MANILA – The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) on Tuesday created a health and safety committee amid the country’s fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The creation of the new committee, which will be activated by May 22, was one of the resolutions made in an online meeting by the PSC board on Tuesday.
PSC Chairman Butch Ramirez created the new committee in accordance with the occupational and health safety standards for public sector jointly issue by the Civil Service, Commission Department of Health and the Department of Labor and Employment.
Executive Director Merly Ibay will serve as the head of the health and safety committee with Deputy Executive Directors Dennis Rivera and Guillermo Iroy and Marc Velasco named as deputies.
Another matter discussed in the board meeting was the procurement of personal protective equipment, face masks, and disinfection supplies in anticipation of the gradual transition of Metro Manila from enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to the modified ECQ and hopefully to general community quarantine (GCQ).
Earlier Tuesday, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that Metro Manila along with Laguna and Cebu City will be placed under the modified ECQ from May 16 to 31.
Meanwhile, the PSC assured that it will still provide allowances to the national athletes and coaches despite their trainings called off indefinitely due to Covid-19, which has already infected 11,350 Filipinos as of 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The last agenda in the meeting was the improvement of the information technology setup to provide better communication in this period. (PNA)
