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City of Davao

EXECUTIVE
EXECUTIVEORDER
ORDERNO.NO.57
57
Series of
Series of 2020
2020

AN ORDER
AN ORDER REGULATING
REGULATINGMASS
MASSGATHERINGS
GATHERINGSANDANDPROHIBITING
PROHIBITING NON-
NON-
ESSENTIAL
ESSENTIAL TRAVEL
TRAVELWITHIN
WITHIN DAVAO
DAVAO CITY
CITY AND
AND FOR
FOR OTHER
OTHERPURPOSES
PURPOSES
UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2020
UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2020

WHEREAS, the
WHEREAS, the World
World Health
Health Organization
Organization (WHO)
(WHO) has declared aaCOVID-19
has declared COVID-19
pandemic;
pandemic;

WHEREAS, President
WHEREAS, Rodrigo Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte issued Presidential Proclamation
issued Presidential Proclamation 1021
1021
extending the
extending the State
State of
of Calamity
Calamity in
in the
the country
country until
until September
September 12,
12, 2021;
2021;

WHEREAS, there
WHEREAS, there is
is aa surge
surgeof
ofCOVID-19
COVID-19 cases in Davao
cases in Davao City
Citybecause
because of
of the
the
innumerable activities allowed
innumerable activities allowed during
during aa Modified
Modified General
General Community
Community Quarantine
Quarantine
(MGCQ);
(MGCQ);

WHEREAS, there
WHEREAS, there is
is aa need
needtotocontrol
controlthe
theCOVID-19
COVID-19 cases
cases in
in Davao
Davao City
City
because of the
because of the full
full occupancy
occupancy of of the
theCOVID-19
COVID-19 beds in the
beds in theSouthern
SouthernPhilippines
Philippines
Medical
Medical Center
Center (SPMC)
(SPMC)and and Temporary
Temporary Treatment andMonitoring
Treatment and MonitoringFacilities
Facilities (TTMFs);
(TTMFs);

WHEREAS, COVID-19
WHEREAS, COVID-19 isisaa highly
highly contagious
contagiousvirus
virus that spreads between
that spreads between
people
people mainly
mainly when
when an
an infected
infected person
person is
is in
in close
close contact
contact with
with another
another person;
person;

WHEREAS, the
WHEREAS, the virus
virus can spread from
can spread from an
an infected
infected person's
person’s mouth
mouth or
or nose
nose in
in
small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe heavily;
small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe heavily;

WHEREAS, risk
WHEREAS, risk of
of transmission
transmission can occur more
can occur more easily
easily in
in crowded
crowded places
places with
with
people
people nearby,
nearby, close
close contact
contact settings, confined and
settings, confined and enclosed
enclosed spaces with poor
spaces with poor or no
or no
ventilation and
ventilation inadequate air
and inadequate air circulation;
circulation;

WHEREAS, the
WHEREAS, the World
World Health
Health Organization
Organization hashas published
published that
that Aerosol
Aerosol
Transmission can
Transmission can occur
occur inin specific
specific settings
settings particularly
particularly in indoor, crowded
in indoor, crowded andand
inadequately ventilated spaces where infected person/s spend long periods
inadequately ventilated spaces where infected person/s spend long periods of time of time
with others,
with such as
others, such as restaurants,
restaurants,choir
choir practices,
practices, fitness
fitness classes,
classes,nightclubs,
nightclubs, offices
offices
and or
and or places
places of
of worship.
worship.

