DIOCESE OF MALAYBALAY

Bishop's Residence
P.O. Box 22
8700 Malaybalay City
Philippines
Tel. No. (088) 221-2292; Telefax No. (088) 813-3027
Cellphone No. 0921-7474737
Email: malaybalaydiocese@yahoo.com

UPDATED GUIDELINES FOR BUACS MEMBER-SCHOOLS AND DIOCESAN

& PARISH WORKERS AND WORKING STUDENTS
MAIN OBJECTIVE:
TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS IN THE WORKPLACE BUT FULFILL THE
TASKS IN THE SCHOOLS, WORK AREAS AND INSTITUTIONS SO AS NOT TO CREATE
BACKLOGS OF WORK.

PREVENTIVE & PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES:

If the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Coronavirus or the Local Government Officials in the
locality where the institution, office, parish and school are located will mandate that the
institution, office or school should completely stop requiring their workers and working
students to report, we have to follow for the benefit of all concerned and to help prevent the
further spreading of the coronavirus.
1. As mandated in the General Community Quarantine guidelines for the province of Bukidnon,
“The movement of residents in the entire province shall be limited to accessing basic
necessities and reporting for work . . .”
2. The National Government cognizant to the needs of people to work issued the guidelines on
Work from Home, Skeletal Workforce, Compressed Workweek and Staggered Working Hours.
3. All personnel and working students must be conscious of everyone’s responsibility not to be
the cause of the spread of the coronavirus.
4. During this period, school personnel, diocesan and parish workers shall focus on their school
work, office works and works that maintain the cleanliness of the workplaces and shall not
entertain outside clients.
5. It is also enforced that while in the workplace, the personnel shall continue to implement the
social distancing strategies so they have to maintain the one-meter distance from each other
and shall avoid grouping together.
6. All have to wear face masks while in the workplace or while traveling to and from the
workplace.
7. Those who are experiencing colds, cough, fever and other similar symptoms shall inform the
head of the institution and shall consult a physician for proper management of the illness
he/she is experiencing.
8. Those that are required by their barangays to be on a 14-day self-quarantine shall fulfill the
required number of days and shall report only after the duration of the quarantine if ever
he/she is not experiencing an illness that would compromise his/her presence in the
workplace.
9. The instructions concerning the constant washing of hands and sanitizing the area of work
must be done regularly.
10. A quarantine rug must be installed at the gate of the institutions, schools or parishes and
convents to prevent the virus to enter the premises. This can be done by making a concoction
of Zonrox and Water (10 ml of Zonroz to 1 liter of Water) then place in a rug. All must step on
the rug before entering the school premises or offices and institutions.
UPDATED GUIDELINES:
As an update-guidelines to the declaration of the General Community Quarantine for the
entire province of Bukidnon on March 17, 2020 and the “Kuwaresma Panahon sa Kuwarentinas”
Updated Guidelines issued by the Bishop on March 17, 2020, the following updated guidelines for the
BUACS Member-Schools and Workers of the Diocesan Institutions and Parochial Offices shall be
enforced:

A) BUACS MEMBER-SCHOOLS

A.1) The School Administrators in each member-school are given the freedom to make
decisions on the following:
A.1.1) The individual administrator has the prerogative to let the personnel work at home if
this is possible to lessen the number of persons present in the school.
A.1.2) For member-schools with fifty (50) or less number of personnel, the personnel shall be
divided into two teams, one team shall report for work from Monday to Wednesday and the
second team from Thursday to Friday. The working hours shall be from 8:30a.m. to 12:00n.n.
for the morning shift and from 1:00p.m. to 4:30p.m. for the afternoon shift. The following
week, the teams will be swapped so that the second team will report on Monday to
Wednesday and the first team will report on Thursday to Friday. This means that each team
will be able to work at five days per two weeks. Everybody is encouraged to bring their lunch
from home to lessen the time of travel and reduce the risk of contracting the virus. But during
work hours and in eating their lunch they should continually be conscious of the social
distancing strategy maintaining the one-meter distance from one another.
A.1.3) For San Isidro College and San Agustin Institute of Technology, the personnel are
divided into two teams by department (e.g. Grade School, High School, College and Non-
Teaching Personnel). The first teams in each department shall report for work from Monday
to Wednesday and the second team from Thursday to Friday. The working hours shall be from
8:30a.m. to 12:00n.n. for the morning shift and from 1:00p.m. to 4:30p.m. for the afternoon
shift. The following week, the teams will be swapped so that the second team will report on
Monday to Wednesday and the first team will report on Thursday to Friday. This means that
each team will be able to work at five days per two weeks. Everybody is encouraged to bring
their lunch from home to lessen the time of travel and reduce the risk of contracting the virus.
But during work hours and in eating their lunch they should continually be conscious of the
social distancing strategy maintaining the one-meter distance from one another.
A.1.4) For those working at their homes, the School Administrator and the concerned
personnel shall both determine the equivalent tour of duty of the work being brought home
so that the five-day work week in a two-week time shall be fulfilled.
A.1.5) A flexible work schedule may also be done in view of the difficulty in finding
transportation to and from the workplace. They just have to see to it that the time served
would be the same of the regular schedule of seven (7) hours a day.
A.1.5) All personnel are to be paid in their full salaries unless on leave without pay not
because of the coronavirus. For those required for home quarantine, they receive the same
salary as if there is no absence but their sick & vacation leave will be forfeited if they still have
the unspent number of days.

