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Photo by Mark Perandos May 12, 2021 THE 19th Davao City Council has approved on third and final reading the ordinance regulating gatherings in the city as part of the initiatives to mitigate the transmission of coronavirus in communities.
Councilor Mabel Sunga Acosta said the ordinance will regulate specific gatherings particularly when the city’s quarantine status is under general community quarantine (GCQ) or modified GCQ (MGCQ).
Essential work meetings and social events in celebration of personal milestones are allowed in accordance with the joint memorandum circular of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Tourism (DOT).
Essential meetings are allowed up to 50 percent of the venue s capacity with a maximum of eight hours, provided that disinfection protocols are implemented during break time.
May 11, 2021 THE 19th Davao City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday, May 11, legalizing the operation of motorcycle taxis (habal-habal) in the city.
Under the ordinance, habal-habal refers to a single motorcycle that is being used to ferry passengers from one place to another for a fee.
The ordinance states no person shall operate and drive habal-habal within the city unless the following will be complied: current Land Transportation Office registration and official receipt of the habal-habal unit; current driver s license of the driver; and payment of annual license fee to the City Treasurer s Office of P500, exclusive of other regulatory fees and charges, provided that an operator/driver who registers in the first six months following the implementation of the ordinance will not be collected with a license fee for the year.