WHEREAS, there
WHEREAS, there is
is aa need
need to
to regulate
regulate mass
massgatherings
gatheringsin
inall
all public
public places
places to
to
lower
lower the risk of
the risk of transmission;
transmission;

WHEREAS, there
WHEREAS, there is
is aa need
needtotolimit
limit the
the movement
movementof of people
people in
in Davao
Davao City
City to
to
accessing essential
accessing essential goods
goods and
and services
services or
or for
for work
work only
only in
in keeping
keeping with
with the
the purpose
purpose
of a
of community quarantine;
a community quarantine;

WHEREAS, there
WHEREAS, there is
is aa need
need to
to ban
banunnecessary
unnecessarypublic
public parties
parties in
in the
the City;
City;

NOW, THEREFORE, I,
NOW, THEREFORE, SARA Z.
I, SARA Z. DUTERTE,
DUTERTE, Mayor
Mayor ofof the City of
the City of Davao, by
Davao, by
virtue of
virtue of the powers vested
the powers vested in
in me
me by
by law,
law, do
do hereby
hereby order
order the
thefollowing:
following:

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 SECTION 1.
SECTION 1.BASIC
BASICHEALTH
HEALTH PROTOCOL
PROTOCOL IN PUBLIC PLACES.
IN PUBLIC PLACES.

A. Wearing
A. Wearing ofof face
face masks
masks is
is mandatory in all
mandatory in all public
public places.
places. There
There must
must be
be
at least
at least one-meter
one-meter distance
distance between
between all all individuals
individuals and
and frequent
frequent
handwashing
handwashing with
with soap and water.
soap and water. A
A face
face shield
shield is
is strongly
strongly encouraged
encouraged
and should
and should be
be worn
worn properly.
properly.

B. A face
B. A face mask
mask should
should have
have no
no valve
valve or
or vent.
vent. A
A cloth
clothmask
maskmust
must be
be at
at least
least
two (2) layers.
two (2) layers.

SECTION 2.
SECTION 2.OTHER
OTHERALTERNATIVE
ALTERNATIVE WORK
WORK ARRANGEMENTS.
ARRANGEMENTS. Executive
Executive
Order 56
Order 56 is
is mandatory
mandatory for
for all
all government
government offices
offices and
and strongly
strongly encouraged
encouraged for
for all
all
private
private offices
offices and
and establishments.
establishments.

SECTION 3.
SECTION MEETINGS. All
3. MEETINGS. All government
government and private offices
and private offices shall
shall shift to
shift to
online meetings.
online meetings. A A face-to-face
face-to-face office
office or
or organization
organization meeting
meeting ofof more
more than five (5)
than five (5)
individuals shall be prohibited.
individuals shall be prohibited.

SECTION 4.
SECTION 4.HALLOWEEN,
HALLOWEEN, TRICK TRICK OR OR TREAT,
TREAT, CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS PARTY PARTY OR OR
OTHER PARTIES.
OTHER PARTIES. AllAll Halloween,
Halloween,trick
trickor
ortreat
treat activities,
activities, Christmas,
Christmas, commemoration
commemoration
celebration, reunions
celebration, reunions or
or other
other holiday
holiday parties
parties are
are prohibited.
prohibited. All
All parties shall only
parties shall only be
be
for members
for members ofof the same household
the same household inside
inside their
their residences.
residences.

SECTION 5.
SECTION ONLINE EVENTS.
5. ONLINE EVENTS. All
All online
onlineevents
eventsdo
do not
not need
need aa permit,
permit, aa
guest limit or curfew.
guest limit or curfew.

SECTION 6.
SECTION CURFEW AND
6. CURFEW AND LIQUOR
LIQUOR BAN.
BAN. Executive
Executive Order 55-A is
Order 55-A is
reiterated.
reiterated.

SECTION 7.
SECTION LIQUOR SERVICE.
7. LIQUOR SERVICE. Executive
Executive Order
Order 50-A
50-A shall
shall be applicable
be applicable
from 5AM
from 5AM to 7PM.
to 7PM.

SECTION 8.
SECTION 8.CEMETERIES
CEMETERIES AND
AND FUNERAL
FUNERAL PARLORS.
PARLORS. Executive
Executive Order 52
Order 52
is
is reiterated.
reiterated.

