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Metro Manila LGUs have to pass ordinances to restrict movement of unvaxxed persons -- DOJ
Local government units (LGUs) in Metro Manila need to enact their own ordinances to effectively implement restrictions on unvaccinated individuals, according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra.
Guevarra explained that the Metro Manila Council's Resolution 22-01, which proposes these restrictions, is not legally effective on its own.
He clarified that LGUs exercise delegated police power from Congress to pass ordinances for the welfare of their constituents.
While court challenges could question the necessity and oppressiveness of these measures, they can be enforced unless legally restrained.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Benjamin Abalos Jr. stated that the resolution aims to impose enhanced restrictions on the unvaccinated to curb the spread of COVID-19 and its variants.
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