Treñas said they will be working with the crematory to find a 40-footer -20 degrees freezer van to house the cadavers while waiting for cremation. However, the protocols of double (body) bags, adequately sealed and burial within 12 hours have to be properly followed. “We do this not because we overtake the customary or cultural and religious practices but we do this because of health protection and preservation of lives,” she added.ĭOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said burial is allowed due to the limited number of crematoriums in the country. The provincial administrator added that there are sensitive issues that they have to let the people and the community need to understand as the cadavers “are not only figures but family members”. Parameters needed to observe are the cemetery's distance from the residential area and to consider its possible seepage or contamination of water source. She said that while there are LGUs that have already identified their sites, yet they have to look into their compliance with the Environment and Sanitation Code. Handlers of the cadavers need to be wearing full personal protective equipment (PPE). Mamon presided over the online emergency meeting called for by Defensor attended by mayors of the province's one city and 42 municipalities.Īs per department memoranda of the DOH and the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), she said burial can be done within 12 hours provided that proper handling, sanitation, and disinfection are observed. But then in the event, like now, that the services of the crematorium (Gegato Abecia Funeral Homes and Crematory) are suspended, the second option is being laid down to the mayors,” said Iloilo provincial administrator Lawyer Suzette Mamon in an interview Wednesday. “Cremation is the first option as per DOH (Department of Health) requirement. issued the instruction on Tuesday afternoon after a lone crematorium in Panay island, based in this city, was overwhelmed by the larger number of cadavers for burning and temporarily stopped accepting more bodies. ILOILO CITY – Iloilo Province has instructed its local government units (LGUs) to identify possible burial sites, either in cemeteries or adjacent lots, for those who died of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) amid a surge in cases. (Photo courtesy of Iloilo Provincial Health Office/Balita Halin sa Kapitolyo) The Gegato Abecia Funeral Homes and Crematory, the lone crematory in Panay island and based in Iloilo City, temporarily stopped accepting cadavers for two weeks to allow them to process the human remains that are waiting to get cremated. 3, 2021) to discuss the management of Covid-19 cadavers. Iloilo Province calls for an emergency meeting with local government units on Tuesday (Aug.
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