City of Mati Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat has approved the 2022 Covid-19 Response and Preparedness Budget (Covid-19 RPB) to the tune of around P140 million as proposed by the Mati City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council in a meeting last October 8.
The Covid-19 RPB will be sourced from the annual budget allocation of the different offices like the City Health Office, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, City Social Welfare and Development Office, the City Mayor’s Office, and other offices.
For this year, the Covid-19 response and preparedness budget expenditures have already reached P89 million of which P72 million came from the budget of the CHO, CDRRMO and CSWDO. While P17 million came from the City Mayor’s Office for the ongoing construction of 17 barangay isolation units that would serve as disease surveillance stations in 17 barangays.
As of October 10, the number of active cases in the City of Mati went down to by 10% or 78 from 86 the previous week. Weekly deaths are also down to 4 from 6 the previous week.
42 individuals or 53% of the active cases are under granular lockdown (household level). The total confirmed cases now stands at 2,912 with 2,743 recoveries and 91 deaths.
The City of Mati has also issued EO No. 100, series of 2021, last October 8 which eases up the age restrictions. Children ages 5 years old and above and senior citizens aged 65 years old and above can now go out of their houses provided the following:
1. Children must be accompanied by an adult that is fully vaccinated
2. Senior citizens must be fully vaccinated
EO 100 is in support of the General Community Quarantine guidelines and IATF Resolution no. 142.
On the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination program, 28.3 % of the target population are now fully vaccinated while 7.3% have received their 1st dose with 64.3 % still unvaccinated.
Mati IMT commander Dr. Ben Hur Catbagan Jr. is hopeful that with the current stocks of vaccines at the DOH Region 11, the City of Mati could achieve its aim of vaccinating at least 40% of the city’s target population by December.
It was learned that Davao Oriental will get the biggest chunk of vaccine allocation for the latest deliveries at 225,516 doses total for both Sinovac and Pfizer brands.
Despite the decreasing number of active cases and the easing up on age restrictions, the City of Mati will still strictly enforce City Ordinance 427 along with the Safety Seal enforcement. (CIO MATI)
