{"id":251964,"date":"2020-04-13T22:50:28","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T02:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=251964"},"modified":"2020-04-13T22:50:28","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T02:50:28","slug":"prrd-warns-mayors-implement-social-distancing-or-face-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/13\/prrd-warns-mayors-implement-social-distancing-or-face-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD warns mayors: Implement social distancing or face arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte holds a meeting with some members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Malago Clubhouse in Malaca\u00f1ang on April 13, 2020. KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Mayors who do not implement social distancing measures in their respective cities during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) may face arrest.<\/p>\n

In a televised meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) on Monday night, President Rodrigo Duterte made this warning amid reports over overcrowding in markets.<\/p>\n

\u201cKayong mga<\/em>\u00a0mayors,\u00a0huwag kayong maglaro kasi ang ayaw ninyo mag<\/em>-social distancing\u00a0mapipilitan ako puntahan kita at arestuhin kita<\/em>\u00a0(You mayors, don\u2019t play because if you don\u2019t want to implement social distancing, I\u2019ll be forced to face you and arrest you),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte observed that there seems to be \u201ca lack of uniformity\u201d in enforcing the social distancing rule.<\/p>\n

If social distancing measures were not strictly observed, he said the rate of infection would not slow down and the second wave of infection could happen.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlam mo \u2018pag hindi natin ito susunod, walang mangyari. Wala talagang mangyari. Kami dito salita nang salita hanggang makuha rin namin ang<\/em>\u00a0(Covid-19),\u00a0baka una kaming mamatay<\/em>\u00a0(You know if we don\u2019t comply nothing will happen. We\u2019ll just talk and talk until we also get (Covid-19), we might even be the first to die),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Duterte also urged the public to wear \u201cdurable\u201d face masks. The use of face masks when leaving their homes is now mandatory for residents in areas placed under ECQ.<\/p>\n

He acknowledged that city governments had their own ordinances to observe, but also stressed the need to implement the measures adopted by the Department of Health (DOH) during the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Duterte also enjoined barangay officials to keep a record of Covid-19 related deaths as part of efforts to keep their constituents safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt behooves upon the barangay captain to see to it that\u00a0kung sino \u2018yung namatay siguraduhin lang pagsabi<\/em>, heart attack (who died and make sure they disclose the reason, heart attack),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said Covid-19-related deaths should also observe funeral guidelines.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt kung malaman ko na namatay sa<\/em>\u00a0Corona (Covid-19),\u00a0kunin ko \u2018yung patay at sa gusto ninyo at hindi, magagalit kayo sa akin, wala na rin akong magawa, trabaho ko \u2018yan, dalhin ko \u2018yan doon sa<\/em>\u00a0crematory,\u00a0sunugin ko. \u2018Yan ang trabaho ko<\/em>\u00a0(And if they find out that a person died due to Corona, I\u2019ll get the remains and whether you like it or not, I\u2019ll bring it to the crematory),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The President also urged confirmed Covid-19 cases, patients under investigation, and persons under monitoring to stay isolated in hospitals of their homes to prevent further spread of infection.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaganda pa naman sana ang<\/em>\u00a0record\u00a0ng<\/em>\u00a0Pilipinas because\u00a0naka<\/em>-lockdown\u00a0tayo<\/em>\u00a0on time (The Philippines could have had a good record because we were able to declare a lockdown on time),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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