SECTION 9.
SECTION PLACES OF
9. PLACES OF WORSHIP.
WORSHIP. All All places
places of
ofworship
worshipmust
must increase
increase the
the
spaces between
spaces between their
their members
members to to two
two (2) meters, there
(2) meters, there must
must be
be no
no singing
singing and
and
unnecessary chatting among individuals. Members who are below 21
unnecessary chatting among individuals. Members who are below 21 years old, 60years old, 60
years old
years old and
and above,
above, those
thosewith
withimmunodeficiency,
immunodeficiency, comorbidity,
comorbidity, other
other serious health
serious health
risks
risks and pregnant women
and pregnant women are are prohibited
prohibited from
from attending
attending worship
worship and
and must
must be be
provided
provided with
with online,
online, radio
radio or
or television
television prayer
prayer opportunities.
opportunities.

SECTION 10.
SECTION FITNESSCLUBS
10. FITNESS CLUBS ANDAND GYMS.
GYMS. All
All fitness
fitness clubs
clubs and
and gyms
gyms must
must
be by appointment
be by appointment only.
only. The
The club
club or gym can
or gym can only
only admit
admit aa maximum
maximum of of five
five (5)
(5)
members
members per
per hour
hour and at no
and at no time
time can
can the
the facemask
facemask be
be taken
taken off
off inside
inside the
the club
club or
or
gym.
gym.

SECTION 11.
SECTION 11. RESTAURANTS,
RESTAURANTS, CARINDERIA
CARINDERIA AND AND OTHER
OTHER FOOD FOOD
ESTABLISHMENTS.
ESTABLISHMENTS. All All restaurants,
restaurants, carinderia
carinderia and
and other food establishments
other food establishments can
can
only allow
only allow customers
customers to
to remove
remove their facemasks when
their facemasks when eating
eating or
or drinking.
drinking. This
This notice
notice
should be
should placed on
be placed on every
every table.
table. All
All servers
servers must
must wear
wear aa face
face shield
shield on top of
on top of their
their
facemasks.
facemasks.

SECTION 12.
SECTION NON-CONTACT SPORTS.
12. NON-CONTACT SPORTS. Non-contact
Non-contact sports
sports shall
shall only
only be
be
allowed as
allowed as aa form
form of
of exercise which should
exercise which should be
be limited
limited to
to aa maximum
maximum ofof two
two (2)
(2) hours
hours
daily with
daily with absolutely
absolutely no
no sharing
sharing of
of equipment.
equipment. Clubs
Clubs and
and other establishments shall
other establishments shall
monitor
monitor the two-hour time
the two-hour time limit
limit for
for their
their members.
members.
 SECTION 13.
SECTION BILLIARDS,DARTS,
13. BILLIARDS, DARTS,CONTACT
CONTACT SPORTS.
SPORTS. Billiards,
Billiards,darts
darts and
and
all contact
all contact sports are prohibited.
sports are prohibited.

SECTION 14.
SECTION EXCEPTION. Non-professional
14. EXCEPTION. Non-professional and
and professional
professional athletes can
athletes can
train for
train for all
all kinds
kinds of
of sports with no
sports with no time
time limit
limit but they can
but they can conduct
conduct individual
individual training
training
only. Face-to-face
only. Face-to-face team
team training
training shall
shallbebe prohibited.
prohibited.Student
Studentathletes
athletes are
are subject
subject to
to
Section 15
Section and 16
15 and 16 of
of this
this EO.
EO.

SECTION 15.
SECTION 15.DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENT OF OF EDUCATION
EDUCATION CLASS CLASS ADVISERS.
ADVISERS. All All
Department
Department of of Education
Education (DepEd)
(DepEd) schools
schools class
classadvisers
advisers must
must have
have aa regular
regular schedule
schedule
of compliance
of compliance check
check of
of students
students and and their
their performance
performance taskstasks according
according to their
to their
modules.
modules. Checking
Checkingmustmustbe be unannounced
unannounced and conducted at
and conducted random times
at random times from
from
Monday
Monday to to Friday
Friday within
within the
the hours
hours of of 7AM
7AM to to 4PM.
4PM. All
Allstudents
students found
found toto be missing
be missing
inside
inside their
their residences
residences or
or not within 33 meters
not within meters ofof their
their residences
residences during
during school
school hours
hours
shall receive
shall receive an equivalent grade
an equivalent reduction in
grade reduction in their
their subjects. All barangay
subjects. All barangay tanods
tanods are
are
required
required toto take
take note
note of
of the
the date, time and
date, time and names
names of of all
all students who are
students who more than
are more than
three (3) meters away from residences from Monday to Friday
three (3) meters away from residences from Monday to Friday within the hours ofwithin the hours of
7AM
7AMtoto4PM4PMand andsubmit
submitthethelist
listto
to the
the school
school principal/head
principal/head for for the
the requisite
requisite grade
grade
reduction.
reduction.

