Manila Bulletin
Guevarra reminds law enforcers on arrests for quarantine violations
The Department of Justice (DOJ) clarified that arrests of Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) violators will continue to be guided by a joint circular issued in May 2021.
This joint memorandum circular (JMC) involves the Department of the Interior and Local Government, the Philippine National Police, and the DOJ.
The JMC mandates that apprehensions for violating health and safety ordinances, quarantine rules, and national laws must be based on existing, valid, and applicable ordinances or laws.
Local government units are required to provide adequate holding areas for the booking and initial investigation of apprehended individuals.
The circular also emphasizes that if local ordinances permit fines or community service as alternatives to criminal prosecution, these should be utilized to prevent overcrowding in detention and prosecutor's offices.
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