EXECUTIVE ORDER NO.

04
Series of 2021

AN ORDER ESTABLISHING AND OPERATIONALIZING THE REORGANIZED

DAVAO CITY TASK FORCE ON COVID-19

WHEREAS, last January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared
a novel coronavirus outbreak, subsequently identified as COVID-19, as a public health
emergency of international concern;

WHEREAS, President Rodrigo Duterte issued Presidential Proclamation No.

922 last March 8, 2020 which directs local governments to render full assistance and
cooperation and mobilize necessary resources to undertake response and measures
in a timely manner to curtail and eliminate COVID-19;

WHEREAS, President Rodrigo Duterte issued Presidential Proclamation 1021

extending the State of Calamity in the country until September 12, 2021;

WHEREAS, Republic Act 7160 of the Local Government Code of 1991,

particularly Section 16 thereof, provides, among others, that the Local Government
Units (LGUs) shall maintain peace and order, ensure and promote the health and
safety, preserve the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants;

WHEREAS, On March 13, 2020, Executive Order No. 08, s. of 2020 was
released creating the Davao City Task Force (DCTF) on COVID-19 and Other Public
Health Emergencies and defining its powers, functions, and duties;

WHEREAS, there is already a reconstituted Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) -

National Task Force (NTF) Organization Structure and a subsequent reorganization of
the Regional Task Force (RTF) 11 for effective implementation of the Phase III of the
National Action Plan (NAP) against COVID-19;

WHEREAS, in order to address and provide a more responsive and efficient

response to COVID-19 in the City, there is a need to localize the reorganization of RTF
11 by reorganizing the existing DCTF on COVID-19 and operationalizing the same to
align with the reorganized regional counterpart and the national action plan.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SARA Z. DUTERTE, City Mayor of Davao, by virtue

of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby order the following:

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 SECTION 1. OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK

OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK

END Threat of COVID-19 contained, prevented, and/or eliminated and its social, economic, and
STATE security impact mitigated
OUTCOMES

Reduced Adequate Sufficient

Transmis Health Vaccine Socio-Economic Recovery
sion System for Food Security
RT<1 Capacity COVID-19

Implemen Reduced
INTERMEDIATE
OUTCOMES

Reduced ted Safe and Unemploy Ensured Mitigated

Improved
Case and National Sufficient ment and Business and Socioecono
Health
Transmis COVID-19 Transporta Underem Service mic
System
sion Vaccine tion ployment Continuity Contraction
Program Rates

SECTION 2. MAIN STRATEGIES.

Response Vaccination Recovery

Prevent

Detect Assess and Plan

Test, Trace,
Surveillance
Socio-Economic
Recovery

Isolate,
Quarantine

Prepare
Treat

Psychosocial Food Security

Support

Execute

Management of
the Dead

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 SECTION 3. CORE STRATEGIES.

CORE STRATEGIES

PSYCHOSO- MANAGE-
PREVENT DETECT ISOLATE TREAT CIAL MENT OF
SUPPORT THE DEAD

• Engage and • Quickly • Efficiently • Provide • Provide • Prevent the

mobilize the identify close isolate quality care for psychosocial pile-up of
general public to contacts, communities COVID-19 support to COVID-19
limit exposure suspects, and and individuals patients COVID-19 cadavers
and transmission probable survivors and
individuals others
RESPONSE

INDICATORS INDICATORS INDICATORS INDICATORS INDICATORS INDICATORS

• Minimum • Active • Isolation and • One Hospital • Mental • Cremation or

Health Standards tracing (70% quarantine Command wellness of burial within
of close (70% of cases Center (OHCC) resident twelve (12)
• Compliance contacts and close hours after
Health traced within contacts within • Dedicated death
Regulations 24H) 24H) COVID-19
beds
• Testing turn
around time • Resumption
(24H) of effective
surgeries

ASSESS AND PLAN PREPARE EXECUTE

• Secure the commitment of • Record the written • Execution of an IEC

the National Government commitment of the campaign plan and
for the guaranteed National Government on social preparation up to
number of doses for the the number of doses for the purok level
city based on the target the city
population of 1.2M

• Create a forecast on the • Enter into agreement with • Execute the

needed number of doses vaccine-makers for local Immunization
VACCINATION

for local government government and private

procurement sector procurement

• Create a portfolio of • Modify the Safe Davao QR • Implement the

vaccines based on regular to include the vaccination Ordinance
cold storage requirement information system
of existing vaccines

• Create a procurement • Finalize the Covid-19

plan for interested private Vaccine Ordinance
sector groups

• Establishment of
Information System for
profiling, screening, and
registration of eligible
population for vaccination

• Prepare the needed

framework for the vaccine
roll-out

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 SOCIAL RECOVERY ECONOMIC RECOVERY FOOD SECURITY

• Employment/Capacity- • Businesses • Food Availability

Building and Sufficiency
Partner with Businesses/Private
Establish capacity- Sector for investment promotion, Ensure sufficient
building dynamics for opening new businesses, availability of
alternative livelihood and resumption of sustainable food, seamless
expand employment business operations and COVID- delivery of
opportunities to proofing of business workplaces goods and price
retrenched workers stability, while
RECOVERY

