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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – A total of 2,136 have been arrested in Pampanga for not wearing face masks since the imposition of the enhanced community quarantine last March 17.

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CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – “This ownership issue will not rest here. We have started it and we will see it through. Paskuhan Village is part of the cultural leg-acy of Pampanga.”

Thus, declared Pampanga 3rd District Rep. Aurelio “Dong” D. Gonzales, Jr. in the wake of the signing of a deed of donation for

Cong Dong: Paskuhan issue ain’t overa 5,000-square meter land area of the Paskuhan property between the City Government of San Fer-nando and Premier Central Inc. (PCI).

Aside from the piece of land, the deed of donation signed by Mayor Edwin “EdSa” Santiago and PCI president Jeff rey Lim on July 2 included a two-storey fa-

cility and an amphitheater to be built by PCI free of charge within the donated property.

This signing was a continu-ation of the compromise agree-ment between the two par-ties approved by Regional Trial Court Branch 42 of San Fernan-do last January, a press state-

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FACE MASKS FROM SM. Some 22,000 face masks from SM Supermalls were donated to the senior citizens of Mabalacat and Angeles Cities, Bahay Pag-ibig home for the aged, orphans of Duyan ni Maria, children with special needs of Munting Tahanan, and Aeta Tribal Association in Mabalacat, Pampanga. The face masks were part of the proceeds of the turn-over of used lead acid batteries that were collected from the mall’s monthly Trash to Cash recycling market. Leading the hand over is SM City Clark’s Mall Manager, Jerwin Jalandoni and Mabalacat City Councilor Rubilyn Margarito. P !"! ,!/%"(01 !* SMCK

ANGELES CITY – Mayor Carmelo ‘Pogi’ Lazatin, Jr. has seized smug-gled Peking duck meat and pork meat, equivalent to 2 container vans, along Don Juico Avenue, Ba-rangay Anunas on July 8.

Lazatin will fi le charges against an illegal importer of Peking duck meat and pork meat and to the warehouse owner where the alleged contaminated meat were found.

After an inspection, the city gov-ernment also discovered that the meat dealer operated without the necessary business permits. They

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will be charged for violation of Re-public Acts 9296 and 10536, also known as The Meat Inspection Code of Philippines, Executive Assis-tant IV Reina Manuel, also the City Meat Inspection Division (CMID) of-fi cer-in-charge, says.

Manuel furthered that Mayor Lazatin immediately ordered to bury the confi scated meat at the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Baran-gay Pampang since reports say the alleged meat is contaminated.

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SUBIC BAY FREE-PORT — Business lo-cators in this Freeport received yet another re-lief from the eff ects of the Covid-19 lockdown when the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority extended the suspen-sion of rentals and other payments due since the start of the enhanced community quarantine in March.

SBMA chair and ad-ministrator Wilma T. Eis-ma said the SBMA board of directors passed a res-olution on June 30 that gave a 119-day grace period for the collec-tion of all due accounts, thereby moving the pay-ment date for such col-lectibles to Oct. 28.

The extended sus-pension period covered the March to September 2020 billings for lease rentals, common use

SBMA extends grace period for

rents, business fees

services area fees, port charges, garbage col-lection fees, sublease shares, and gross reve-nue shares.

Eisma said the mea-sure took off from Memo-randum Circular 20-29 of the Department of Trade and Industry, which pro-vided for a minimum 30-day grace period for the cumulative amount of residential and commer-

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CABANATUAN CITY - Four people in their 40s brought to 85 the positive cases of coronavirus disease in Nueva Ecija, the provincial inter-agency task force reported on Tuesday.

This, even as two of the previously 81 reported cases have recovered, said the NE-IATF. They were Patient 66, a 78-year-old man from Lawang Kupang, San Antonio and Pa-tient 68, a 21-year-old seaman from Sta. Clara, Quezon.

A 46-year-old woman from this city who is currently un-dergoing treatment at St. Luke’s Global City is Nueva Ecija’s Patient 82 while a 43-year-old blue guard from Cuyapo is Pa-tient 83.

Based on record from the Department of Health, the IATF noted, the blue guard might have been exposed to a Covid-19 patient from June 20-26.

Patient 84 is a 45-year-old businesswoman from Cuyapo who had travelled to Tarlac and Pangasinan who was swabbed before a surgical operation on a diff erent case at Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center, the report said.

The last, Patient 85, is a 40-year-old male employee from this city working in an unspecifi ed branch of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.

The patient reportedly did not leave this city since the im-position of community quarantine on March 16.

The latest development brought to 14 the active Covid-19 cases in the province’s log having 67 recoveries and four deaths.

Authorities reiterate advice to the public to practice health protocols, including use of disinfectant, frequent washing of hands, social distancing, and wearing of face masks.

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BALANGA CITY -- Bishop Ruperto C. Santos of the Diocese of Balanga on Wednesday announced the appointment by Pope Francis of the fi rst three priests from Bataan as missionaries of mercy.

The newly-named priests to the Catholic Church’s roster of missionaries of mercy are Fr. Jhoen Buenaventura, Fr. Joseph Quicho, and Fr. Jesus Navoa, all from the Diocese of Balanga.

Buenaventura is parish priest of Santa Gemma Church in Barangay Mountain View in Mariveles, Quicho is spiritual director of Our Virgen Milagro-sa Del Rosario College Seminary in Balanga City, and Navoa is parish priest of Holy Family in Balsik, Hermosa.

“We are very grateful and this is for the good of all. It is a grace from God and a gift of the Pope to the diocese and the Philippine church in general,” Santos said.

The Bataan prelate is also Divine Mercy Episco-pal Coordinator for Asia.

He said that the pope has selected priests from every continent to act as his special ambassadors of mercy in the world. The appointed priests are giv-en the faculties to absolve certain sins reserved to the Holy See.

The three Bataan priests were named to the post with two other priests from Bulacan.

The missionaries are tasked to preach, lead spiritual retreats, and hear confessions in their re-spective dioceses and may be invited by bishops to other dioceses as well.

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AS BUSINESSES resume, National Action Plan Against COVID-19 Deputy Chief Im-plementer Vince Dizon on Wednesday underscored the importance of testing for em-ployees, including non-med-ical frontliners, to keep the economy open.

“We need to be more ag-gressive in safeguarding the health of all citizens while we keep our economy moving. And testing for employees es-pecially non-medical frontlin-ers, remains crucial to this. Our goal is to save lives and

Expand testing for employees, non-medical frontlinersTO KEEP ECONOMY MOVING

to save our economy,” Dizon said.

The National Task Force (NTF) cited the San Miguel Corporation as a pioneer in the move to open its own COVID-19 laboratory to initial-ly test all of its 70,000 employ-ees.

San Miguel’s testing facility can process up to 4,000 tests per day.

As of July 4, the country now has 75 testing laborato-ries with a turnaround time of 72 hours. Of the said number, 49 are public labs while 26

are privately-owned, including San Miguel’s laboratory.

“We laud San Miguel and Mr. Ramon Ang for their in-valuable contributions to the fi ght against COVID-19. The government continues to call on everyone’s participation in this whole-of-nation ap-proach—from the local gov-ernment units to private fi rms, to have their employees test-ed and help in the Test, Trace, Treat strategy to prevent the spread of the disease,” said Dizon.

Dizon echoed the call of

Chief Implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr. who earlier called for everyone to work to-gether to reduce the transmis-sion of the disease.

Galvez and Dizon said that as the country opens up more, every Filipino must take more responsibility and be very dis-ciplined in observing basic health measures.

They also called on both local governments and private companies to strictly enforce the wearing of masks, frequent hand washing, and physical distancing. –BCDA-PADizon

COVID-19 IN NE

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO – The Commission on Popula-tion and Development is invit-ing the youth of Central Luzon to join its Selfi e Kabataan, Sali na Kabayan (SK2) campaign.

“The campaign’s objective is to promote the World Popu-lation Day (WPD) which will be celebrated on July 11. WPD in the Philippines was introduced to heighten the awareness of the Filipinos regarding issues directly and indirectly related to the rapid increase of pop-ulation worldwide,” Popcom OIC-regional director Vicky Barbea De La Torre said.

With the theme “Putting the Brakes on Covid-19: How to Safeguard the Health and Rights of Women and Girls Now,” Popcom Region III is holding SK2 in hopes of catch-ing the attention of the youth, considering the popularity of social media and the “selfi e” phenomenon among adoles-cents.

“We aim to stir the curiosity

Popcom invites youth to join ‘Selfi e Kabataan, Sali na Kabayan

of young social media account users through enticing them to fi nd out more about WPD, the population issues directly aff ecting the youth specifi cal-ly teenage girls, and the ways how the young people can help in nation building,” De La Torre furthered.

Currently, with the commu-nity quarantine in eff ect, sex-ual and reproductive health services are being sidelined, information dissemination on adolescent health and devel-opment are on halt and do-mestic violence is on the rise.

