Manila Bulletin
Año: Local chief executives must comply with implementation of lawful ECQ measures
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is closely monitoring the presence and actions of local officials during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año confirmed that all governors, mayors, and barangay captains have been accounted for and are up to the task, but stated that their presence will be continuously monitored to sustain law and order.
He emphasized that local executives' implemented measures must comply with national laws and guidelines, particularly those set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease (IATF-EID).
Año noted that a primary violation observed among some local officials has been the obstruction of the flow of goods within their jurisdictions, contrary to IATF-EID mandates that all cargo movements should remain unhampered.
The DILG has received complaints of some LGUs imposing stricter regulations than prescribed by law, which Año finds unacceptable, even if claimed to be for the people's protection.
Año has submitted a list of erring governors and mayors to President Rodrigo Duterte for possible sanctions, while the DILG's legal department scrutinizes their explanations.
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