Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla has asked the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to reconsider allowing motorcycle back-riding for married and cohabitating couples.
“Nais ko po sanang idulog ay mapayagan ang back-riding sa kaso ng mga mag-asawa at nagsasama. Sila po ay natutulog sa iisang kama, kumakain sa iisang mesa, naghahati sa iisang mangkok ng kanin at nagpapasa ng ulam nang naka-kamay. Ganito po ang buhay dito at sa buong bansa,” Remulla said in his letter addressed to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.
Remulla said Cavite would issue “couples passes” that residents could present along with their marriage contracts at checkpoints, for easier verification.
Remulla also wrote to the IATF: “Kung hinahayaan po natin silang sumakay sa de-aircon na kotse, bakit po hindi sila maaaring sumakay sa isang motorsiklo?”
“Para sa marami, ang polisiyang ito lamang ang humahadlang para sila ay makabalik sa trabaho,” the governor added.
He said most of the city’s 400,000 motorcycle owners belong in the middle class, and do not have other means for transportation.
Cavite was placed under the less strict general community quarantine until May 30. John Ezekiel J. Hirro