OZAMIZ
CITY--Governor Philip Tan has shared his thoughts in a post that he will protect
COVID-19 front-liners- the medical personnel, health workers, doctors and
nurses, who have been working overtime to treat coronavirus cases, suspected or
confirmed, braving great risks to their health in the battle against Covid-19 virus.
Tan
said that the Provincial Government and the whole police force of Misamis
Occidental commit to make the whole province safe and secure from Covid-19.
He
added that he will focus his protection of all doctors, nurses, medical personnel
and the people in the province from the unjustified entry and unnecessary travel
of persons in our borders.
“Manghinaot
me sa cooperation sa tanan. Let’s obey
our rules, kay para ra sad ni natong tanan,” he said.
It
has been observed that nurses and doctors fear not only for the patients’
well-being, but also their own and that of their family members with regards to
Covid-19 infection.
Today,
these health workers have been given suits, gloves, goggles, masks and other adequate
equipment when in contact with COVID-19 patients and ensure their working
environment is safe enough for them not to fall victim to the virus.
Early
this month, Senator Sonny Angara has aired hi call to LGUs to protect the frontliners
and their families by putting an end to the discrimination against them,
COVID-19 positive, persons under monitoring (PUM) and persons under
investigation (PUI) and their families.
Angara
said there were reports of acts of discrimination and even cruelty against the
frontliners in the fight against COVID-19 in spite of repeated appeals for
understanding and compassion for them.
One
action of carrying this request is for all local councils to pass their
respective ordinances prohibiting acts of discrimination against frontliners,
PUIs, PUMs, and their families.
A
number of cities have already passed such ordinances in response to reports of discrimination
against the health workers in particular.
The
Philippine National Police, Angara added, should also be on the lookout for
these acts of cruelty against our frontliners. (Michael medina)
