (For clarity, the driver is excluded in the counting)
Tricycle – two (2) passengers: one (1) in front and one (1) at the back. The passengers shall
be isolated and/or separated from each other and the driver by a covering or
thick transparent plastic.

Multi-cab – seven (7) passengers: one (1) in front, besides the driver, and six (6) at the back
– three (3) fronting each other . If possible, passengers fronting each other
shall be isolated and/or separated from each other and the driver by a covering
or thick transparent plastic.

Commuter Van
 18 seaters Grandia – nine (9) passengers
 14 seaters van – seven (7) passengers

Automobile – three (3) passengers

SUV – five (5) passengers

Pick up (double cab) – three (3) passengers: one (1) in front besides the driver; two (2) at
the back. Backriders at the pick up’s cargo bay shall not be allowed.

Cargo Truck – maximum of five (5) personnel, with or without load, one (1) in front besides
the driver and four (4) personnel at the back

Motorcycle - one (1) passenger, without distinction, provided he is wearing a face mask,
helmet and barrier.

Considering that some barangays in the coastal towns of Lebak, Kalamansig and Palimbang
including the mountainous portions of Sen. Ninoy Aquino, Bagumbayan, Esperanza, Columbio are
considered Geographically Isolated and Disadvantaged Areas (GIDAs) wherein mobility has been
limited because of the absence of regular public transport use motorcycle instead as one of the means
of transportation thereat, thus, motorcycle back riding is allowed without distinction as to what kind
of passenger back riding therein.

A safety barrier whose design is duly approved by the IATF National Task Force COVID-19
must be placed between the driver and passenger. However, reason dictates that spouse, siblings,
children parents and common-law wife who are living in the same household are no longer required
to place the said barrier between the driver and passenger.

The regulation of bicycle, being one of the modes of our constituents’ transportation due to
Community Quarantine, shall be left at the discretion of LGUs.

No increase of fare shall be imposed by public transport operators/drivers upon the riding
public.

SECTION 15. IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFORM TRANSPORT CODING FOR

ALL VEHICLES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE TRANSPORT, IN THE ENTIRE PROVINCE.
There shall be a uniform odd-even scheme for public and private transport on the roads within the
Province of Sultan Kudarat. Tricycles with municipal franchise, public and private transport shall be
allowed to use public roads, streets and other thoroughfares within the territorial jurisdiction of the
Province of Sultan Kudarat on the following days:

a. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays – plate no., conduction sticker or control

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 number ending in 1,3,5,7,9

b. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays – plate no., conduction sticker or control

number ending in 2,4,6,8,0
c. Sundays – no public and private transport shall be allowed on Sunday as this
will be a “No Movement Day”.

The basis of transport coding on tricycles and those with no issued plate are their control
number or conduction sticker issued by the concerned LGU or car company, respectively.

The following are, however, exempted from the Odd-Even Scheme, to wit:

a. Elective and appointive officials and employees of the government who are going to and fro
their public duties;
b. Physicians, Medical or Health personnel and employees of other allied services going to
and from their work
c. Media personalities;
d. Members of the LGU Covid Task Force/Incident ManagementTeam;
e. Farm/Food Industry/Bank/MoneyTransfer/Groceries/Convenience / Funeral Employees;
f. Public Utility Employees (SUKELCO and SK Water District,Telecommunication, Energy
and Water Companies, Sanitation );

The following vehicles are also exempted from the Odd-Even Scheme, to wit:

a) Armored vehicles;
b) Red plate vehicles;
c) Cargo trucks;
d) Ambulance;
e) Rescue Vehicles;
f) Bicycles provided that the driver has quarantine pass;
g) Vehicles of members of the LGU Covid Task Force/Incident Management Team;
h) Vehicles of Skeletal Work Force of LGU;

SECTION 16. “NO MOVEMENT DAY ON SUNDAY”. The “No Movement Day on
Sunday” is re-implemented in the entire province of Sultan Kudarat every Sunday. No individual is
allowed to go out on the said days, except our local enforcers on duty, media, health practitioners
going to hospital and health facilities, frontliners, Governors, Vice Governors, Mayors, Vice Mayors,
emergency and rescue personnel on actual emergency and rescue operation and other individuals on
emergency situation.

All business establishments shall be closed on the said days, except Hospitals and
pharmacies.

The policy of “No Face Mask, No Face Shield, No Entry” shall be strictly observed in all
business establishments.