B) WORKING STUDENTS IN SCHOOLS

B.1) As regards the services of the Working Students, the following guidelines shall be
enforced:
 B.1.1) The Working Students shall be divided into two (2) groups. One group shall report from
6:00 in the morning to breakfast. They shall return to duty in the afternoon from 1:00p.m. to
5:00p.m.
B.1.2) The second group will report the whole morning from 8:00a.m. to 12:00n.n. The tour of
duty shall be reversed the succeeding week which means the second group will report from
6:00 in the morning to breakfast then return in the afternoon shift and the first group will be
assigned in the morning. This is to lessen the number of persons in the school premises at a
given time.
B.1.3) The working students have to wear face masks, step on the quarantine at the gate,
maintain one-meter distance while eating and working. The regular hand washing and
sanitizing shall also be strictly followed.
B.1.4) While not on duty, the working students are to stay in their respective boarding houses
and not to roam around the city/place to avoid being apprehended by the authorities because
of the curfew hours being implemented.
B.1.5) Working students who have colds, cough, fever or similar symptoms shall not be
allowed to be on duty and shall be isolated for the benefit of everyone. He/she shall inform
the administration for check-up and proper management of his/her illness.

C) WORKERS IN THE DIOCESAN INSTITUTIONS AND PARISHES & WORKING STUDENTS IN

CONVENTS

C.1) The following guidelines are to be followed for workers in the Diocesan Institutions &
Offices and Parishes & Working Students in convents:
C.1.1) The main purpose is to lessen the number of persons in the work area, workers shall
report from 8:30a.m. to 11:30a.m. for the morning shift and from 2:30p.m. to 4:30p.m. for the
afternoon shift.
C.1.2) For those who are also residents in their respective work areas, they have to report four
hour’s tour of duty daily. The arrangement in the tour of duty shall be coordinated with the
Parish Priest or head of office or institution.
C.1.3) For those who have no work to fulfill at this time of crisis, they shall stay at home to
avoid the risk of contamination and shall wait for notice from the Parish Priest or head of
office. They shall be on an on-call status especially in emergency situations.
C.1.4) Working students in convents shall be at the direction of the Parish Priest concerning
his/her tour of duty. To lessen the contact outside the convent, working students shall not be
entrusted with work that will allow them to go outside the convent since they might be
apprehended because of the curfew that is being enforced. Prudence is very important in
terms of assigning them errands outside the convent.
C.1.5) Workers and Working students have to wear face masks, step on the quarantine at the
gate, maintain one-meter distance while eating and working. The regular hand washing and
sanitizing and social distancing measures shall also be strictly followed.
C.1.6) Workers and Working students who have colds, cough, fever or similar symptoms shall
not be allowed to be on duty and shall be isolated for the benefit of everyone. He/she shall
inform the administration for check-up and proper management of his/her illness.

Everybody is enjoined to continue praying that the coronavirus will be contained, testing kits
and vaccines will be available so that all will be able to return to their respective normal life and
livelihood. We continue to entrust ourselves to the Divine Mercy, Our Lady of Mercy, St. Joseph,
Protector of the Church and all the Saints.

Faithfully in Christ,
Most Rev. JOSE A. CABANTAN, DD
Bishop of Malaybalay
March 21, 2020