Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez clarified that the order requiring business establishments to test their workers for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) before they will be allowed to work was meant to control the spread or minimize the transmission of the virus in the city.
The requirement on the mandatory testing of the workers was listed in the guidelines of an executive order which serves as an interim guideline for business establishments that will operate under the modified enhanced community quarantine .
Atty. Lanie Malaya, chief of the city’s Business Permit and Licensing Office explained that the executive order of Olivarez is in the exercise of police power of the local government unit in keeping in mind the general welfare of people. She explained that by having rapid tests, coupled with the minimum health standards like hand washing, wearing face masks, thermal scanning, and others, the transmission of the virus will be minimized.
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