Republic of the Philippines

Province of Leyte
Municipality of Tabontabon
Barangay _____________

OFFICE OF THE PUNONG BARANGAY

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. _________

Series of

AN ORDER REORGANIZING THE

BARANGAY HEALTH EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM ( BHERT )
OF BARANGAY _______

WHEREAS, with the experience from Covid 19 Pandemic, which has spread and
affected almost all globally including the Philippines, comes to the realization of how
important it is to prepare and address health emergency situations;

WHEREAS, our national government has limited capacity to respond if ever there
would be another widespread of health emergency like Covid 19 in the country;

WHEREAS, it is a declared policy that LGUs should take measures to prevent, abort,
and/or minimize the entry and spread of diseases in their respective localities;

WHEREAS, DILG Memorandum Circular No. 2009-090 dated June 30, 2009 enjoins
all barangay to reactivate their respective Barangay Health Emergency Response Team
(BHERT).

WHEREAS, with the assumption to office of the newly elected barangay officials,
there is a need to reorganize all barangay special bodies specifically the Barangay Health
Emergency Response Team;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Hon. _________, Punong Barangay of Barangay ______,

Tabontabon, Leyte, do hereby order that:

Section 1. COMPOSITION. The Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) of

Barangay ________________, Tabontabon, Leyte is hereby reorganized and shall be composed
of the following:

Chairperson : _________________________________________________
Punong Barangay

Executive Officer : _________________________________________________

SB Member, Chairman, Committee on Health

Members : ________________________________________________
Midwife

: _______________________________________________
Barangay Health Worker

: _____________________________________________
Chief, Barangay Tanod

: _______________________________________________
DepEd/School Representative
Section 2. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS. The Barangay Health Emergency Response Team
(BHERT) shall have the following duties and functions:

1. Conduct visits in the home of every arriving person from pandemic affected
countries;

2. Take daily the temperature of the said person if found manifesting symptoms of
the virus/illness and report immediately to Rural Health Unit;

3. List down the name of person that came in contact with the suspected
virus/illness carrier and onitor the temperature of these persons;

4. Take other necessary actions as mandated by laws and or regulations for the
control of spreading the virus or diseases.

Section 3. EFFECTIVITY. This Order shall take effect immediately.

Issued this ______ , at Barangay _________________________, Tabontabon, Leyte.

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Punong Barangay