SECTION 17. UNHAMPERED MOVEMENT OF ALL TYPES OF CARGOES. The

movement of all types of cargoes by land, air or sea within and across the Province of Sultan Kudarat
shall be unhampered. Workers in the logistics sector, such as cargo, trucking, courier delivery and
port operations shall likewise be allowed to transit across the province. Provided, that only a
maximum of five (5) personnel, as that stated in section 14, may operate cargo and delivery vehicles
by land, with or without load.

No additional passes or travel permits in entering a municipality/city shall be required by

LGUs upon the above-mentioned cargo, including its driver and crew, neither will the asymptomatic
drivers and crew of cargo or service delivery vehicles to undergo mandatory fourteen (14) – day

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home quarantine.

Enforcers manning every checkpoint shall require vehicle owners/drivers with food stickers
issued by agencies of the government passing the borders to present their business permit to
determine the legitimacy of the issued sticker. Those with no business permit shall be required to
remove/detach the stickers in their own vehicle.

SECTION 18. OBSERVANCE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING DURING WAKE/VIGIL.

Wake/vigil for suspected and probable covid-19 cases shall not only be confined to the immediate
members of the family of the deceased as it will now allow non-members to undergo vigil/wake,
provided that social distancing is to be observed. Vigil/wake on natural death shall not be longer than
five (5) days.

SECTION 19. SCHEDULE OF BURIAL. Burial shall be done on the following schedules:
1) suspected and probable COVID-19 cases shall be within 48 hours after death, and 2) confirmed
COVID-19 cases shall be within 12 hours after death.

SECTION 20. RESUMPTION OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE

CONSTRUCTION. All construction of projects, private or government, shall be allowed to resume.
Movement of employees and movement and delivery of equipment, supplies, and cargoes from
government and private contractors shall not be delayed as they are allowed throughout the Province
of Sultan Kudarat.

SECTION 21. RESUMPTION OF WORK OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF OF

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND RESUMPTION OF CLASSES. All administrative
staff of private and public schools in the Province of Sultan Kudarat are directed to resume their work
and functions, maintaining a skeletal workforce, wearing of face mask and to observe the social
distancing in the office.

However, the school opening for elementary and high school in the Province of Sultan
Kudarat shall be deferred until SY 2021.

Limited face-to-face or in-person classes may be conducted in HEIs provided there is strict
compliance with minimum public health standards and compliance with guidelines set by CHED.

Face-to-face TVET training and competency assessment may be conducted at up to 50 %

training and assessment site capacity, provided there is strict compliance with minimum public health
standards and TESDA guidelines.

SECTION 22. OBSERVANCE OF CURFEW HOUR. Everybody is enjoined to observe

curfew hour from 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m.

All establishments within the Province of Sultan Kudarat may be closed from 5:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m.

Individuals who are attending or experiencing emergency conditions which requires

immediate action to prevent the loss of life or limb shall be considered exempt from curfew for
medical and humanitarian reasons.

Law enforcement agencies are likewise enjoined to observe fair and humane treatment of
curfew violators.

LGUs which impose different curfew hour on the ground of peace and order situation shall
justify the same through submission of a Resolution passed by the Local Peace and Order Council
supported by certification coming from the PNP and AFP in the area.

SECTION 23. MANDATORY WEARING OF FACE MASK. Every Sultan Kudarateños

and those sojourning in the province of Sultan Kudarat shall wear a face mask upon leaving their
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home to go to their respective place of work and other destination. LCEs are encourage to pass an
Ordinance to this effect.

SECTION 24. MANDATORY WEARING OF FACE SHIELD. The wearing of face

shield shall be required in supermarkets, public markets, malls, public transport and in venues where
government initiated meetings and critical government services are being conducted or provided.

In all other public areas, the wearing of face shields shall be highly encouraged. Local
government units are enjoined to provide their constituents with face shields, subject to availability of
funds, and giving priority to the members of vulnerable population.

SECTION 25. MANDATORY OBSERVANCE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING. The

employer shall strictly enforce and observe the social distancing of 1 meter. All establishments where
queuing exists shall provide markings to identify the customers designated area to wait.

SECTION 26. NO PRICE INCREASE. There shall be no price increase in basic goods in

the midst of COVID-19 pandemic.

To protect consumers from Sultan Kudarat, DTI-Sultan Kudarat shall conduct periodic check
on all business establishments to determine if there are irregular price increase and/or hoarding of
goods and commodities to the detriment of our consumers.

