Sumagaysay said apart from basic health measures, the city has also prepared an integrated security plan as more people are expected to flock to public places during the Christmas holidays.
He said this means more security forces are deployed in convergence areas such as markets, churches, malls, transportation terminals, and tourism sites,” Sumagaysay said.
“We have taskings for the members of the Security Cluster this December. We are focusing on securing convergence areas. The churches for Misa de Gallo, public markets, malls, terminals as well as tourist destinations within Davao City,” Sumagaysay said.
Meanwhile, Sumagaysay reminded the public to always observe social distancing, wearing of masks, and regular handwashing as the security cluster will monitor compliance with the distancing requirements.
“We continue implementing these protocols and with regard to venue capacity we are aligning it with the Alert Levels on how many are allowed, especially in the parishes in Davao City,” he said.
The city also has coordinated with the mall management and set to meet them to discuss the "Do’s and Don’ts” under the Alert Level 2 guidelines.
He said the "no backpack policy”, “no jacket policy” in public places such as churches will still be imposed. However, wearing of jackets can be allowed but subject to proper screening.
The security forces will always be on the lookout for illegal objects such as drugs, explosives among others.
“We do not have curfew so what we have is the strict enforcement of security and we will also implement ordinances such as firecracker ban. So these are the things we do to ensure at least that we will have an orderly celebration of Christmas,” Sumagaysay said.