MANILA, Philippines — The Pasig City Hall will return to a skeleton workforce for two weeks starting Aug. 3, Monday, Mayor Vico Sotto announced on Sunday.
“Pasig City Hall will return to a SKELETAL WORKFORCE for 2 weeks starting tomorrow August 3, 2020 until August 16, 2020,” Sotto said in a Facebook post.
Sotto said health-related offices, hospitals, peace and order departments, the City Social Welfare Development, and the City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office are excluded from the skeleton workforce and will remain at full operations.
In an Instagram story, Sotto issued a reminder to stay at home “if they have the luxury” to do so.
“Our hospitals are full. Our health workers are tired. If you have the luxury of staying at home, DO IT,” the mayor said.
As of August 1, Saturday, Pasig logged 1,826 total cases of coronavirus disease with 924 active cases. Of the recorded cases, 119 are recorded as deaths while 783 are recoveries.