Concomitant to this, DTI-SK shall also see to it that online sellers shall display prices of their
products pursuant to R.A. 7394, otherwise known as Consumers Act of 1972 and R.A. 7581,
otherwise known as “An Act Providing Protection to Consumers by Stabilizing the Prices of Basic
Necessities and Prime Commodities and by Prescribing Measures Against Undue Price Increases
During Emergency Situations and Like Occasions.”

Should there be such irregular price increase, appropriate action shall be made accordingly by
DTI-SK.

SECTION 27. STRENGTHENING ISOLATION FACILITIES. All municipalities in the

Province of Sultan Kudarat and the City of Tacurong shall strengthen their own isolation facilities by
providing sufficient manpower for its operation in accordance with the organizational structure
provided by Executive Order No. 29 of the Provincial Governor dated April 15, 2020.

The isolation facilities managed by LGUs shall have a 24/7 security personnel to man the said
facilities.

Considering the influx of LSIs and ROFs, LGUs shall increase their Isolation Facilities to
address the surge of LSIs.

To further strengthen its effectiveness, its LGU shall include the Local Disaster Risk
Reduction Management Officer as one of the supervising officials in the isolation facility in their area
in accordance with Executive Order No. 29-A dated June 30, 2020 issued by the Provincial Governor.

SECTION 28. TRANSFER OF COVID PATIENT. COVID-19 patients are not allowed to
be transferred from one higher level hospital to a lower level hospital. However, transfer may be
allowed if he/she comes from a lower level hospital to a higher level hospital.

SECTION 29. ACCEPTANCE OF REPATRIATED OFs AND LOCALLY STRANDED

RESIDENTS OF SULTAN KUDARAT FROM OTHER PLACES (LSIs). All LGUs in the
province shall accept Repatriated Overseas Filipinos (ROFs) in accordance with the guidelines set by
the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)/Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and
the Department of Health, including those Locally Stranded Individuals (LSIs) who are residents of
the Province of Sultan Kudarat with due regard to the aforementioned guidelines. Similarly, to extend
assistance to persons stranded in the Province of Sultan Kudarat to send them home to their
respective places of abode.

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 The entry of ROFs in the Province of Sultan Kudarat shall be in accordance with the
following requirements:

1. Travel authority issued by PNP RD, PD or COP of the place where the ROFs stayed;
2. Certificate of Completion of 14-day Mandatory Quarantine from DOH or LGU
Health Unit where the ROFs have undergone quarantine;
3. Proof of Negative CoVID-19 Test Result or Health Declaration Form
4. All ROFs shall be registered in the COVID-19 Triage located at the Evacuation
Center at the Old Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital prior to sending them to their
different places of abode.
5. Receiving LGUs (municipality or city where the OFs domicile) to enforce their
protocols and fetch ROFs. No family member or relative shall be allowed to fetch the
ROFs;
6. Strict and regular monitoring of the BHERTs at the isolation units shall be
undertaken;
The entry of locally stranded individuals (LSIs), in the Province of Sultan Kudarat shall be in
accordance with the following requirements:
1. RD, PD or COP of PNP of the place where the LSIs or OFs stayed shall issue Travel
Authority;
2. Host LGU to issue Certification that 14-day quarantine has been undertaken;
3. Proof of Negative CoVID-19 Test Result or Health Declaration Form
4. All LSIs shall be registered in the in the COVID-19 Triage at the Evacuation Center
at the Old Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital prior to sending them to their different
places of abode.
5. Receiving LGUs (municipality or city where the LSIs domicile) to enforce their
protocols and fetch LSIs. No family member or relative shall be allowed to fetch the
LSIs;
6. Strict and regular monitoring of the BHERTs at the isolation units shall be
undertaken.

Having those requirements, the ROFs and LSIs shall be granted unhampered transit across
municipalities/city en route to their final destination in the province of Sultan Kudarat. For this
purpose, LGUs are enjoined to allow vehicles transporting the aforementioned ROFs and LSIs to
proceed to their destination. No other requirement shall be imposed by LGUs in this regard.

