OFFICE OF THE PUNONG BARANGAY
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 1
Series of 2020
REORGANIZING / REACTIVATION OF THE BARANGAY HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (BHERT)
WHEREAS, DILG MC No. 2003 -95 enjoins the creation of BHERT in all barangays nationwide mandating that there shall be a BHERT for every 5,000 population in the barangay;
WHEREAS, the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) is created to provide immediate response to emerging epidemic issues as recognized by the Barangay and City Government, the National Government and even the World Health Organization as alarming and threatening to public health;
WHEREAS, DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2020-018, dated January 31, 2020 provides that the Local Government Units including the barangays, the Guides to Action Against “CoronaVirus”, in response to the growing concern over the outbreak of coronavirus;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, LIZBETH NICOLAS SANTIAGO, Punong Barangay of Barangay Ugong, Pasig City, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby reorganize and reactivate the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) as follows:
Section 1. Composition. The Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) is hereby organized to be constituted as follows:
Head : ROBERTO S. LEGASPI, JR.
Executive Officer, Tanod
Members : AMY I. AREJA…………………… Brgy. Administrator
PABLO J. DELA CRUZ……….. Tanod Member 1
MARITESS A. JOSE ………….. Tanod Member 2
ARNOLD J. DELA CRUZ, JR.. Tanod Member 3
CYNTHIA DELA CRUZ………. Brgy. Health Worker 1
IMELDA GONZALES………….. Brgy. Health Worker 2
MYLENE BARIZA……………….. Brgy. Health Worker 3
REGINA ALVARADO………….. Brgy. Health Worker 4
RHEA DONNA QUEVEDO…. Brgy. Health Worker 5
Section 2. Functions. The Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) shall exercise the following functions:
- With or without the list of arrivals from the Mayor supposed to be given by the Bureau of Immigration (BI), conduct visits in the home of every arriving person from a coronavirus affected country;
- Immediately list down the names of person/s that the arriving resident/s came in contact with prior to his/her arrival in his/her residence;
- Require the arriving resident/s to check and record temperature daily, in the morning and in the afternoon, for the duration of the 14-day home confinement period. Advise the arriving resident/s to watch out for any other symptoms of Coronavirus like cough, difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath;
- Check on the condition of the arriving resident/s daily from a distance of more than one (1) meter. In checking, always wear N95 or surgical mask;
- If symptoms are observed,
- immediately isolate and confine the arriving resident, now a coronavirus suspect, to a room away from the members of the household prior to his immediate transport to a DOH-designated coronavirus-referral center or hospital for further examination and treatment.
- Require the coronavirus suspect to wear N95 or surgical mask.
- Get the profile of the coronavirus suspect e.g. full name, birthday, address
- Place the rest of the household also under 14-day home confinement. Repeat the process for them, including contact tracing, if no signs manifest, report to the City Health Officer for lifting of home confinement.
- If no symptoms are observed after the 14-day home confinement, report the matter to the City Health Officer for lifting of home confinement; and
- Report to the Punong Barangay on measures or actions taken per arriving resident.
Section 3. Funding Support. Funding support for the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) shall be charged against the fund of the Barangay Government subject to availability of funds and to the usual accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
Section 4. Effectivity. This Order shall take effect immediately.
Let copies hereof be furnished to all concerned for information, reference, and guidance.
Done in Barangay Ugong, Pasig City, Philippines this 7th day of February, 2020.
LIZBETH N. SANTIAGO
Punong Barangay
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