• Tourism COVID-proofing
marketplaces
Explore tourism bubble options
during the pandemic

Continue discussion of the re-

opening of tourism post-
pandemic

SECTION 4. DAVAO CITY TASK FORCE ON COVID-19 STRUCTURE

(OVERVIEW).
IATF-NTF

RIATF-RTF

DCTF COVID-19

OPERATIONS CENTER A OPERATIONS CENTER B OPERATIONS CENTER C

RESPONSE CLUSTER VACCINE CLUSTER RECOVERY CLUSTER

SECTION 5. OPERATIONS CENTER

DCTF COVID-19

OPERATIONS CENTER A
Disaster Risk Reduction &
Management Office (DRRMO)

Private Hotlines
Data Monitoring &
Public Hotline for the Response
Management Supervision Cluster Members

The members of the Operations Center A are:

1. Operations - Disaster Risk Reduction & - PSupt Alfredo D Baloran (Ret)

Center A Management Office (DRRMO)

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 SECTION 6. RESPONSE CLUSTER.

DCTF COVID-19

OPERATIONS CENTER A
DRRMO

PREVENTION/ INFORMATION HEALTH PSYCHOSOCIAL LAWS AND MANAGEMENT

ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ORDINANCES OF THE DEAD
City Health City Health City Legal Office
Public Safety & City Information
Office (CHO) Office (CHO) (CLO)
Security Command Technology Center
(CITC) CREMATION/
Center (PSSCC)
TEST BURIAL
RESOURCE & COMMITTEE ON ASSISTANCE
LOCKDOWN E-CIF FINANCE
LOGISTICS
Lingap Para sa
Davao City Police
RAPID ACTION
City Budget Office Mahirap
Office (DCPO) SAFE DAVAO QR TEAM (RAT) (CBO) COMMITTEE ON
Human Resource HEALTH
City Mayor’s Office
MINIMUM HEALTH Management TRACE CITY
(CMO)
Office (HRMO)
PROTOCOLS FOR COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT
INDIVIDUALS & PEACE & CREMATION
TREAT
ESTABLISHMENTS PUBLIC SAFETY City Economic
Southern Enterprise
Davao City Police Office
Philippines Medical (CEE)
(DCPO)
Center (SPMC) One
Hospital Command
Center (OHCC)
LAND BORDER CONTROL
Task Force Davao
TEMPORARY
TREATMENT
AIR AND SEA AND
TRAVELLERS MONITORING
Davao City Tourism FACILITIES
Operations Office (TTMFS)
(DCTOO)
OPERATION:
CHO / Department
COVID-19 PROTOCOLS of Health (DOH) XI

ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION:
City Administrators
• DCTOO
Office (CADO)
• Business Bureau
Operations
• Integrated Gender
and Development
Division (IGDD)
• Sports Development
Division

BARANGAY
• Vice Mayor’s Office
(VMO)
• Councilors/
Sangguniang
Panlungsod (SP)
Team Leaders
• Liga ng mga Barangay

CITY GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES
Human Resource
Management Office
(HRMO)

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The members of the Response Cluster are:
1. Operations Center A
2. Prevention/Enforcement
3. Lockdown
4. Minimum Health Protocols
for Individuals &
Establishments
5. Land Border Control
6. Air and Sea Travellers
7. Covid-19 Protocols
Enforcement
8. Barangay
9. City Government Employees
10. Information Technology
11. E-CIF
12. Safe Davao QR (DQR)
13. Health
14. Test
15. Rapid Action Team (RAT)
16. Trace
17. Treat
18. Temporary Treatment and
Monitoring Facilities
(TTMFS)
18a Operation
18b Administration
19. Psychosocial Support
20. Resource & Logistics
21. Laws And Ordinances
22. Committee on Finance
23. Committee on Health
24. Committee on Peace &
Public Safety
25. Management of the Dead
26. Cremation / Burial
Assistance
27. City Government Cremation
Disaster Risk Reduction & - PSupt Alfredo D Baloran (Ret)
-
Management Office (DRRMO)
Public Safety & Security - P/LPCol Angel B. Sumagaysay (Ret)
-
Command Center (PSSCC)
Davao City Police Office (DCPO)
- - PCol Kirby John B Kraft
- Task Force Davao - Commander Consolito Yecla
Davao City Tourism Operations
- - Ms. Regina Rosa D. Tecson
Office (DCTOO)
- Davao City Tourism Operations - Ms. Regina Rosa D. Tecson
Office (DCTOO)
- Business Bureau - Ms. Maribel T. Paguican
- Integrated Gender and - Ms. Lorna B. Mandin
Development Division (IGDD)
- Sports Development Division - Mr. Michael Denton P. Aportadera
- Vice Mayor’s Office (VMO) - Vice Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte
- Liga ng mga Barangay - Coun. Edgar Ibuyan Sr.
Human Resource Management
- - Mr. Lemuel G. Ortonio
Office
City Information Technology
- - Mr. Chito P. Mercado
Center (CITC)
Human Resource Management
- - Mr. Lemuel G. Ortonio
Office
- City Health Office (CHO) - Dr. Ashley G. Lopez
- City Health Office (CHO) - Dr. Julinda Acosta
Southern Philippines Medical
- Center (SPMC) / One Hospital
Command Center (OHCC)
CHO / Department of Health
-
(DOH)
City Administrators Office
- - Atty. Janis Louis H. Esparcia
(CADO) Operations
- City Health Office (CHO) - Dr. Marjorie Culas
- City Budget Office (CBO) - Ms. Ermelinda F. Gallego
- City Mayor’s Office (CMO) - Ms. Barbara Carla Q. Echavia
- City Legal Office (CLO) - Atty. Osmundo P. Villanueva Jr.
- Sangguniang Panlungsod - Coun. Danilo C. Dayanghirang
- Sangguniang Panlungsod - Coun. Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte
- Sangguniang Panlungsod - Coun. Maria Belen S. Acosta
- Lingap Para sa Mahirap - Mr. Vincent Plarisan
- City Economic Enterprise (CEE) - Mr. Celerino P. Eralino
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 SECTION 7. VACCINE CLUSTER.
DCTF COVID-19