To ensure monitoring of quarantine and isolation of these LSIs or ROFs, an isolation unit
prepared by the LGUs are preferred. Hotel and accommodation facilities limited to provision of basic
lodging may be tapped by LGUs for this purpose. Should the municipality or city has inadequate
facility, the isolation or quarantine can be made at the residence of LSIs or ROFs, however, the
BHERTs shall periodically monitor the development in the case of the said individual. The BHERT
shall see to it that a separate room and utensils for the use of ROF/LSI are provided with strict
instruction not to leave the room during the said quarantine period unless allowed by concerned local
health officials or designated physician thereat.

Considering the surge of LSIs and ROFs entering the province of Sultan Kudarat, the
BHERTs is directed to report the entry of his constituents to the MESU and the latter is also directed
to report the same to the PESU.

Constituents of the barangay has a social obligation to directly report the entry of his
“kabarangay” to the PESU for the protection of the people in his barangay and the latter shall verify
on the record whether or not such LSI has been reported already.

SECTION 30. LGUs SOCIAL PREPARATION ON COVID 19. To allay fears of

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contagion and limit the effects of social stigmatization and discrimination associated with the virus,
LGUs, through its MSWDO/CSWDO and Local health Office, shall conduct an orientation about
COVID-19 or series of lectures through various media outlets or in the barangay itself with the
objectives of calling for citizen’s solidarity and to contribute to changing people’s attitudes towards
individuals/groups who are at risk of discrimination on COVID-19.

SECTION 31. STRENGTHENING LOCAL CONTACT TRACING. To strengthen

contact tracing efforts, all LGUs within the province of Sultan Kudarat shall organize its own
City/Municipal Contact Tracing Team, if possible organize it within the barangay, who shall identify
and monitor suspected persons with known exposure and contact to confirmed Covid-19 cases. These
teams shall also monitor the status of suspect and probable Covid-19 cases, family members with
known contact to a confirmed case to mitigate possibility of contagion. They shall report daily
updates to the Covid-19 Municipal and Provincial Task Forces.

The CTT per LGU is to be led by the City or Municipal Health Officer and assisted by the
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief of Police together with the BFP, LDRMMO and the
BHERTS.

To strengthen the effectiveness of BHERTS, the Purok President in every barangay shall be
included in its composition. It is directed that all its members shall be oriented by the City/Municipal
Health Officer about COVID-19.

The main focus of every LGU shall be the DITR steps: Detect, Isolate, Treat, and Reintegrate
the carriers in accordance with the National Strategy to Defeat Covid-19 of the IATF and NTF
Covid-19.

LGUs in the province of Sultan Kudarat are directed adopt the South Cotabato – COVID-19
Contact Tracing System (SC-CCTS) which is recommended by RIATF in contact tracing in the entire
SOCSKSARGEN region. To effect its adoption, each LGU shall pass its own Ordinance and publish
the same in the newspaper of local circulation.

Local Contact Tracing Team shall always coordinate with concerned PESU/CESU/MESU
relative to suspected, probable and confirmed COVID-19 cases.

For this purpose, all attendance to religious activities (mass, sambayang and the like) shall be
submitted, within three (3) days from the date of its event, to concerned Local Contact Tracing Team
as reference for future contact tracing.

All data (date and time of travel, kinds and type of vehicle boarded, name of companions in
that vehicle, name of officers who fetched, driver, etc.) pertaining to the return of respective ROFs
and LSIs in the city/municipality shall be furnished its concerned LCT team.

All establishments shall require their customers to present their CCTS ID, and those who do
not have shall record in a logbook their names, address, contact numbers, including their time-in
and time-out in the establishment. They shall also require their customers to fill up health form
indicating therein whether or not they have visited hotspot places (places where COVID-19 is
prevalent) within the last fourteen (14) days from the date of their entry to the establishment; and
whether or not the customer has experienced cough, fever, diarrhea, headache and other flu-like
symptoms.

All LCEs shall pass their own Contingency Plan in the event local or community transmission
is prevalent in their area.

As a consequence of this strengthening of contact tracing, LGUs within the Province of Sultan
Kudarat shall intensify Case Finding at the Barangay Level as part of the Detect Mechanism in areas
identified COVID-19 cases.

SECTION 32. CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS DEBRIEFING. As part of psychosocial

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intervention to frontliners, recovered confirmed cases, confirmed cases and suspect, the PSWDO
shall conduct critical incident stress debriefing in coordination with MSWDO/CSWDO and PHO in
coordination with DOH XII.

Frontliners, recovered confirmed cases, confirmed cases and suspect who opt to be under
psychosocial intervention may call cellular no. 09352998593.

