{"id":243572,"date":"2020-01-30T21:26:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T02:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=243572"},"modified":"2020-01-30T21:26:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T02:26:03","slug":"govt-will-enforce-laws-vs-errant-tourists-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/30\/govt-will-enforce-laws-vs-errant-tourists-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov&#8217;t will enforce laws vs. errant tourists: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_187138\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187138\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/44764884_750918238576564_2161374800595910656_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187138 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/44764884_750918238576564_2161374800595910656_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/44764884_750918238576564_2161374800595910656_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/44764884_750918238576564_2161374800595910656_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/44764884_750918238576564_2161374800595910656_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/44764884_750918238576564_2161374800595910656_n-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the assurance following reports that a man, suspected to be a foreign national, was photographed defecating at the Baluarte de Dilao in Intramuros, Manila. (File <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PresSpokespersonPH\/photos\/a.397841807217544\/750918231909898\/?type=3&amp;amp;theater\">Photo<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PresSpokespersonPH\/\">Office of the Presidential Spokesperson\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; The government will enforce immigration laws against misbehaving foreign tourists in the country, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the assurance following reports that a man, suspected to be a foreign national, was photographed defecating at the Baluarte de Dilao in Intramuros, Manila.<\/p>\n<p>The Intramuros Administration (IA) later denied that the incident took place since its personnel did not find any proof that it happened.<\/p>\n<p>Photographs of four Chinese-looking men urinating along Ayala Avenue in Makati also made the rounds on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Panelo, however, assured that the government will not allow tourists, both foreign and local, to violate the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur policy is very clear. The immigration laws are to be enforced as well as all laws relative to the staying of any foreign national in this country,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will not allow any violation on any law by any citizen whether foreign or local,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The Palace official also assured that authorities will investigate all reports of violations by tourists and violators will be slapped with administrative sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2019, footage of a tourist letting her child defecate on a Boracay beach prompted authorities to close a portion of the world-famous tourist destination.<\/p>\n<p>The foreigners who figured in the pooping incident violated the anti-littering ordinance that prohibits littering, urinating, defecating, spitting and dumping trash in public places.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The government will enforce immigration laws against misbehaving foreign tourists in the country, Malaca\u00f1ang said on Thursday. 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