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Top officials of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development DHSUD on Monday hit the ground running upon Metro Manilas shift to general community quarantine GCQ holding face-to-face Management Committee ManCom meeting at DHSUD Central Office for the first time in months.Presided over by DHSUD Secretary Eduardo Del Rosario the day-long ManCom meeting was held with strict compliance to social distancing wearing of face shields and masks and other safety protocols.The face-to-face ManCom meeting attended by almost all DHSUD key officials from directors and up was the first in over two months since the declaration of enhanced community quarantine ECQ last March 16 caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 COVID-19. All DHSUD regional directors also participated via video conference from their respective offices.As public servants it is our duty and responsibility to deliver public service even during these difficult times Secretary Del Rosario told DHSUD officials. I want all directors and bureau chiefs to be physically present during the ManCom meetings so that we can further push forward DHSUD programs he added.At the same time Secretary Del Rosario ordered the presence of 50 percent of DHSUD work force at any given day to ensure unhampered delivery of public service. He urged DHSUD officials to formulate the distribution of their personnel throughout the week so that they can perform their duties and responsibilities continuously.President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases IATF to lift ECQ in Metro Manila and shift to GCQ starting June 1.During the ECQ that effectively locked down the country to contain COVID-19 the DHSUD ManCom meetings were held via video conferences every Mondays.Apart from presiding over the regular Monday conferences from his office at DHSUD Central Office Secretary Del Rosario also conducted meetings with various stakeholders and received important visitors almost daily.
