San Juan awards Safety Seal to protocol-compliant establishments
THE city government of San Juan, in partnership with the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), launched Thursday the awarding of safety seal certifications to compliant establishments.
Mayor Francis Zamora was joined by DILG Usec. Jonathan Malaya, DTI Sec. Ramon M. Lopez, BFP City Fire Dir. Supt. Jerlin Jerden Sales, San Juan City Acting Chief of Police P. Col. Elpidio Ramirez, DILG City Director Dir. Silvestre Barrameda, Vice Mayor Warren Villa, Atty. Bel Zamora and BPLO Chief Julius Jalandoni, as well as Ortigas & Co. officials headed by President and CEO Jose Emmanuel H. Jalandoni, CFO Davee Zuniga, VP for Corporate Division Atty. Michael Abundo and VP for Malls Division Arch. Renee Bacani during the event.
The Safety Seal Certification Program is an inter-agency initiative of DILG, DTI, Department of Health, Department of Tourism and Department of Labor and Employment which grants businesses a Safety Seal that will be conspicuously displayed in the establishment which assures consumers and shoppers that it is compliant to the health protocols against COVID-19.
“We welcome this kind of initiative as it aligns with what we are doing here in our city. Recently, we launched two executive orders that will encourage establishments to get their employees vaccinated and give incentives to vaccinated customers to boost consumer confidence and revive our economy,” Zamora said.
San Juan City gave the ceremonial award to Ortigas & Co. for its unwavering support to the initiatives of the city to curb the spread of COVID-19.
“The first local transmission of COVID-19 happened here in Greenhills Shopping Center. And since then, we have been partners with them in all our efforts in our fight against COVID-19. From their compliance to our health and safety protocols to allowing the local government to use their theatres to ramp up the city’s vaccination drive, Ortigas & Co. really deserves this award. Our battle cry is to end this here in Greenhills as well,” Zamora explained.
For establishments to get the safety seal, they must abide by the minimum health protocols implemented by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases and national government. They must also use the StaySafe.ph to get the seal. It is free of charge and valid for six months from the date of issuance and can be renewed subject to continued compliance to the requirements set by the government.
