MALAYBALAY CITY (PIA)—Aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 and protecting people from getting infected of the deadly disease, the Department of the Interior and Local Government in Bukidnon (DILG-Bukidnon) granted safety seals to 24 barangays in Malaybalay City.

The barangays that recently found to be compliant are the following: Poblacion 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, Sumpong, Dalwangan, Patpat, San Jose, Aglayan, Laguitas, St. Peter, Zamboanguita, Indalasa, Kulaman, Busdi, Caburacanan, Mapulo and Silae.

This is a voluntary certification scheme that affirms that a barangay office is compliant with the Minimum Public Health Standards (MPHS) and measures set by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) and uses or integrates its contact tracing with StaySafe Ph.

The Safety Seal program is an inter-agency initiative by the DILG, Department of Health, Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Labor and Employment, and Department of Tourism, which awards public and private establishments or buildings with a Safety Seal to be conspicuously displayed indicating that a particular building or establishment is compliant with health protocols against COVID-19.

The program aims to increase MPHS compliance by private and public entities supporting the government’s effort to prevent and contain the further spread of COVID-19.

These Safety Seals in the city’s 24 barangays shall be presented conspicuously at the barangay’s entrance points according to prescribed dimensions with 6-month validity. (Malaybalay LGU/PIA-10/Bukidnon)