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DILG ready for stricter enforcement of quarantine rules
Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año announced that the DILG is ready for stricter implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ).
This comes after President Rodrigo Duterte warned that he would order the police and military to take over the enforcement of the ECQ in Luzon due to continued violations.
Año stated that the PNP will deploy more teams to arrest violators, including those involved in gambling, public drinking, and illegal cockfighting.
He also emphasized that local government officials and village chiefs caught violating quarantine protocols will be arrested.
Año added that soldiers could be deployed if the situation warrants further stringent measures.
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President Rodrigo Duterte warned that the military and police might be ordered to enforce enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) measures if the public continues to disobey regulations.
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The Philippine government will enforce stricter quarantine measures due to a noted increase in violations of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) guidelines.
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The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has issued show-cause orders to three provincial governors and two mayors for allegedly violating enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) regulations during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año warned that violating enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) rules is breaking the law and could lead to fines or arrest.
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has recorded a total of 136,000 enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) violators nationwide.
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