The 2020 State of World Population Report recom-mends women and girls to be free from gender-based vio-lence and other harmful prac-tices even during pandemic.

The SK2 campaign is open to all youngsters age 10-19 years old. Participants should like the Popcom Region III’s Facebook Page (facebook.com/POPCOM3) and register using the link https://bit.ly/pop-

comr3selfi ekabataan2020.They should take a “self-

ie” (a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam) and answer the WPD question found upon their reg-istration. They should likewise use the following hashtags in their post #WPD2020, #sel-fi ekabataan2020, and #pop-comregion3.

Participants should post their entries using their per-sonal Facebook accounts and tag Commission on Population and Development–Region III until July 10.

There will be 10 winners of P500 each at the end of the campaign. Winners will be determined by the relevancy of their answers to the WPD question and the number of likes they got on their respec-tive post. Announcement of winners will be on July 13 through the Popcom Region III page. -- Carlo Lorenzo J. Datu/PIA-3

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PILAR, Bataan -- Masusing pag-iingat ang ginagawa sa tanggapan ng Land Transpor-tation Offi ce sa government center dito bilang panlaban sa coronavirus disease.

Ang mga kumukuha ng driver’s license at maging ang nag-aapply ng vehicle registra-tion ay mahigpit na sumasail-alim sa social distancing. May mga bahagi mga upuan na may markang “X” na bawal upuan.

May sabon, alcohol, foot-bath, at thermal scanner bago makapasok sa loob ng LTO.

May plastic cover na naghi-hiwalay sa nagpaparehistro at empleyado. Sa loob man ng opisina at waiting area ay ipi-natutupad din ang social dis-tancing.

Ito ang na-obserbahan Mi-yerkules sa paglilipat-tungkulin sa pagitan ni Mark Lester Da-vid, outgoing LTO-Bataan chief at bagong hepeng si Sil-

Masusing pag-iingat laban Covid-19 sa LTO-Bataan

va Aguas.Si Aguas na 35 taon na sa

LTO ay nagsimula bilang ca-shier.

“Panatilihin nating sundin ang protocol through social distancing, wearing of face mask at pag-washing of the hands or paglalagay ng alco-hol sa kamay o gloves para maiwasan ang contamination at ang pagkakahawa-hawa,” panawagan ni Aguas na dat-ing DLRO-Robinson’s chief.

Si David ay malilipat bil-ang regional operation center chief sa City of San Fernan-do, Pampanga. Siya ay offi -cer-in-charge, transportation regulation offi cer sa Bataan simula noong July 8, 2019

Ipinaliwanag ni Allan Pi-neda, assistant chief ng LTO-Bataan, na may informa-tion sheet silang ipinamamah-agi sa bawat aplikante.

“Nagpi-fi ll up sila ng kanil-ang name, address, contact number at medical informa-

tion, kasama na din dito kung inuubo sila o may lagnat at sore throat,” sabi ni Pineda.

“Meron ding exposure his-tory na kung saan sila huling nag-travel na community or country na may Covid. Kung nag-travel sila sasagutin nila ng yes or no, when, where and why. Ilalagay din nila kung sino ang nakasalamuha nila to-gether with their contact num-ber, then signature ng aplikan-te,” dagdag pa nito.

Sinabi ni Aguas ang ilang pagbabago sa transaksiyon sa LTO offi ce.

“Starting August 3, 2020, lahat ng mag-aapply ng stu-dent permit ay mag-undergo ng 15 hours training at ang mag-aapply from student to non-professional o profession-al, mag-undergo muna sila ng eight hours practical training before they can continue with their application form for driv-er’s license,” sabi ng bagong LTO-Bataan chief.

May kautusan, aniya, ang kanilang Asec na simula July 1 to August 2, 2020 ay ihihinto muna ang pag-iissue ng stu-dent permit at magre-resume ito sa August 3, 2020.

“Stop muna ang pag-iissue ng student permit ng sa gay-on ay ma-upgrade ang aming system para sa bagong siste-ma sa pag-iissue ng driver’s li-cense,” sabi ni Aguas.

“Inaasahan ko na magiging supportive ang mga taga-Bata-an upang aming maipagpatu-loy ang magandang layunin ng LTO na makapag-provide ng effi cient and eff ective service to the clients,” dagdag pa nito.

Sinabi naman ni David na madaling pakisamahan ang mga taga-Bataan. “Inilapit lang natin sa kanila ang serbisyo, nakikita naman natin na na-pakaraming nagpupunta dito. Pagdating naman sa pagsu-nod, mababait at maunawain naman ang mga taga-Bataan,” sabi ng papaalis na LTO chief.

Incoming LTO-Bataan chief Silva Aguas (pangatlo mula kanan) at outgoing chief Mark Lester David (pinaka-kaliwa). K/ & 34 E%34( E0,!3)(

7 micro enterprises receive DTI

livelihood kitsTARLAC CITY -- Seven mi-cro enterprises in Ramos town received livelihood kits from the Department of Trade and Industry.

The recipients, who are residents of barangays Po-blacion Center and Pobla-cion South, are benefi cia-ries of the Livelihood Seed-ing Program-Negosyo Ser-bisyo sa Barangay (LSP-NSB).

“LSP-NSB is in partner-ship with local government units through the barangay development councils which aims to boost micro enter-prises by providing basic business advisory and infor-mation, and livelihood pack-ages to qualifi ed individuals aff ected by calamities,” DTI provincial director Agnes Ramirez said.

“We hope that through this, the benefi ciaries will be able to continuously grow their business. Negosyo Center Ramos will also re-main true to its purpose to assist them in improving their business,” Ramirez added.

For his part, Mayor Di-osdado Reginaldo acknowl-edged the program’s bene-fi ts to the micro enterprises.

“This assistance given to you by DTI is a big opportu-nity, a great help for you to continue your business de-spite the Covid-19 crisis,” Reginaldo noted.

“The only thing I ask from you is to take care of these materials and enrich your business potentials not only for your personal gain, but also for the whole of Ra-mos,” he stressed. –Gabri-ela Liana Barela/PIA-3

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LUNGSOD NG MALOLOS -- Kumpiskado ang isang kilo ng shabu na tinatayang nagkakahal-aga ng P6.8 million mula sa dalawang Chinese nationals at isang Pinay sa ikinasang buy-bust operation ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agen-cy kaninang madaling araw sa bayan ng Sta. Maria.

Ayon sa ulat ng PDEA, pasado alas-12 kaninang hatinggabi nang ikasa ang operasyon sa Northville sa Barangay Caysio, Sta. Maria.

Naaresto sa lugar ang mga Chinese nation-als na sina Zhicheng Lu alyas Atse at Feiyue Shi, at ang Pilipinang si Elgine Monzaga alyas Inday.

Bukod sa isang kilo ng shabu ay nakuha din sa mga ito ang gamit na Toyota Camry, cell phones at mga dokumento gaya ng passport at BIR I.D.

Ayon sa mga otoridad, minanmanan nila ang galaw ng mga suspek hanggang sa tuluyan nang maaresto ang mga ito.

Sa ngayon ay patuloy pa ang imbestigasyon ng mga otoridad kung may kinalaman ang mga ito sa magkakasunod na naunang operasyon sa mga naarestong Chinese sa Marilao kung saan nasamsam ng ang nasa 750 kilos ng imported high-grade shabu na may estimated street val-ue na P5.1 billion sa isang house apartment sa Meralco Village, Bbarangay Lias nitong June 4.

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P6.8-M shabu nasamsam: 2 Chinese,

1 Pinay arestado

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To the Point

TODAY IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

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Opinion

Pathetic“PATAYAN DITO, patayan doon. Wala man lang ibinalita na ‘Sagip Party-list ni Cong. Rodante Marcoleta, namigay ng [bigas]´. Kasi marami akong nahingan ng bigas sa mga kaibigan ko. Kailangang ibalita puro patay? Nirape si ganito, ninakaw ‘yong ganito. Ito ang nangyayari.”

So, Sagip Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta scored media focus on crime stories at the ABS-CBN franchise hearing Monday.

“Would you agree with me, Mr. Katigbak, that, probably, the fourth estate, mass media, is more powerful than government itself?”

So, Cavite 7th District Rep. Jesus Crispin Remulla baited ABS-CBN president-CEO Carlo Katigbak.

“I don’t think we’re more powerful than government, Your Honor. That’s why we’re here today because I understand that our future is in the hands of government, in the hands of the legislature.”

So humbly, if not meekly, replied Katigbak. Aye, it would not have been in character of him to have impacted upon Remulla the response of the towering intellectual among all American presidents in not so-dissimilar straits.

“Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”

Thus, Thomas Jeff erson, writer of the US Declaration of Independence.