OPERATIONS CENTER B
Special Team

PROCUREMENT, INFORMATION IMMUNIZATION

CARGO & LOGISTICS TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
City Administrators City Information City Information Office City Health Office (CHO)
Office (CADO) Technology Center (CIO)
Administration (CITC)

WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOCIAL MOBILIZATION &
City Environment and Natural
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Resources Office (CENRO)
• Vice Mayor’s Office (VMO)
• Councilors/ Sangguniang
Panlungsod (SP) Team
Leaders
• Liga ng mga Barangay

The members of the Vaccine Cluster are:

1. Operations - Special Team - Dr. Josephine J. Villafuerte

Center B
2. Procurement, - City Administrators Office (CADO) - Atty. Tristan Dwight P. Domingo
Cargo & Administration
Logistics
3. Information - City Information Technology Center - Mr. Chito P. Mercado
Technology (CITC)
4. Communications - City Information Office (CIO) - Mr. Jefry M. Tupas
5. Immunization - City Health Office (CHO) - Dr. Ashley G. Lopez
Program
6. Waste
- Environment and Natural Resources - Engr. Marivic L. Reyes
Management
Office (CENRO)
7. Social
Mobilization & - Vice Mayor’s Office (VMO) - Vice Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte
Community - Liga ng mga Barangay - Coun. Edgar Ibuyan Sr.
Engagement

SECTION 8. RECOVERY CLUSTER.

DCTF COVID-19

OPERATIONS CENTER C
Davao City Investment
Promotion Center
(DCIPC)

ECONOMIC SOCIAL FOOD

RECOVERY RECOVERY SECURITY
Davao City Investment City Social Welfare and
City Veterinarian’s
Promotion Center Development Office
Office (CVO)
(DCIPC) (CSWDO)

City City Sangguniang City Emergency Public City City

Tourism Planning Panlungsod Cooperative Employment Employment Economic Agriculturist’s
Operations Developm (SP) Development Team Service Enterprise Office (CAO)
Office ent Office Office Office (CEE)
(CTOO) City Mayor’s Page 7 of 8
(CPDO) (CCDO) (PESO)
Office
(CMO)
The members of the Recovery Cluster are:

1. Operations - Davao City Investment Promotion - Ms. April Marie C. Dayap

Center C Center (DCIPC)
2. Economic - City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) - Ms. Regina Rosa D. Tecson
Recovery - City Planning Development Office - Mr. Ivan C. Cortez
(CPDO)
- Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) - Vice Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte

3. Social - City Social Welfare and Development - Atty. Marlisa A. Gallo

Recovery Office (CSWDO)
- City Cooperative Development Office - Ms. Luzminda C. Eblamo
(CCDO)
- Emergency Employment Team-City - Mr. Norman B. Baloro
Mayor's Office (CMO)
- Public Employment Service Office - Ms. Lilibeth D. Pantinople
(PESO)
4. Food - City Veterinarian’s Office (CVO) - Dr. Cerelyn B. Pinili
Security - City Economic Enterprise (CEE) - Mr. Celerino P. Eralino
- City Agriculturist’s Office (CAO) - Mr. Leo Brian D. Leuterio

SECTION 9. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If any provision of this Executive Order is

declared invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions not affected thereby shall
remain valid and subsisting.

SECTION 10. REPEALING CLAUSE. All Orders or parts thereof which are
inconsistent with the provisions of this Executive Order are hereby repealed or
modified accordingly.

SECTION 11. EFFECTIVITY. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Done this 29th day of January 2021 in Davao City, Philippines.

SARA Z. DUTERTE
City Mayor
Attested by: Digitally signed by Duterte
Sara Zimmerman
Reason: I am the author of
this document
Location: Davao City
Date: 2021.01.29 12:52:29
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ATTY. ZULEIKA T. LOPEZ CITY MAYOR'S OFFICE

City Administrator CORRESPONDENCE AND RECORDS DIV.
DAVAO CITY

RELEASED
01/29/2021 1:16pm MG NABONG

Ref. No. CRD012121-1

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
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