Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat (File photo) MANILA - Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Monday reported that another Filipino from overseas was caught having broken the mandatory quarantine after posting on social media. In an interview over DZMM, Puyat said the Filipino made a post of them having a massage. "Actually meron pa isang kaso e. Binigay 'yung pangalan, nag-skip ng quarantine, in fact nag-post pa sa social media nagpapamasahe siya. Nahuli na rin (Actually, there is another case. The name was given, skipped quarantine, in fact, posted on social medial while having massage. Arrested already)," Puyat said. This, after a Filipina named Gwyneth Chua from the United States, was earlier caught breaking quarantine protocol to attend a party and was later tested positive for Covid-19. Puyat said Chua, currently undergoing mandatory quarantine in a hotel and watched over by authorities, admitted to having skipped her quarantine. &
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is currently looking at other hotels that are allegedly offering "absentee quarantine" packages, after two returning overseas Filipinos were able to skip the mandatory isolation.
(FILE PHOTO) Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said the Department has so far
Malacañang is leaving the fate of Gwyneth Chua the returning migrant who cut short her quarantine before testing positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the judge who will handle her case, reiterating that the government will implement all applicable laws against those who played a par
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is currently investigating other reports of quarantine breach as another returning overseas Filipino was nabbed for skipping mandatory isolation. Authorities learned of what she did after she posted it on her social media account.
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Berjaya Makati Hotel MANILA - Some people under quarantine have paid hotel personnel or escaped through fire exits, breaching the health protocols set by the government,Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano bared on Monday. Ano said he received reports that family members and relatives were the ones pressuring people under quarantine. "Napre-pressure din sila na gumawa ng paraan so nagbabayad sila minsan sa personnel ng hotel o kaya tumatakas through fire exit. Meron. Totoo 'yan (They are being pressured to skip quarantine so there are times when they bribe hotel personnel or escape through the fire exit. It's happening)," he said in a radio interview. Ano noted that the Bureau of Quarantine had filed cases against hotels violating quarantine protocols. "Meron, totoo 'yan, ang BoQ naman merong mga kinasuhan silang hotel na nag-violate ng ganyan, low key lang, hindi lang talaga na media, at ako mismo may mga nahuli akong ganyan na umuwi ng ganitong lugar, nagmamayaba