SECTION 33. AUTHORITY OF LCEs TO DECLARE GRANULAR LOCKDOWN.

The LCEs in the Province of Sultan Kudarat shall enjoy a discretion to declare a barangay or
sitio/purok, as the case maybe, within their area of responsibility under Granular Lockdown to
prevent and impede the spread of contamination thereat.

Intervention in the form of food packs, but not limited thereto, shall be provided to
constituents by LGU declaring granular lockdown. Three (3) days thereafter, the Provincial
Government of Sultan Kudarat shall provide its intervention to assist the LGU and the constituents in
the lockdown area.

Within twenty-four (24) hours from the declaration of granular lockdown, the concerned LGU
shall submit its Executive Order to the Provincial Governor for his information and review.

Concerned LGU, through “operation yaw-yaw,” shall provide information to their

constituents of the said lockdown.

SECTION 34. PENAL CLAUSE. Those found resisting and seriously disobeying any
person while engaged in the performance of his duty in enforcing this Order will be penalized in
accordance with Article 151 of the Revised Penal Code.

Any person who attacks, employs force or seriously intimidates or seriously resists any person
in authority or his agent while engaged in the performance of his duty in enforcing this Order,
knowing them to such, shall be liable for direct assault under Article 148 of the Revised Penal Code.

Any person found violating any provision of this Order shall be fined not exceeding Five
Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00) or imprisonment of not more than six (6) months in accordance with
Provincial Ordinance No. 36 dated August 10, 2020. Nevertheless, the business permit of
establishment or business transport of any form found violating any provision of this Order shall be
revoked by the issuing LGUs.

Any public officer or employee who violates any of the provision of this Executive Order may be
meted administrative disciplinary action, without prejudice to the filing of the appropriate civil or criminal
action.

Other penalties for violation of the provision of this Executive Order may be imposed in
accordance with Ordinances passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Sultan Kudarat, Sangguniang
Panlungsod of Tacurong or Sangguniang Bayan within the Province of Sultan Kudarat.

For this purpose, the Provincial Prosecution Office is requested to assist Legal Officers of
Municipalities and the City of Tacurong to initiate appropriate charge(s), as may be warranted.

SECTION 35. LOCAL ISSUANCES. To provide consistency, clarity and uniformity of action
to the general public, all local chief executives and local sanggunian in the province are enjoined to
immediately issue/modify and pass local orders or ordinances to adopt and implement the guidelines in
the Order. None, whatsoever, shall be passed or issued which will or might in any way conflict with any
provisions of this Executive Order or which will or might in any way interfere with or impede its
achievement.

Copies of Executive Orders issued by Local Chief Executive within the province of Sultan
Kudarat shall be forwarded to the Provincial Governor within three (3) days from their issuance to ensure
that such Executive Orders are within the powers granted by law and in conformity with provincial

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issuances. This is in consonance with Section 30 of RA 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government
Code of 1991, which empowers the Provincial Governor to review executive orders promulgated by the
component city or municipal mayor within his jurisdiction.

Copies of City/Municipal Ordinances passed by the sanggunian within the province of Sultan
Kudarat shall be forwarded to the sangguniang panlalawigan of Sultan Kudarat for review within three (3)
days after its passage.

SECTION 36. ASSISTANCE FROM AFP/PNP. All law enforcement agencies especially the
Philippine National Police and the Philippine Army in the province are directed to provide necessary
assistance in the implementation of the Order. They shall see to it that all health protocols are followed to
the letter.

SECTION 37. RELAYING OF INQUIRIES AND INFORMATION. Any inquiries and

information relative to COVID-19 may be coursed through the following hotline nos.:

1. 09273620970 Globe
2. 09269230331 TM
3. 09215674423 Smart
4. 09513327041 TNT
5. 09352998593 for critical incident stress debriefing

SECTION 38. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If any of the provisions of this Order is found by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such provision shall be
deemed deleted from this Order but the remaining provisions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 39. REPEALING CLAUSE. All Orders and issuances inconsistent herewith are
hereby revoked, repealed, revised or modified accordingly.

SECTION 40. EFFECTIVITY. This Order shall take effect immediately and shall remain
effective until 12:00 midnight of October 15, 2020 unless sooner revoked, modified or repealed
accordingly.

Done on the 30th day of September 2020 at Provincial Governor’s Office, Kalawag II, Isulan,
Sultan Kudarat.

SUHARTO T. MANGUDADATU, Ph.D.

Provincial Governor

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