Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all policemen to give free face masks to those who would be arrested for no wearing any as the government intensified its campaign to run after those who are not wearing or not properly wearing face mask amid...
The Pasay City Police assured on Monday, May 10, that all violators of the mandatory wearing of face masks will be treated "humanely" and "their rights will be strictly respected." In a statement, Pasay City Police Chief Col. Cesar Paday-os said that the local police, in coordination with the Pasay...
A lawyer and councilor in Muntinlupa said the police can only impose fines but not detain face mask violators based on an existing city ordinance. Atty. Raul Corro, the Muntinlupa City Council’s majority floor leader, told the Manila Bulletin that Ordinance No. 2020-109, which imposes the...
Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo does not agree with President Duterte’s order to arrest people who are not wearing their face masks. “I don’t understand why our default is to arrest people,” Robredo said in Filipino during her Sunday radio show. VP Leni Robredo (OVP photo)...
Advocacy group Philippine Business for Education (PBED) has urged the government to plan for a safe resumption of face-to-face classes to stem the looming learning crisis. “There should be a plan to safely resume face-to-face classes to address the issue on access and inequality among...
The Muntinlupa police apprehended on Friday 1,326 persons, mostly minors, for violating the city ordinance on the mandatory wearing of face masks outside residence. Of the total violators, 1,281, or 97 percent, were minors and only 45, or 3 percent, were adults. They were all caught without...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced Friday, May 7, that it will immediately enforce President Duterte's order to apprehend violators of health protocols imposed by the government to stem the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “In order to sustain the...
The Muntinlupa police will intensify the implementation of a city ordinance on the mandatory wearing of face masks outside residence following the order of President Rodrigo Duterte. Muntinlupa Mayor Jaime Fresnedi (Muntinlupa PIO / MANILA BULLETIN) Duterte, on Wednesday, ordered the police to...
Policemen can conduct warrantless arrests against persons violating the local ordinances on wearing of face masks in public as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus, Malacañang said Thursday. A law enforcement officer reminds passengers to observe health protocols outside the Ninoy...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Thursday, May 6 that it will harmonize the ordinances of local government units (LGUs) in order to intensify the operations against those who defy the implementation of the quarantine rules, particularly on the wearing of the face...
As the pandemic continued to devastate lives across the world, President Duterte is opening up about the prospect of death from coronavirus disease (COVID-19). President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) Addressing the nation Wednesday night, the President talked about his concern about...
Any person not properly wearing a mask in public may face arrest and detention for nine hours at the police station, President Duterte warned Wednesday night. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang) In a televised address, the President directed the police to apprehend and investigator violators...
