In a press statement issued on November 17, DILG Sec. Eduardo M. Año said that as the department gears to complete the targeted numbers of contact tracers, those who have been hired will already work on the ground to aid and intensify the country’s response and contact tracing capabilities, especially at the grassroots level, to counter COVID-19.
“What’s important to us is to fill up the slots and recruit the most number of contact tracers as provided in the Bayanihan 2 law so those who meet the deadline will immediately be processed but we will continue to accept applications until we have met our targets,” DILG spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said in a statement.
