By ANNA FELICIA BAJO, GMA News
Published February 3, 2021 11:58am
Updated February 3, 2021 12:06pm Two Metro Manila mayors on Wednesday raised concerns over the law requiring children aged 12 and below to be seated on car seats. At the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte pointed out that regulations should not be implemented without initially conducting public consultations. Belmonte also said some laws being enforced in other countries cannot be implemented in the Philippines. I think that in relation to the furor it raised, maybe the LTO (Land Transportation Office) should not implement first until such time that the people have been heard, pertaining to whether it s implementable or not, Belmonte said.
Published February 3, 2021, 9:42 PM
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has raised concerns about the child car seat law on Wednesday.
“I think that in relation to the furor it raised, maybe the LTO (Land Transportation Office) should not implement first until such time that the people have been heard, pertaining to whether it’s implementable or not,” Mayor Belmonte said at the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum.
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“I think the child car seat law is common in developed countries but the issue is it’s implementable in your context so siguro kailangan munang siguraduhin na (this needs to be sure) that can be implemented.” she added.
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“I was a lecturer at the UP before, and I know how important academic freedom is in an educational institution,” Belmonte said.
True learning will only happen in an environment where there is a free discourse of ideas by all members of the community.
Quezon City is known as a bastion of higher learning being host to many prestigious universities and colleges. “In Quezon City, academic freedom will always be protected and upheld,” Belmonte stressed.
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