The city government of San Juan will be giving PHP100,000 worth of cash incentives to any of its 21 barangays that can record a zero case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in a span of 100 days straight.

Mayor Francis Zamora said the city government has passed a local ordinance granting cash incentives to villages that would be able to totally contain the further spread of Covid-19 within their communities.

“Ipinasa ang ordinansang ito upang mahikayat ang mga barangay na mapababa o mawalan ng cases ng Covid-19 sa kanilang nasasakupan (This ordinance was passed to encourage the barangays to reduce or eliminate Covid-19 cases in their localities),” Zamora said.

Zamora said the cash incentives won should be used for the barangay’s Covid-related programs and activities.

Meanwhile, Zamora urged his constituents to sign up for the San Juan City Covid-19 Vaccine Registration.

Residents may register online via link http://bit.ly/39Bi7ri or visit their respective barangay offices for manual registration.

The city government is also conducting a “house-to-house vaccine campaign” wherein city hall personnel were tasked to go house-to-house visits to assist residents to sign up on the spot to the city’s online vaccine registration drive.

Zamora said they are targeting to inoculate at least 70 percent of the city’s estimated 85,000 population to achieve herd immunity.

As of Feb. 10, the city government has recorded 23,202 registrants who expressed willingness to get free Covid-19 vaccine, which accounts for about 19 percent of the city’s total population. (PNA)