Marcoleta and Remulla, that is beyond their ken. Add their House cohorts Janette Garin and Mike Defensor too. For all the honorifi c before their names, so apparently dishonorably wanting in the basic understanding of how media work in a democracy are they. Aye, last time we look, the President signing the Anti-Terrorism Law notwithstanding, democracy still resides in this benighted country.

“To remind our legislators: it is the job of journalists to expose, criticize, explain, and provide context to the decisions and actions of personalities and the movement of events which are otherwise diffi cult to understand without a free press. As public servants, you are not your own; you are held to a higher standard. The people have the right to know if you are living up to those standards. That’s where our job comes in. If you cannot stand the heat all because you cannot stop yourself from screwing it all up, then I suggest you stroll out the kitchen door and have someone capable take your place. Stop whining that you’ve been exposed for the incompetent little amateurs that you are. It’s pathetic.”

On point is the journalist Joel Pablo Salud there. On that last word, most pointedly.

Once tragedy, now farceAY, THE curse of dotage could have started setting upon one, this fast ageing one. Current issues warranting fresh and forward macro perspectives almost always get retro views through the prism of micro memories.

One starts to write. Into the third paragraph, he stops: Haven’t I written, even rewritten, something akin to this issue before?

So, one digs into his memory bank – what the brain failed to keep, thankfully the hard drive and the blog faithfully store, fresh as the day posted.

Like, the Anti-Terrorism Act now likened to the Marcosian martial law, thus – from December 7, 2009:

YOU DON’T use a .45 to kill a fl y.I remember reading that from a

mimeographed sheet that came out of Fort Bonifacio in 1972 shortly after Ferdinand Marcos put the entire archipelago under martial law. The statement was supposed to have come from the incarcerated Sen. Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino.

Ninoy’s contention was that martial law was an inappropriate reaction, nay, an overkill, to the socio-economic and political problems besetting the country.

Summed up Proclamation 1081: “…WHEREAS, the rebellion and armed action undertaken by these lawless elements of the communist and other armed aggrupations organized to overthrow the Republic of the Philippines by armed violence and force have assumed the magnitude of an actual state of war against our people and the Republic of the Philippines;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested upon me by Article VII, Section 10, Paragraph (‘2) of the Constitution, do hereby place the entire Philippines as defi ned in Article I, Section 1 of the Constitution under martial law and, in my capacity as their commander-in-chief, do hereby command the armed forces of the Philippines, to maintain law and order throughout the Philippines, prevent or suppress all forms of lawless violence as well as any act of insurrection or rebellion and to enforce obedience to all the laws and decrees, orders and regulations promulgated by me personally or upon my direction…”

“An actual state of war” against the republic, Marcos justifi ed his martial law. A perpetuation of himself in power, so Marcos did with martial law...

Don’t the premises for martial law bear uncanny, terrifying, resemblance to the grounds upon which the Anti-Terrorism Law is grounded?

Invoked as justifi cation is the rule of law: As with Proclamation No. 1081, so too with the RA 11479.

Of this, what has one to say he has written in January 2006, not here in Punto! but in the

long Pampanga News, thus: …THE RULE of law. How many crimes have

been infl icted upon the people in its name? To prevent anarchy in the streets and restore the rule of law, so Marcos’ proclaimed martial law. To prevent disruptive rallies and restore the rule of law, so Macapagal-Arroyo issued those EOs...

… the “rule of law” that was invoked by a compliant, if not kowtowing Congress, was a rule, yes, but not of Law. It was simply the rule of numbers.

Consider these universal givens:Stripped to its essentials, Law is a “function

of Reason,” as Aquinas put it. Kant furthered: “the expression of the Reason common to all.”

Law is “the rational or ethical will” of the body politic; “…the principal and most perfect branch of ethics,” as the British jurist Sir William Blackstone wrote in his Commentaries.

… the subsumption of a moral inquiry, nay, its nullifi cation on mere technicality, no matter how “legal,” is a travesty of Law. As factored in the above-given “truths.”

Aquinas, still in Summa Theologica: “Laws enacted by men are either just or unjust. If they are just, they have a binding force in the court of conscience from the Eternal Law, whence they are derived…Unjust laws are not binding in the court of conscience, except, perhaps, for the avoiding of scandal and turmoil.” Touche. But, really now, has conscience a place in Philippine political praxis?

The “rule of law” in its application hereabouts takes primary place among those that a forgotten jurist said were “…laws of comfort adopted by free agents in pursuit of their advantage.”

Time for us all to refl ect on “the doctrine that the universe is governed in all things by Law, the very least as feeling her care, and the greatest as not exempted from her power.”

And to those misnomered solons: “To interpret the Law, and to bring it into harmony with the varying conditions of human society is the highest task of the legislator.”

Aye, the lessons of history, if only in quotes, long committed to memory still persisting --

There is no present or future – only the past happening over and over again – now. – Eugene O’Neill.

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. – George Santayana.

And, to the point in matters Marcosian and Dutertian: History repeats itself, fi rst as tragedy, second as farce. – Karl Marx.

PAGLILINAW: Opo, ako po ay aktibista noong martial law. Periodista naman po ako ngayong Anti-Terrorism Law. Nguni’t kailan man po ay hindi ako naging terorista.

ON JULY 6, 1839, Precios Corrientes de Manila (Prices current in Manila), a weekly newspaper in Spanish and En-glish, begun publication. This publication is believed to have lasted only two years.

It is nothing more than just a market report or price re-view.

The Precious was pre-ceeded by a similar but month-

Precios Corrientes de Manila begun publication

ly publication called Registro Mercantil in 1824. It was de-voted exclusively to commer-cial and shipping information and current prices. The Reg-istro was discontinued May 1833 due to lack of funds.

In 1843 the fi rst publica-tion that could really be called a newspaper was established as a weekly under the title of Seminario Filipino. It contained

foreign news when available, a religious article, local news, miscellaneous items, a market review, and arrivals and de-partures of boats.

In one of its early issues, the Seminario announces the opening of a hospital in a house in Nagtahan and the in-auguration of the San Miguel bridge (probably where the Ayala bridge now stands).

Nobody can tell you if what you’re doing is good, meaningful or worthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is.

–Hugh Macleod

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Napag-uusapanLangFelix M. Garcia

‘Who’s who onthe back stage?’

SA ILANG alkalde na napabalitang

anila ay balak umanong sampahan

ng kasong ‘anti graft’ sa ating Ombudsman

nitong dating Mayor at isang Kapitan.

Upang itong ngayon parehong ‘incumbent’

na ‘city mayor at isang ‘new elected

town mayor’ ang planong sa puesto i- ‘unseat’

ng kanilang mga kalabang mahigpit.

Aywan nga lang kung desidido talaga

itong ‘subject’ natin, na inihanda na

ang mga sarili n’yan para ilarga

ang kanilang pisi sa pakikibaka.

Subalit ang lahat ay plano pa nga lang

at ito ay wala pa ring katiyakan

na mailulunsad nitong alin pa man

sa dalawang kampo ang paksang naturan.

Pero sa tantya ng inyong abang lingkod

isang bagay lang ang ikatiklop-tuhod,

ng mga ‘complainants’ upang di ibuhos

ang kayang ibilad ‘in public’ nang lubos.

At ito’y nang dahil sa ‘death threats’ na puedeng

ipanakot nitong mga talusaling

sa mga ‘witnesses’ para di kantahin

ang katotohanan sa likod ng tabing.

Na ayon na rin sa ilang impormasyon

na ating nakalap mula sa ‘city hall’

at ‘town mate’ ng isang bagong upong mayor,

walang pasubali na di matutuloy!

Una ay suspension ang kakaharapin

ng mga ‘yan liban sa mga gastusin

sa ‘trial’ na hangga’t maari ay kunin

mga abogadong pinaka-magaling.

At di pupuede r’yan ang tutulog-tulog

na mga Atorning bago makasagot

sa tanong ng Huwes ‘it takes sometime almost

a minute for him to deliver a few words’.

Kung sinong talaga ang dalawang mayor

na ‘subject’ ng ating regular na ‘column’

di ko muna dapat ihahayag sa ngayon

ang pangalan n’yan at ibang impormasyon.

Saka na lang kapag naisumite na

sa Ombudsman itong kaso ng dalawa,

upang ang ‘prejudgment’ o ‘trial’ kumbaga

‘by publicity’ ay maiwasan muna.

At saka na nga lang kapag naisalang

na sa ‘bar of justice’ o sa ‘ting Ombudsman,

nang sa gayon ating ganap maiwasan

ang anumang bagay na di karampatan!

Pasasaan ba at hindi ang totoo

ang mamanaig sa usaping ganito,

na pareho pa manding ngang maginoo

itong sa ngayon ay ‘talk’ na ng tsismoso!

