The Philippine National Police (PNP) will be deploying two policemen in every quarantine hotels to prevent the repeat of returning Filipinos skipping mandatory quarantine. PNP chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos said he had already instructed police commanders in areas with quarantine hotels to strategize t
Checkpoints will be placed on the borders of Metro Manila with adjacent provinces to prevent the persistent devotees from proceeding to Quiapo, Manila despite the suspension of the traditional Black Nazarene activities. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año sa
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra (Presidential photo) MANILA - Establishments such as hotels may prohibit the exit of their guests who have yet to complete the prescribed quarantine period set by the government. Speaking with President Rodrigo R. Duterte during his Talk to the People on Tuesday night, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra emphasized that under the existing law, quarantine establishments who fail to ensure that the required period is followed by quarantined individuals may be held liable. Guevarra said Republic Act No. 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act has pertinent provisions on non-compliant entities. "There is a provision there on non-cooperation as part of prohibited acts, Mr. President. And it seems to me that non-cooperation on the part of certain entities, which are charged with a duty to respond to the pandemic, may also be punishable. So these entities, Mr. President, may include establish
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