{"id":248541,"date":"2020-03-15T19:20:31","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T23:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=248541"},"modified":"2020-03-15T19:20:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T23:20:31","slug":"no-contradiction-on-proposed-ncr-wide-curfew-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/03\/15\/no-contradiction-on-proposed-ncr-wide-curfew-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"No contradiction on proposed NCR-wide curfew: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Presidential Chief Legal Counsel and Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on November 24, 2019. ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Sunday denied that there was any contradiction between statements made by two government officials regarding the proposed curfew in Metro Manila to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the public might not have been listening carefully which resulted in confusion over whether the proposed curfew will be implemented or not.<\/p>\n

He said the public misunderstood the announcement made by Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Jose Arturo Garcia, Jr. that Metro Manila mayors have agreed to recommend, but not yet impose a curfew starting March 15 to April 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi kayo nakikinig e. Yung<\/em>\u00a0MMDA sinabi nila rekomendasyon yung kanila. Wala naman silang sinabi na meron na e (You\u2019re not listening properly. The MMDA said theirs in a recommendation. They did not say that there is already a curfew),\u201d he said in an interview over dzIQ.<\/p>\n

He explained that Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar was not contradicting Garcia when he dismissed reports that the curfew was already being implemented as \u201cfake news” because it has yet to get the President’s approval.<\/p>\n

\u201cAng sabi ni<\/em>\u00a0Secretary Martin,\u00a0eh wala pa. Unang-una, wala pa ngang ordinansa. Pangalawa, kung walang ordinansa, walang approval ng Presidente<\/em>\u00a0(Secretary Martin said there\u2019s no curfew yet. First, there\u2019s no ordinance. Second, if there\u2019s no ordinance, there\u2019s no approval of the President). Where is the contradiction?,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, he said it will not matter whether the proposed curfew would be an executive order or memorandum.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever form doesn\u2019t matter, what is important is\u00a0kung aaprubahan niya yung rekomendasyon, pangalawa, kung magkakaroon ng ordinansa ang bawat siyudad na gusto<\/em>\u00a0(if the recommendation will be approved and second, if there will be ordinances in each cities that want to implement a curfew),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

To date, President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to act on the proposed region-wide curfew.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, MMDA bared that mayors in Metro Manila wanted to impose a daily curfew for one month as part of the government\u2019s efforts to fight Covid-19.<\/p>\n

The plan is to place Metro Manila under curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. until the community quarantine ends to restrict movements in public spaces.<\/p>\n

The curfew, however, exempts doctors, health personnel, and food delivery personnel.<\/p>\n

Duterte earlier ordered a \u201cgeneral\u201d community quarantine from March 15 to April 14 to limit people\u2019s movement to \u201caccessing basic necessities and work\u201d and place uniformed personnel and quarantine personnel at border points.<\/p>\n

As of Saturday, there are 111 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the country with eight fatalities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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