Kilala tayo sa pagiging tahimik

na manunulat at walang tanging hilig

kundi ang magsabi ng totoo’t bakit

di ako takot sa tigri at kuliglig!

…OUR GOSPEL today is about the silence of a sick man, and how Jesus makes him speak again.

Silence

Silence is generally a positive thing in the realm of human experience. We commonly associate it with prayer and meditation, with the kind of atmosphere needed for productive thinking and quality research work, with rest and the opportunity to regain one’s equilibrium, with attentiveness and concentration.

But sometimes it can also be negative, such as when people go into a state of depression and isolate themselves, or when people are so traumatized they shut the world off in order to cope, or when fear of persecution makes people capitulate to a repressive political system. In our Gospel today, Jesus deals with the negative silence of a man who is “possessed by a demon.”

I have said in many instances that the vocabulary of “devil possession” in the Scriptures need not mean exactly what it means to many people nowadays. They lived in a world that was yet clueless about the complex dynamics of the human psyche. But they knew, somehow, that on many instances, people could withdraw into negative silence because they were tormented by many inner “voices”, such as those that repeatedly tell them that they are worthless, that they are good for nothing, that they are hopeless, that they deserve their misery.

Don’t we hear of people who suddenly close their Fb account after being attacked by an army of trolls who verbally abuse them? Or children who clam up after being bullied? Sometimes, what some people can easily dismiss or ignore can be extremely disturbing to others, especially those with a low self-esteem. “Don’t let it get into your system” can be a tall order for some people; it is always easier said than done. It can plunge them into the silence of self-isolation.

Not only was Jesus constantly attacked by people who did not welcome his teachings and his ways, we’re told that he was even accused of being an agent of Beelzebull, the prince of demons. There is no end to the capacity of some people to be mean, cruel or brutal. But how did Jesus deal with them? Matthew suggests to us that Jesus simply did not allow them to hinder him from carrying out his mission. Instead of being bogged down by his detractors, “he went around all towns and villages”, preaching those who were disposed to listen to him, and attending to those who were sick or tormented by evil spirits.

There were instances when Jesus did not fi nd the need to react to his tormentors. Perhaps he knew that all they wanted was precisely to unsettle or distract him. But he was deeply aff ected by the silent suff erings of the people who were sick and affl icted by diseases,

people who were “harassed” or, as we say in modern vocabulary, “stressed out”, and people who were “helpless,” meaning, those who were despairing or feeling hopeless. Matthew tells us it was these people that moved Jesus to the core—people who felt abandoned and dejected, like “sheep without a shepherd”.

I wonder if you noticed the paradoxical shift in the last lines of this Gospel. Matthew tells us he was distressed by the sight of the poor and the sick. And yet, he saw in them what he called “a rich harvest,” for which he needed more laborers. How does one make sense of this?

Jesus often portrayed God’s Word as seeds of the heavenly kingdom that need to be propagated here on earth. He often described the act of proclaiming the Word as an act of sowing. How indeed can you expect a harvest if you have not sown anything? He also knows that seeds don’t just grow anywhere; they need a fertile soil. So also with God’s Word. Not all people are disposed for the good news.

No wonder Jesus loved to quote the prophet Isaiah who says “He has sent me to bring good news to the poor.” For the prophet Isaiah, the Good news is FOR THE POOR! It will not be welcomed by those who think they have already found their wealth in passing things. In the famous parable of the Sower, Jesus compares these ones with soil full of weeds; they have no space for the seeds to germinate in.

God’s kingdom is a treasure that will be sought only by those who acknowledge their poverty, not those who are already self-suffi cient. Remember the words of the book of Revelation 3:17 “For you say, ‘I am rich and affl uent and have no need of anything, ’ and yet do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.”

If the Good News of God’s kingdom is welcomed like seeds by the good soil of poverty, how can you not expect a rich harvest indeed from the poor who are evangelized? You do not expect a rich harvest from empty grains, from those who have lived empty lives, those who have lived only for themselves.

This pandemic has reduced us to a diff erent kind of poverty. It has made us come to terms with our vulnerability and made many people more disposed for the seeds of Gospel. When I think of the millions who are present in the social media and I hear of fellow bishops, priests, men and women religious and lay leaders proclaiming God’s Word in many new and creative ways in the digital world, I can only sigh and say, “How rich indeed is the harvest that awaits us.”

(Homily for 7 July 2020, Tuesday of the 14th Week in Ordinary Time, Matthew 9:32-38)

Shepherd’s CallBishop Pablo Virgilio S. David

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NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of WILLIAM S. ESPINOZA who died

intestate on November 13, 2016 in San Pablo Sta. Ana, Pampanga executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement with Donation on his estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land (Lot 4, Psd-03-151955 (AR) portion of Lot Psu-5879 Amd.) located in San Pablo, Sta. Ana, Pampanga and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 19298, before Notary Public Carlota N. Dela Cruz-Manalo as per Doc No. 415, Page No. 88, Book No. XXI, Series of 2020.

Punto! Central Luzon: June 29, July 6 & 13 2020

OBITUARYOn Monday, March 2, 2020, Benicio Villanueva Bonifacio, passed away,

after years of struggling with health issues. He was 73.He is survived by his loving wife, Jerline; sons Dino and Raymond;

daughters Jennifer, Rowena and Geraldine; grandchildren, Nikki, Jordan, Alexis, Gabby, Amir and Ka’eo.

He served in the US Air Force and was often stationed at Clark Air Force Base where his children were born and raised. He will be fondly remembered for his love of family gatherings and close friends.

Funeral services will be held on March 11, 2020 at 10AM at the Clark Veterans Cemetery CFZ Angeles City.

Punto! Central Luzon: June 29, July 6 & 13 2020

NOTICE OF SELF-ADJUDICATIONNotice is hereby given that ZERNAN TULIO TAUNAN, Filipino, married,

resident of Blk. 57, Lot 10, Dist. 6, Epza, Pulung Cacutud, Angeles City and heir of ZENAIDA T. TAUNAN who died intestate on June 19, 2011 in Angeles City and MONJE A. TAUNAN who died instestate on October 1, 2001 in Malay, Aklan executed an Affi davit of Self Adjudication on their estate, more particularly described as a residential house and lot at Lot No. 10, Block No. 57, Epza Resettlement Site, Angeles City, before Notary Public Arvin M. Suller as per Doc No. 2296, Page No. 98, Book No. XLIX, Series of 2016.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 6, 13 & 20, 2020

NOTICE OF SELF-ADJUDICATIONNotice is hereby given that PURIFICACION CUNANAN GUTIERREZ,

Filipino, widow, resident of 412 Harvard Street, Barangay Ninoy Aquino, Angeles City and sole heir of JULIANA GALANG CUNANAN who died intestate on September 13, 2019 in Angeles City executed an Affi davit of Self Adjudication with Unilateral Deed of Absolute Sale on her estate, more particularly described as a parcel of land situated at 4047 Balagtas Street, Barangay Lourdes Sur, Angeles City and covered by Transfer Certifi cate of Title No. 117098, before Notary Public Joan Marie Uy-Quiambao as per Doc No. 291, Page No. 89, Book No. XII, Series of 2020.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 6, 13 & 20, 2020

NOTICE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL SETTLEMENTNotice is hereby given that the heirs of CONSTANCIO R. PANLILIO who

died intestate on September 29, 2008 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, LUISA R. PANLILIO who died intestate on October 20, 2017 in the City of San Fernando, Pampanga, AMPARO PANLILIO CANILAO who died intestate on April 28, 2009 in Manila, ELISEO CANILAO who died intestate on December 7, 1984 in Quezon City, and EUFROSINA P. WILSON who died intestate on January 20, 2018 in Washington State, USA executed an Affi davit of Extrajudicial Settlement on their estate, more particularly described as a parcels of land, to wit:

TCT No. Lot No. Total Area in Sq. M.

1. TCT No. 49105 1173 147,124

2. TCT No. 49103 1181118211831184118511861187118811891190119111921193119411951196

2266663081,0371,0321,0259651,0104168103314891,3531,0778501,198

3. TCT No. 49107 13 4,909

4. TCT No. 49106 1698 485

5. TCT No. 49882 1699 468

6. TCT No. 49295 1754 1,288

TOTAL AREA: 167,067

before Notary Public Miguelito S. Pama as per Doc No. 286, Page No. 59, Book No. 7, Series of 2020.

Punto! Central Luzon: July 6, 13 & 20, 2020

stituents that continuous inspection of meat shops will be conducted for their safety.

He also reminded An-

Lazatin orders seizure of smuggled meat...geleños to stay vigilant and to not be afraid to report if they know illegal sellers of contaminated or double dead meat.

“Help me to clean our city from people

who know nothing but to abuse and take advan-tage of others,” he said.