SECTION 16.
SECTION 16. PRIVATE
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS AND ANDHIGHER
HIGHEREDUCATIONAL
EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS
INSTITUTIONS (HEIs). Other schools
(HEIs). Other schools and
and HEIs
HEIs can
can adopt the compliance
adopt the compliance check
check in
in
Section 15
Section hereof whenever
15 hereof whenever applicable
applicableoror they
they may
may create their own
create their own system
system of
of
inspection.
inspection.

SECTION 17.
SECTION 17.MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT. All All travel
travel inside
inside Davao
Davao City
City shall
shall only
only be for
be for
accessing goods
accessing and essential
goods and essential services,
services, for
for work
work in
in offices
offices and
and industries
industries and
and daily
daily
maximum
maximum two-hour
two-hour non-contact
non-contact sports
sports exercises. All leisure,
exercises. All leisure,entertainment
entertainment and
and non-
non-
essential activities
essential activities are absolutely prohibited.
are absolutely prohibited. Goods
Goods and
and essential
essential service
service is
is defined
defined as
as
all goods
all goods and
and services
services relating
relating to the human
to the human needneed for
for food,
food, hospital/health
hospital/health and
and
wellness/medicine, money,
wellness/medicine, money, work
work oror shelter.
shelter.

SECTION 18.
SECTION 18.NON-ESSENTIAL.
NON-ESSENTIAL. EventsEvents andand activities
activities for
for leisure,
leisure,
entertainment, sports,
entertainment, sports,gaming
gamingand
andamusement
amusementshall
shallbe
beprohibited.
prohibited.All
All special
special permits
permits
for events
for and establishments
events and establishments related
related to the above
to the above are
are hereby
hereby deemed
deemed recalled
recalled and
and
cancelled.
cancelled.

SECTION 19.
SECTION MASSGATHERING.
19. MASS GATHERING. A A mass
mass gathering
gathering is defined as
is defined as aa
gathering of
gathering of people
people for
for the
the same event or
same event or activity
activity that
that has more than
has more than twenty-five
twenty-five (25)
(25)
individuals.
individuals.AllAllmass
massgatherings
gatheringsare prohibited except
are prohibited buses, banks,
except buses, banks, hospitals,
hospitals,
restaurants and other
restaurants and other similar
similar gatherings
gatherings where
where people
people are
are not
not gathered together for
gathered together for
the same
the same common
common purpose.
purpose.

SECTION 20.
SECTION OTHER GATHERINGS.
20. OTHER GATHERINGS. Allowable
Allowable gatherings
gatherings can
can only
only be for
be for
personal
personal milestones,
milestones, urgent
urgent government
government and business purposes
and business purposes and
and shall
shall be
be guided
guided
by
by the following:
the following:

A. A
A. A gathering
gathering shall
shall be
be allowed
allowed upup to
to twenty
twenty (20)
(20) guests/participants including
guests/participants including
the celebrant/organizer
the celebrant/organizer and and five (5) individuals
five (5) individuals for
for service
service
providers/suppliers
providers/suppliersonly.
only.All
Allother
otherguests/participants
guests/participantscancan be online in
be online in
another venue
another venue but
but will
will still
still be
be limited
limited byby the
thenumber
numberofofindividuals
individuals
mentioned
mentioned above.
above. Guests/participants
Guests/participantscannotcannot hop
hop from
fromone
one venue
venue toto the
the
other.
other.

