Homeowners’ groups told: Don’t impede entry of food delivery riders in subdivisions

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Monday called on homeowners’ associations not to impede the entry of food delivery riders in their subdivisions.

“Do’n sa mga delivery, sa mga iba’t-ibang homeowners’ associations, nananawagan po ang DILG sa kanila na ‘wag na po nilang ipagbawal yung pagpasok nung mga delivery sa kanilang mga subdivisions,” DILG Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said during the Laging Handa press briefing on Monday.

(For deliveries, to our different homeowners’ association, the DILG is calling on them not to prohibit food delivery personnel from entering their subdivisions.)

“Mas maganda po ngayon, delivered na lang sa kanilang mga bahay, we highly encourage our different homeowners’ association: Do not impede the movement of food delivery sa inyong mga subdivisions,” he added.

(What’s ideal now is that the food is delivered; we highly encourage our different homeowners’ association: Do not impede the movement of food delivery in your subdivisions.)

“Kasi kung ipagbabawal po nila, ang mangyayari po lalabas pa yung mga tao para bumili at pupunta sa supermarket or pupunta sa take-out,” he went on.

(Because if their entry is prohibited, subdivision residents would have to go out to buy in the supermarkets or to food establishments to take out food.)

Over the weekend, Malacañang announced that the enhanced community quarantine will be imposed over Metro Manila and four adjacent provinces — Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite, and Laguna — beginning March 29 until April 4 due to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.

Restaurants will remain open, but only for take-out and deliveries as both indoor and al-fresco dining are now prohibited.

JE