Joining the May-or during the inspection were City Councilor Atty. Arvin “Pogs” Suller, Ba-

rangay Outreach Head Mike Lising, and person-nel from Angeles City Police Offi ce, City Veter-inary Offi ce, CMID, and City Engineer’s Offi ce.

–Angeles CIO

ment from the city gov-ernment said.

“Whatever agree-ment they have now, all this is because we ran after the sale. But then again, 5,000 square me-ters is just alms com-pared to what the people of San Fernando were deprived of,” Gonzales said, adding that 5,000 square meters is only a small fraction of the 9.3-hectare property.

“There is no 5,000-square meter do-nation if we did not run after the sale. We voiced our opposition and ran after the sale through the courts when no other dared to do it. And why donate 5,000-square meters if the sale is aboveboard?” he asked.

According to Gonza-les, the issue of owner-ship is still pending be-fore the court with his fi ling of last February 21 an urgent motion before the Regional Trial Court Branch 42 for the recon-sideration of the com-promise agreement be-tween the city and PCI.

Cong Dong: Paskuhan issue ain’t overF��� ���! 1 Gonzales, who is also

House deputy speaker, has made his advoca-cy the restoration of full ownership of the Pasku-han Village to the people of Pampanga “as it rep-resents a large measure of the cultural identity of San Fernando and the province.”

Legal timelineIt could be remem-

bered that Solicitor Gen-eral Jose Calida said the sale of the property to the PCI, a subsidiary of SM Prime Holdings Corp. by the Tourism Infrastructure and En-terprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) “is void pursuant to Section 54 of Republic Act No. 9593.”

Paskuhan was sold for P939,656,848 or close to P1 billion. A deed of absolute sale covering the properties was executed between TIEZA and PCI. It could be recalled that Gonza-les fi led an Urgent Mo-tion for Leave to Inter-vene.

The said motion was set for hearing on Janu-ary 20, 2020 which was

not held by the court. Gonzales’ lawyers were given a copy of a judg-ment (Compromise Agreement) dated Janu-ary 15, 2020, which ap-proved a Joint Motion to Approve Compromise Agreement with Attached Compromise Agreement jointly fi led by the OSG, City of San Fernando, TIEZA, and PCI on Jan-uary 10, 2020.

The Deputy Speaker fi led an Omnibus Motion (for (1) Leave of Court to Intervene and (2) Recon-sideration of Judgment (Compromise Agree-ment) dated January 15, 2020) on January 31, 2020. The Omnibus Mo-tion was not acted upon as the court did not even hold a hearing on Feb-ruary 7, 2020, despite the Omnibus Motion be-ing set for hearing in the court’s Calendar of Hear-ing.

Gonzales fi led an Ur-gent Motion to Set the Omnibus Motion dated January 31, 2020 for Hearing on February 21, 2020. The previous motions were not heard and acted upon by the

court, and the hearing was reset to March 7, 2020.

On March 7, 2020, the Deputy Speaker’s counsel was informed cancellation of hearing and handed a copy of a Certifi cate of Finality dated February 7, 2020, with the court certifying that the Judgment has become fi nal and ex-ecutory on January 15, 2020.

On June 25, 2020, as the quarantine was somehow eased in Met-ro Manila, the Deputy Speaker fi led with the Court of Appeals a Pe-tition for Certiorari (with Urgent Motion for Leave to Intervene and Prayer for the Issuance of a Status Quo Ante Order, Temporary Restraining Order and/or Writ of Pre-liminary Injunction).

Impleaded as re-spondents in the Peti-tion are the RTC Br. 42 of San Fernando, Pam-panga as represented by its Presiding Judge, the OSG, the City of San Fernando, TIEZA, and PCI. – Bong Z. Lacson with PR

cial rents that fell due during the quarantine.

“But to better assist the businesses here in Subic, the SBMA opted for a longer time when payments could be de-ferred to give the local businesses enough time to recover,” Eisma ex-plained on Tuesday.

“This is actually the third extension we grant-ed since the ECQ was imposed last March,” Eisma pointed out. “There is really a need to cushion the impact of the lockdown and pro-vide economic relief to Subic stakeholders in support of RA 11469, or the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act.”

Under the approved measure, the SBMA management also al-

SBMA extends grace period for rents...F��� ���! 1 lowed amortized pay-

ments of all the unpaid billings from March to September 2020 in six monthly installments, or from October 2020 to March 2021.

Said billings will not earn any interest or pen-alty until March next year if the installment is com-pleted, Eisma added.

Those who will ben-efi t from the payment grace period include business locators leas-ing lands, buildings and other infrastructure from the SBMA, and resi-dents paying lease on a monthly basis.

Eisma added that while sub-lessees are not covered by the sus-pension because only sub-lessors have con-tracts with the SBMA, the latter are encour-aged to extend the same

benefi t to their tenants.The SBMA offi cial

also clarifi ed, howev-er, that the regular poli-cy on credit and collec-tion applies to billings is-sued prior to the March ECQ, although interest and other charges are waived for such billings for the period July 1 to Oct. 27, 2020.

Interests and other penalties will also be ap-plied to installments that were not paid on time, and all unpaid bills by the end of the Oct. 27 grace period will start earning interests, charges, and penalties the following day, Eisma added.

According to SBMA deputy administrator for fi nance Dea Sanqui, those who want to avail of the six-month install-ment scheme would have to apply by fi lling

out a pro-forma promis-sory letter addressed to the SBMA chairman and administrator not later than Sept. 30, 2020.

Companies avail-ing of the installment scheme should attach a Secretary’s Certifi cate authorizing the signatory of the promissory note. Application forms may be obtained by sending an email to accounting@sbma.com, treasury@sbma.com, or oda.fi -nance@sbma.com or from the account offi ces assigned to companies registered in the Subic Bay Freeport.

Sanqui said the SBMA Treasury Depart-ment will compute and determine the schedule of the six monthly install-ments and will notify the applicants before pay-ment date.

This, as shown in a table on the enforcement of quarantine protocols by the Pampanga po-lice offi ce and shared by the Pampanga provincial information offi ce in its Facebook page.

Under ECQ from March 17 to May 15, a total of 596 individuals were arrested with the capital city topping the list at 159.

Midway into the ECQ

2,136 face mask violators nabbedF��� ���! 1 in April, the sangguniang

panlalawigan passed Provincial Ordinance No. 756 which ordered the mandatory use and wearing of face masks outside residences and in public places within the province as precau-tion against the spread of coronavirus disease.

The ordinance car-ried penalties of a fi ne of P20,000 to P50,000 or imprisonment of not less than one month but not more than six months,

or both such fi ne and im-prisonment, at the discre-tion of the proper court.With the modifi ed ECQ enforced on May 16-31, the number of arrests decreased to 184, again with the City of San Fer-nando on top at 76.

A slight rise in vio-lations – at 192 – came with the general commu-nity quarantine for the period June 1-15. This time with the town of Apalit topping the list at 72.

The modifi ed GCQ from June 16 to July 7 saw a surge in violations, totaling 767, with Apalit again with the most num-ber of arrests at 203.

Overall, Apalit regis-tered the highest number of violations at 356 with the City of San Fernando second at 323, and Mex-ico third at 227.

Last July 5, Baran-gay Capalangan in Apal-it, earlier locked down due to fi ve cases of Covid-19, was put on

“hard lockdown” after 15 new cases developed in the area.

Col. Jean Fajardo, Pampanga police direc-tor, immediately ordered the setting up of addi-tional checkpoints and deployed additional po-lice personnel to strict-ly enforce quarantine protocols in all access

points to the barangay. On Wednesday, July

8, a second Covid-19 case in Barangay Pa-nipuan, City of San Fer-nando prompted Mayor Edwin Santiago to place under a 48-hour local-ized ECQ Purok 1, the critical zone, and Purok 2, the containment zone, under localized GCQ .

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SpotlightArci Pineda

Liza Soberano and Enrique Gil gives ending to cancelled series

‘Make it right’LIZA SOBERANO and Enrique Gil imagine what would have happened to their characters, Billie and Gabo, at the ending of their romance series, Make It With You. The teleserye was cancelled after the pandemic halted productions and ABS-CBN continued to deal with its franchise-renewal problems.

During the Star Magic Love From Home fan session livestream last Saturday, July 4, 2020, a fan asked Liza and Enrique what they think happened to their characters, Billie and Gabo, respectively, at the end of the series.

Liza and Enrique—or LizQuen as fans call them by—agreed that the series would have ended with Billie and Gabo getting the simple life they had always wanted

“Si Billie saka si Gabo, simple lang talaga silang tao,” Liza said during the Facebook Live session.

“Even though both of them are big dreamers, ang main goal lang naman nila is to live a simple life with their family.

