QC councilor told to explain alleged health protocol breach in food drive
Updated May 26, 2021 6:18:00 PM
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 26) Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has issued a show-cause order to a city councilor to explain the reported violation of basic health protocols during an event he sponsored on Tuesday, the local government said on Wednesday.
Belmonte wants Majority Leader Franz Pumaren of the city s 3rd District to explain the alleged breach of safety protocols which occurred in his food distribution activity in Barangay Old Balara, the Quezon City LGU said in a statement.
“The show-cause order had been received by Councilor Pumaren today,” it added. Pumaren has been given 72 hours from receipt of the order to explain why he should not be charged for the event.
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“Today I joined the thousands of QCitizens who are now vaccinated against COVID-19,” Belmonte said in a statement.
Although part of the A1 category, the mayor said she waited for other individuals under priority lists to be inoculated first as she “did not see the need” to be vaccinated immediately compared to them.
Belmonte said she booked her vaccination appointment through the city’s EZConsult website so she “could observe the process” for herself and make suggestions “as to how this can be improved.”
“When I booked, EZConsult only had available slots at the vaccination site in Ateneo, and this is where I received my first dose of Sinovac at 1 p.m.,” she said.
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