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Manila Bulletin devider Philippines devider DILG reminds public: It is against the law to break ECQ rules

DILG reminds public: It is against the law to break ECQ rules

Published Apr 21, 2020 12:00 am
By Chito Chavez The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday reminded the public that it is against the law to break quarantine rules as efforts are in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (PCOO/ MANILA BULLETIN) DILG Secretary Eduardo Año (PCOO/ MANILA BULLETIN) “If you violate the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) directives, you are breaking the law,’’ DILG Secretary Eduardo Año said. Año urged those who continue to defy quarantine measures “to stay home or face fines or even arrest.’’ He issued the warning after receiving reports of individuals caught at checkpoints who are trying to go to the provinces for unessential purposes. Año noted that it is absurd how reports of people attempting to travel and leave their homes are still coming in despite the prevailing directives and sanctions on the violation of the provisions of the Bayanihan To Heal As One Act, and resolutions imposed by the Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF), and the DILG. “We are in a very unique and desperate situation in trying to flatten the curve of the COVID-19 infection in the country. Please stay where you are. If you are stopped at a checkpoint and you have no valid reason, you will be fined and even arrested and told to go back where you came from," he added. The DILG chief said that reports from various DILG regional offices point to individuals deliberately leaving their homes to go to the provinces. Based on the report of DILG Region 1, Año said there are Metro Manila residents who are currently stranded outside of the borders of Pangasinan. The same was also reported in the boundaries of Quezon Province and Camarines Sur where people from Metro Manila are currently stranded at checkpoints because they are not Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APOR). Reports of similar incidents were also observed in different parts of the country such as Zamboanga City. The DILG chief has directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be more vigilant in manning all checkpoints, following the recent pronouncement of President Duterte on imposing stricter ECQ measures to keep people from moving while ensuring that human rights are respected. Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, head of the Joint Task Force Coronavirus Shield, urged police officers assigned in quarantine control points or checkpoints to issue Ordinance Violation Receipt (OVR) or citation tickets to erring drivers instead of just cautioning them or denying them passage. “You may cite them for violation of RA 11469, the Bayanihan To Heal As One Ac,t and Presidential Proclamation 922: Declaring a State of Public Health Emergency,” Eleazar said. Año also asked the public “to be disciplined and abide by the orders of the national government." He warned that as violators of anti-coronavirus measures, they may face criminal charges.
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