“Iyon iyong ibibigay ko [na ending] sa kanila.“Siguro nakatira na lang sila sa province and meron lang siguro sila isang bakery. Like,

a family bakery that they pass down to generations.”Enrique, for his part, saw his character Gabo giving up his corporate career to

pursue a simpler, provincial life.He said, “I think he’s willing to give that all away and just work on something

that’s just enough, and something that will make him happy.”Fans were downhearted when news of Make It With You’s cancellation

made the rounds online on June 5, 2020.Theodore Boborol, one of the directors of Make It With You, was

among the fi rst to address the fans.But the director did not provide a concrete reason as to why it was

cancelled.He only mentioned that the returning series at the time had “multiple

episodes already in the can.”Boborol added that the cancellation was “diffi cult for everyone,”

especially since it happened during the pandemic and a month after ABS-CBN was asked to shut down by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

Ogie Diaz, Liza’s talent manager, consoled LizQuen and teased that there was another LizQuen teleserye in the works.

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ABS-CBN singer Daryl Ong’s latest Instagram caption captures the attention of showbiz fans. Is he a new talent of GMA-7?

That is the hint that showbiz fans are getting from Daryl’s latest Instagram post.

The 33-year-old ABS-CBN singer uploaded a photo of himself in front of a colorful background. His caption read: “Makulay ang buhay.”

Daryl’s followers read this as a sign that he might be moving to the Kapuso network. “Makulay ang buhay” is a lyric from the network’s popular theme song.

Regine Velasquez, who was still part of GMA-7 then, sang the station ID song.

Daryl began his singing career in ABS-CBN after becoming a semifi nalist on the second season of The Voice Philippines in 2014.

He sang theme songs for several Kapamilya TV series: “Ikaw” for FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano, “Ikaw Na Nga” for Bridges of Love, and “Stay” for On The Wings of Love.

On June 16, 2020, Daryl released a video on his YouTube channel explaining the reason why he had not been seen in ABS-CBN for a while.

He said that he and fellow singer Bugoy Drilon were allegedly banned from the network after their conversation about the franchise renewal of ABS-CBN was leaked to top management.

Daryl and Bugoy’s conversation was between them and a woman who “previously worked” with ABS-CBN.

A male, whom Daryl initially thought was an acquaintance of the woman, sat in the same table with them. It was he who secretly recorded the conversation and leaked it to top management.

According to Daryl’s retelling in his vlog last June 16, the singer met Bugoy and their fellow singer Michael Pangilinan at the airport.

Bugoy and Michael were talking about stock investments when the former ABS-CBN employee cut in.

Daryl pointed out that the tone of the woman’s voice sounded “medyo pa-saracastic.”

She told them: “”Bakit di ka mag-invest sa ABS? Ayan o, bagsak yung presyo nila sa stocks dahil meron silang kinakaharap na krisis.’

“Dun nagsimula yung topic about franchise issue.”During that time, there was a petition made by the National Union Journalists

of The Philippines (NUJP) for the support of ABS-CBN franchise renewal. The goal was the gather “one million signatures.”

Daryl continued in his vlog: “Sabi ni Bugoy na, ‘60,000 na lang kulang para mabuo yung one million.’

“Ako naman, nakita ko rin yun. Ang pagkakakita ko naman, 60,000 pa lang yung nagsa-sign.

“Sabi ko kay Bugs, ‘Hindi 60,000 na lang. Sixty thousand pa lang. At anong petsa na?’”

Daryl understood that there was a deadline to follow and he felt it wasn’t possible to reach the goal of one million signatures with that current number.

Then The Voice alum said, “Tapos, nagdadag ako ng comment, ‘Naku, malabo na ‘yan. mahirap na ‘yan. Kalaban pa man din nila ang gobyerno. Si Presidente ba naman ang kalaban. So, malabo na ‘yan.’”

This exchange was said to be the reason why Daryl and Bugoy got banned from the network.

But a source reveals that Daryl wasn’t “totally banned” from ABS-CBN and claims there is “another side” to the story.

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Republic of the PhilippinesPROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

City of San Fernando

SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN

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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL SESSION OF THE 10TH SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF PAMPANGA UNDER THE LOCAL

GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 HELD ON MARCH 12, 2020 AT CHOI GARDEN, ROYCE HOTEL AND CASINO, MANUEL A. ROXAS HIGHWAY, NINOY AQUINO

AVENUE CORNER, CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, PAMPANGA

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PRESENT:

Hon. Lilia G. Pineda - Presiding Offi cer (Vice-Governor)

Hon. Cherry D. Manalo - Member

Hon. Rosve V. Henson - Member

Hon. Rolando D. Balingit - Member

Hon. Ferdinand P. Labung - Member

Hon. Benjamin D. Jocson - Member

Hon. Nelson T. Calara - Member

Hon. Olga Frances D. Dizon - Member

Hon. Anthony Joseph S. Torres - Member

Hon. Ananias L. Canlas, Jr. - Member

Hon. Venancio S. Macapagal - Member

Hon. Renato L. Mutuc - Member

Hon. Gabriel Moshe T. Lacson - Member

ABSENT:

Hon. Mylyn P. Cayabyab - Member

ORDINANCE NO. 753

AN ORDINANCE ENJOINING OWNERS AND/OR ADMINISTRATORS OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, ESTABLISHMENTS, PLACES OR HALLS

WHERE PEOPLE OR CROWDS GATHER OR CONVERGE, SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO SHOPPING MALLS, DEPARTMENT STORES, GROCERIES,

CONVENIENCE STORES, SCHOOLS, THEATERS, CONCERT HALLS, COCKPIT ARENAS, HOTELS, MOTELS, RESORTS, RESTAURANTS, FOOD

PARKS, DORMITORIES, ETC., TO CONDUCT, OBSERVE AND/OR INSTITUTE HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF

THE CORONAVIRUS ( COVID-19) AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.

Sponsors: All Members

Whereas, under the general welfare clause provided in Section 16 of Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of the Philippines,

mandates every local government unit to, among other purposes, promote public health and safety , maintain peace and order ; and preserve the comfort and

convenience of their inhabitants ;

Whereas the Secretary of Health has confi rmed cases of the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) that are mainly transmitted to close contact and droplet

transmission from infected persons or contaminated surfaces thereby prompting the Department of Health to issue and declare a Code Red Sub-Level Alert

status;

Whereas, on March 08, 2020, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa-Duterte issued proclamation No. 922 declaring the country under a state of public health

emergency to enable government agencies and local government units to immediately institute and implement measures and intervention geared to contain, if

not prevent , the spread of COVID-19;

Whereas, the Province of Pampanga fi nds it urgent and of paramount importance to enact/or implement measures and intervention geared to contain, if

not prevent , the spread of COVID-19, pursuant to its mandate to promote public health and safety , maintain peace and order ; and preserve the comfort and

convenience of their inhabitants;

Whereas , the Department of Health has recommended health and safety measures & practices to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 and other

infectious disease, such as but not limited to the following :

1. Proper Hand Hygiene thru frequent and proper hand-washing with soap and water and/or alcohol based hand sanitizer, if soap and water are not

available ;

2. Routine cleaning and disinfection of common /public areas , such as restrooms, etc., and other frequently uses areas and/or surfaces such as

doors, door knobs etc.,

3. Thermal or Temperature Check in all entrances of the establishment;

NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Pampanga, in session assembled, that:

Section 1. Coverage – All owners and/or administrators of business enterprise, establishments, places, halls or venues where people or crowds gather

or converge, such as but not limited to shopping malls, department stores, events centers, theaters, concert halls, cockpit arenas, hotels, motels, resorts,

restaurants, food parks, supermarkets, groceries, convenience stores, factories, economic zones, banks, schools, dormitories, offi ces, barangay halls and such

other similar establishments.

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Section 2. Health and Safety Measures – All covered persons and/or establishments are hereby enjoined to conduct, observe and institute health and

safety measures, including such other measures or practices as may be further or hereafter recommended by the Department of Health to prevent the spread

of the COVID-19 and other infectious disease, such as, but not limited to the following :

2.a Proper Hand Hygiene thru frequent and proper hand-washing with soap and water and/or alcohol based hand sanitizer, if soap and water are not

available. For this purpose, covered persons and establishments shall provide alcohol based hand sanitizers (ABHS) in conspicuous places of

their respective establishments or enterprise. Further, soap and water shall likewise be provided and made available in comfort rooms or

restrooms, and, in the absence thereof, alcohol based hand sanitizers ( ABHS ) shall all at times be provided or made available therein;

2.b Routine cleaning and disinfection of common/public areas, such as food courts, restrooms, etc., and other frequently used areas and/or surfaces

such as doors, door knobs etc.. Towards this end, proper disinfectants and other cleaning materials or sanitizing solutions shall be used to ensure

that such areas or surfaces are properly disinfected and sanitized;

2.c Thermal or Temperature Check of persons or individuals shall be conducted in entrances of all places, offi ces or establishments mentioned or

described herein. For this purpose, said persons, establishments or enterprise/s shall procure such tools, instrument or equipment necessary to

conduct such Thermal or Temperature Check. Any or all persons found to have symptoms or manifestations of COVID -19 or exposure thereto

such as, high temperature, fever, cough or fl u and such other symptoms as may be now or hereafter prescribed by the Department of Health

(DOH) or Provincial Health Offi ce ( PHO) shall be denied entry to such place/s or establishment/s unless such establishment is a hospital or

place where sick people or persons suff ering from a disease are confi ned. Further, the said establishments are hereby enjoined and directed to take

the necessary measures/precautions to ensure that the health and safety of all concerned and the public at large are not unduly prejudiced thereby,

including but not limited to the recording of the name, address and other personal circumstances of said person/s showing symptoms of or

manifestations of the COVID -19 or exposure thereto for purposes of contact tracing and to report the matter to the appropriate authorities or

nearest police station. In all cases, the appropriate health protocols shall be followed and complied with.