B. A successive
B. A successive event
event of
of twenty-five
twenty-five(25) (25)guests/participants
guests/participants at
at aa time
time may
may be
be
allowed provided
allowed providedthat
thatthere
there isis aa time
time for
for entry
entry and
and exit
exit of
of guests
guests so
so that
that
the two
the two groups
groups cannot
cannot gather
gather together.
together.
 C. If
C. an event
If an eventororactivity
activityhas
hasno no service
service providers/suppliers, the
providers/suppliers, the
guests/participants can
guests/participants can be increased to
be increased to aa maximum
maximum of
of twenty-five
twenty-five (25)
(25)
individuals.
individuals.

D.
D. Parade, motorcades, rallies
Parade, motorcades, rallies and
and other gatherings in
other gatherings in public
public places
places are
are
absolutely prohibited.
absolutely prohibited. The
The right
right to
to free
free speech and expression
speech and expression in
in freedom
freedom
parks shall be respected but the event must be limited to twenty-five
parks shall be respected but the event must be limited to twenty-five (25) (25)
individuals
individuals and
and must be supervised
must be supervisedby bythe
thePhilippine
PhilippineNational
National Police
Police (PNP)
(PNP)
and the
and the City
City Health
Health Office
Office (CHO)
(CHO)toto ensure
ensure that Section 11 hereof
that Section hereof isis
implemented.
implemented.

E. Government distribution
E. Government distribution ofof food
food or
or financial
financialassistance
assistance can
can be
be increased
increased toto
fifty (50)
fifty (50) individuals
individualsatat aa time
time provided
provided that
that Section
Section 11 hereof
hereof can be strictly
can be strictly
implemented.
implemented.

SECTION 21.
SECTION PENALTIES. All
21. PENALTIES. All existing
existing applicable
applicable laws
laws and
and ordinances shall
ordinances shall
be pursued against
be pursued against those
thosewho
whofail
failto
tofollow
follow the
the provisions
provisions of
of this
this Executive
Executive Order.
Order.

SECTION 22.
SECTION 22.SEPARABILITY
SEPARABILITY CLAUSE.
CLAUSE. If any provision
If any provision of
of this
this Executive
Executive
Order is
Order is declared
declared invalid
invalid or
or unconstitutional,
unconstitutional,the
the other
other provisions
provisions not
not affected
affected thereby
thereby
shall remain
shall valid and
remain valid and subsisting.
subsisting.

SECTION 23.
SECTION 23.REPEALING
REPEALING CLAUSE.
CLAUSE. All
All Orders
Orders or
or parts
parts thereof which are
thereof which are
inconsistent
inconsistent with
with the provisions of
the provisions of this Executive Order
this Executive Order are
are hereby repealed or
hereby repealed or
modified
modified accordingly.
accordingly.

SECTION 24.
SECTION 24.EFFECTIVITY.
EFFECTIVITY. This
This Order
Order shall
shall take effect on
take effect on 5AM
5AM of
of October
October
27, 2020.
27, 2020.

Done
Done this 26th day
this 26th day of
of October
October 2020
2020in
inDavao
DavaoCity,
City, Philippines.
Philippines.

SARA
S Z.DUTERTE
RA Z. DUTERTE
City Mayor
City Mayor
Digitally signed by Duterte
Attested by:
Attested by: Sara Zimmerman
Reason: I am the author of
this document
Location: Davao City
Date: 2020.10.26 17:21:52
+08'00'

ATTY.
AT7)1 ZULEIKA T.LOPEZ
?. ZULEIKA LOPEZ CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE
City
ityAdministrator
Administrator ' CORRESPONDENCE AND RECORDS DIV.
DAVAO CITY

RELEASED
10/26/2020 5:26pm MG NABONG

Ref. No. CRD102620-5

CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE
CORRESPONDENCE AND RECORDS DIV.
DAVAO CITY

RELEASED
MG NABONG

Digitally signed by
Nabong Mari Grace Peña
Reason: I attest to the
accuracy and integrity of
this document
Date: 2020.10.26 17:29:31
+08'00'