01 June 2020 (updated July 13, 2020) – The Commission on Audit Regional Office No. III resumes office on June 01, 2020 under the General Community Quarantine category set forth by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF).

In line with this, our beloved premier institution has made available multiple alternative work arrangements like work from home (WFH) and skeleton workforce (SWF) for us to adopt while the entire country is placed under a State of Public Health Emergency due to the Coronavirus disease also known as the COVID-19.

The AWA comprises of the two-day work week and three-day WFH arrangements, combination of these or other work arrangements appropriate and applicable to our agency considering the community quarantine in our area where we are located and the nature of work being performed by the employees.

Work-from-home (WFH) refers to an output-oriented work arrangement that authorizes the worker to produce outputs/results and accomplishments outside of the office. This is in consideration to employees where public transportation is limited and physical/social distancing in the workplace is required.

Skeleton (Skeletal) Workforce pertains to a work arrangement where a minimum number of employees are required to man the office to render service when full staffing is not possible. Agencies in GCQ areas shall adopt skeleton workforce as one of its AWA.

For areas placed under GCQ, employees aged below 21 and those who are 60 years old and above, as well as those with immunodeficiency, co-morbidities or other health risk, pregnant women, including those who reside with the aforementioned, shall be under WFH arrangement, except when their services are indispensable under the circumstances or when office work is permitted.

In addition, safety measures are being strictly implemented inside the COA RO III premises. All persons entering the COA RO III shall be strictly screened by the guards-on-duty.  Health checklist is being filled out upon entry. The health checklist includes temperature, history of travel and other underlying health conditions. Visitors without official business with the Regional Office shall be totally denied entry.

For employees and COA-hired individuals under Job Order (JO), authorized liaison officers of different Audit Groups and official visitors with temperature above 37.5C or whose response to the health checklist questionnaire needs further assessment, will be referred to Ms. Riza P. Siron, a registered nurse from the Office of the Regional Director, who will do the proper recommendation.