Section 3. Penalties. - Any person or establishment found to be violating this ordinance shall be penalized in accordance with applicable penal statues and/

or laws on damages and/or injuries caused by reckless imprudence resulting from failure to observe due diligence required of a good father of a family. Further,

violation of this Ordinance shall be a ground for cancellation or revocation of the business permit, as the case may be.

Section 4. Separability Clause. If any provision or section of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid or declared unconstitutional by a competent court or

authority, the other provisions or sections not aff ected thereby shall remain in full force and eff ect.

Section 5. Repealing Clause. Any or all ordinances, resolutions or executive issuances or parts thereof found to be inconsistent with the provisions of

this Ordinance are hereby repealed or deemed amended accordingly

Section 6. Eff ectivity. This Ordinance shall take eff ect upon approval hereof.

APPROVED.

I HEREBY CERTIFFY to the correctness of the above-quoted Ordinance.

MARIA THERESA P. GUEVARRA

Secretary to the Sanggunian

ATTESTED:

LILIA G. PINEDA

(Vice-Governor)

Presiding Offi cer

APPROVED:

DENNIS G. PINEDA

Governor

Date of Approval: March 19, 2020

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Republic of the PhilippinesPROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

City of San Fernando

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AQUINO AVENUE CORNER, CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, PAMPANGA========================================================================================================================

PRESENT: Hon. Lilia G. Pineda - Presiding Offi cer (Vice-Governor)

Hon. Cherry D. Manalo - Member Hon. Rosve V. Henson - Member

Hon. Rolando D. Balingit - Member Hon. Ferdinand P. Labung - Member

Hon. Benjamin D. Jocson - MemberHon. Nelson T. Calara - MemberHon. Olga Frances D. Dizon - MemberHon. Anthony Joseph S. Torres - MemberHon. Ananias L. Canlas, Jr. - MemberHon. Venancio S. Macapagal - Member Hon. Renato L. Mutuc - MemberHon. Gabriel Moshe T. Lacson - Member

ABSENT: Hon. Mylyn P. Cayabyab - Member

ORDINANCE NO. 754

AN ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING THE HOLDING OF COCKFIGHTS WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION OF THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCLAMATION NO. 922, SERIES OF 2020 DATED MARCH 9, 2020 ISSUED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA-DUTERTE DECLARING THE COUNTRY UNDER A STATE OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY.

Sponsors: All Members

Whereas, under the general welfare clause provided in Section 16 of Republic Act No. 7160 otherwise known as the Local Government Code of the Philippines, mandates every local government unit to, among other purposes, promote public health and safety , maintain peace and order ; and preserve the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants ;

Whereas the Secretary of Health has confi rmed cases of the corona virus (COVID-19) that are mainly transmitted to close contact and droplet transmission from infected persons or contaminated surfaces thereby prompting the Department of Health to issue and declare a Code Red Sub-Level Alert status;

Whereas, on March 08, 2020, His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa-Duterte issued Proclamation No. 922 declaring the country under a state of public health emergency to enable government agencies and local government units to immediately institute and implement measures and intervention geared to contain, if not prevent , the spread of COVID-19 ;

Whereas, the Province of Pampanga fi nds it urgent and of paramount importance to enact/or implement measures and intervention geared to contain, if not prevent , the spread of COVID-19, pursuant to its mandate to promote public health and safety , maintain peace and order ; and preserve the comfort and convenience of their inhabitants ;

NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Pampanga, in session assembled, that:

Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, whether natural or juridical, to hold cockfi ghts in cockpit arenas or in any other place within the Province of Pampanga during this period or state of public health emergency as declared by His Excellency, President Rodrigo Roa-Duterte under Proclamation No. 922. Such prohibition to hold cockfi ghts during this period or state of public health emergency shall continue to be in full force and eff ect until such time such declaration of state of public health emergency shall have been lifted or otherwise revoked by competent authorities.

Section 2. Penalties. Any person found to be violating this ordinance shall be penalized in accordance with existing/applicable penal statues and/or laws on damages and/or injuries caused by reckless imprudence and resulting from failure to observe due diligence required of a good father of a family.

Section 3. Separability Clause. If any provision or section of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid or declared unconstitutional by a competent court or authority, the other provisions or sections not aff ected thereby shall remain in full force and eff ect.

Section 4. Repealing Clause. Any or all ordinances, resolutions or executive issuances or parts thereof found to be inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed or deemed amended accordingly

Section 5. Eff ectivity. This Ordinance shall take eff ect upon approval hereof.

APPROVED.

I HEREBY CERTIFFY to the correctness of the above-quoted Ordinance.

MARIA THERESA P. GUEVARRA Secretary to the Sanggunian

ATTESTED:

LILIA G. PINEDA (Vice-Governor) Presiding Offi cer

APPROVED:

DENNIS G. PINEDA Governor

Date of Approval: March 19, 2020

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Republic of the PhilippinesPROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

City of San Fernando

SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN

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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE

10TH SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF PAMPANGA UNDER THE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 HELD ON MARCH 16, 2020.

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PRESENT:

Hon. Lilia G. Pineda - Presiding Offi cer (Vice-Governor)

Hon. Cherry D. Manalo - Member

Hon. Mylyn P. Cayabyab - Member

Hon. Rosve V. Henson - Member

Hon. Rolando D. Balingit - Member

Hon. Ferdinand P. Labung - Member

Hon. Benjamin D. Jocson - Member

Hon. Nelson T. Calara - Member

Hon. Olga Frances D. Dizon - Member

Hon. Anthony Joseph S. Torres - Member

Hon. Ananias L. Canlas, Jr. - Member

Hon. Venancio S. Macapagal - Member

Hon. Renato L. Mutuc - Member

Hon. Gabriel Moshe T. Lacson - Member

ABSENT:

None

ORDINANCE NO. 755

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR MEASURES AND REGULATIONS

IN PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES AND/OR IN CASE OF DECLARATION

OF STATE OF CALAMITY FOR PURPOSES OF RAPID CONTAINMENT

AND PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD THE CORONA VIRUS (COVID 19)

AND OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES, SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO

CURFEW, QUARANTINE AND/OR LOCKDOWN, INCLUDING SUCH OTHER

MEASURES TO PROTECT & ENSURE THE HEALTH, SAFETY, WELL-

BEING AND GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF PAMPANGA,

PROVIDING FINES AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS THEREOF

Sponsors: All Members

WHEREAS, the Secretary of Health has confi rmed numerous cases of

COVID 19, a deadly and infectious disease, in the Philippines including three

(3) cases in Pampanga thereby prompting the DOH to raise Code Red Level 2

Alert for COVID 19;

WHEREAS, His Excellency President Rodrigo Roa-Duterte has issued

Proclamation No. 922 declaring a State of Public Health Emergency in the entire

country amidst the imminent threat of contagion or spread of COVID 19 which

has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) and

urged and directed all local government units and offi cials to enact ordinances

and institute measures to prevent the spread of the virus and ensure the health

and safety, well-being and general welfare of the entire Filipino people ;

WHEREAS, the General Welfare Clause of Section 16 of the Local

Government Code of 1991 (R.A.7160) mandates every local government unit

to promote public health and safety, maintain peace and order, preserve the

comfort and convenience of its inhabitants;

WHEREAS, Section 468 par.(4) (v) of the same Local Government

Code of 1991 (R.A.7160) empowers the Sanggunian Panlalawigan to approve

measures and adopt quarantine regulations to prevent the introduction and

spread of diseases within its territorial jurisdiction;

WHEREAS, under Republic Act No. 11332 - in cases of public health

emergencies, the Provincial Government of Pampanga, as the local counterpart

of the Department of Health (DOH), thru its Provincial Health Offi ce and the

Governor as the Local Chief Executive, is mandated to adopt and approve

measures pertaining to rapid containment, quarantine and isolation, disease

prevention and control measures;

WHEREAS, under Section. 465 par. (1) (vii) it is provided that the

provincial Governor, as Chief Executive of the Provincial Government, shall

exercise such powers and perform such duties and functions as provided for

by law, and has general supervision and control and activities of the provincial

government and in this connection, shall, under sub-paragraph (vii), carry out

emergency measures as may be necessary during and in the aftermath of a

man-made and natural disaster and calamities;

NOW THEREFORE,

THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF THE PROVINCE OF

PAMPANGA, in regular session assembled, that:

Section 1. Declaration or Imposition of Curfew – Whenever a

State of Public Health Emergency or calamity is declared by the competent

authorities, the Provincial Governor, may at his discretion, order or place the

province or any portion thereof under curfew on such time or hours of the

day or night, as may be deemed and provided for via executive orders or

issuances and the same shall be in full force and eff ect until such time said

emergency or calamity has ceased or that the curfew is otherwise lifted by the

Governor.

