Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)Secretary Eduardo Ano(Presidential photo) MANILA- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Saturday said barangay officials who will implement the President's directive to restrict the movement of unvaccinated individuals in their respective barangays will do so within the bounds of the law. "The President is merely exercising his authority as Chief Executive under the public health emergency. He was very clear in his directive that an arrest will only be a last resort. Pakiusapan muna na pumirmi sa bahay (Appeal for them to stay home). Barangay officials may only arrest the unvaccinated individual who refuses to cooperate and who are leaving the homes for non-essential purposes," DILG Secretary Eduardo M. Ano in a media release. He advised the public to bring their vaccination cards at all times and show these to barangay officials and police officers as proof of vaccination upon request. Ano said
Barangay officials arresting unvaccinated individuals against COVID-19 who insist to go out would only be a “last resort,” the Department of the Interior and Local Government said on Saturday.
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While the purpose of the ordinance is to curb the transmission of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a child’s rights group said the ordinance is actually a violation of children’s right to play and leisure under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
The Child Rights Network (CRN), the largest alliance of organizations and agencies pushing for children’s rights legislation in the Philippines, said that the pandemic should not translate to children being confined in their homes 24 hours a day and seven days a week “without even a minute of legroom.”