Section 2. Coverage - During this period of Public Health Emergency or Calamity due but not limited to imminent threat of contagion or spread of the Covid 19 and other infectious diseases, the curfew declared and imposed as provided herein, shall cover all persons regardless of age and gender.

2(a). Exceptions - The curfew herein imposed shall not apply to the

following:

2.1. Medical and other emergency situations or reasons;

2.2. Medical and emergency personnel and responders, including persons in their service;

2.3. Persons and establishments engaged in the delivery of foods, medical supplies and equipment, and other basic necessities;

2.4. Persons of legal age whose nature of work or employment require them to work at night or within the curfew hours;

2.4. Public offi cials in charge in the maintenance of peace

and order;

2.5. Local Chief Executives, Legislative Offi cers, and Department Heads of the local government units in the Province of Pampanga, including persons in their service; and

2.6. Such other persons as may be exempted or issued written exemptions by the Governor, Department of Health and its instrumentalities, and Inter-Agency Task for the Management of Emerging Infections Disease.

Section 3. Prohibition on Minors to enter certain areas, places or establishments. - Whenever curfew is declared and imposed and during this period of Public Health Emergency or State of Calamity, minors shall not be allowed entry at any time in malls, theaters, computer and gaming shops, and other crowded establishments where their health and safety may be compromised to CODIV-19.

Section 4. Travel Restrictions on Residents – Subject to curfew regulations whenever the same is declared or imposed and during this period of Public Health Emergency or State of Calamity due to imminent threat of contagion or spread of the Covid 19 and other infectious diseases, residents of the province of Pampanga, upon proof of such residency, shall have the right to freely travel in and out of the province of Pampanga, subject to certain health and safety protocols, such as but not limited to thermal check or scanning, social distancing, observance of proper hand hygiene and other safety, health and sanitation practices. However, residents of the Province of Pampanga who have been absent thereat for a period of more than two (2) days must present a health certifi cate duly issued by a health professional or other acceptable proof showing that they are not affl icted with CODIV-19; otherwise, they must undergo mandatory house quarantine for a period of fourteen (14) days; Provided that, if upon entry or at any time during the period of quarantine, said resident shows symptoms of COVID 19, said resident shall undergo treatment and must submit to protocols as mandated by health authorities.

Section 5. Travel Restrictions on Non-Residents. Whenever curfew is imposed and during this of Public Health Emergency and State of Calamity due to imminent threat of contagion or spread of the Covid 19 and other infectious diseases, persons who are not residents of Pampanga shall only be admitted entry in the province of Pampanga upon submission of health certifi cate duly issued by a health professional or other acceptable proof showing that they are not affl icted with CODIV-19. Further, said non-residents shall submit a written declaration to the competent authorities (PNP, Barangay Offi cials and/or members of the Provincial Task Force on Covid 19 ), stating among others their name/s, address/es, contact details, phone numbers, photocopy of valid ID and other personal circumstances, including their health profi le attesting therein among others that he or she is not suff ering from any symptoms of COVID 19 such as fever, cough, fl u, runny nose, diarrhea, etc., and that for the last fourteen (14 ) days, he or she had not been in close physical contact with any person who has been diagnosed with COVID 19, person under investigation (PUI) or person under monitoring ( PUM) for COVID 19 and/or with any person who is suff ering from any symptoms of COVID 19 such as fever, cough, fl u, runny nose, diarrhea, etc.,. Further, such non-residents traveling to the Province of Pampanga shall likewise be subject to certain health and safety protocols such as but not limited to thermal check or scanning, social distancing, observance of proper hand hygiene and other safety, health and sanitation practices; provided fi nally that non-residents traveling to the Province of Pampanga who, upon thermal scanning and/or examination, are found to be suff ering and/or manifesting symptoms of COVID 19 such as fever, cough, fl u, runny nose, diarrhea, etc., shall be denied entry into the province and shall be endorsed to their respective health or local offi cials of their place of residence for proper disposition and/or dealt with in accordance with applicable laws on quarantine and other health protocols of persons suff ering from COVID 19 and other infectious diseases.

Section 6. Waiver of Travel Restrictions. While all persons entering the province must show valid proof of identity or any other offi cial document showing residency in the province, the travel restrictions and requirements as provided for herein may be waived and may not apply to the following persons or instances:

6.1. Medical and emergency reasons;

6.2. Medical and emergency personnel and responders, including persons in their service;

6.3. Persons and establishments engaged in the delivery of goods, foods, medical supplies and equipment, and other basic necessities;

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6.4. Public offi cials in charge in the maintenance of peace and order, authorized government offi cials and those who will perform or conduct offi cial business in the Province of Pampanga; and,

6.5. Such other persons as may be issued written exemptions by the Governor, Department of Health and its instrumentalities, and Inter-Agency Task for the Management of Emerging Infections Disease.

Section 7. Compliance with protocols - In all instances, those who are allowed entry into the Province of Pampanga must observe and follow all necessary protocols mandated by the Provincial Government and all relevant health and public agencies aimed at preventing the spread of CODIV-19, including quarantine when deemed necessary and appropriate by the Governor.

Section 8. Quarantine - As used and defi ned herein, quarantine shall mean the separation of people, cargo, motor vehicle or any other vessel being used or utilized in the transport of people, goods and services - who or which have been exposed to COVID 19 or any infectious disease/virus. The movements of these people, cargo or vessel, as the case maybe, are restricted or confi ned to a particular place or area only during the quarantine period which, as far as practicable, should be equivalent to the incubation period of the disease sought to be contained or prevented, which in this case is COVID 19, which has an incubation period of at fourteen (14) days more or less.

Section 9. Lockdown - As used and defi ned herein, lockdown is an emergency measure or condition in which people are temporarily prevented from entering or leaving a restricted area, place, building, barangay, city, municipality or entire province of Pampanga during a threat or imminent threat or danger of contagion or spread of the COVID 19 and other infectious disease that might lead to an outbreak, epidemic or pandemic. Lockdown may also include provisions and regulations for the temporary stoppage of work, both in the public and private sector, adoption of fl exible work schedule or arrangement, temporary closure of business and other establishments, selling and disposition of goods, groceries, rice, meat , poultry and other food items which may include rationings, price control or ceilings, universally accepted health and safety protocols such as but not limited to thermal check or scanning, social distancing, observance of proper hand hygiene and other safety, health and sanitation practices, disinfection of people, cargo, motor vehicle or any other vessel use in the transport of people, goods and services - who or which have been exposed to COVID 19 or any infectious disease/virus, prohibitions and restrictions of activities that may prevent the further spread of COVID 19, subject to certain exceptions and limitations as provided for herein and applicable laws, and such other exceptions as may be provided for under issuances or executive orders to be issued hereafter by Provincial Governor pursuant to and in accordance to powers vested in him as the Chief Executive of the Province of Pampanga.

Section 10. Declaration of Quarantine and Lockdown - Upon declaration by the Provincial Governor, as Chief Executive of the Province, thru an executive order, of a lockdown or quarantine as provided and for under existing laws and pursuant to Resolution No. 11, Series of 2020 dated March 12,2020 of the Inter-Agency Task Force For the Management of Emerging Disease ( DOH-DFA-DILG-DOLE-DOT-DOTr-DICT), the Provincial Governor, as Chief Executive of the Province, may subject people, cargo or any vessel which have been exposed to COVID 19 or any infectious disease/virus to quarantine and/or lockdown, as may be declared of a particular place, building, barangay, city, municipality or entire province of Pampanga during a threat or imminent threat or danger of contagion or spread of the COVID 19 and other infectious diseases that might lead to an outbreak, epidemic or pandemic, subject to such terms are may be provided therein pursuant to this Ordinance and in accordance with existing laws. Further, such declaration of quarantine and/or lockdown by the Provincial Governor, among others, may include provisions relative to the adoption of fl exible work arrangements, temporary stoppage of work, both in the public and private sector, temporary closure of business and other establishments, suspension of classes in all levels, measures regulating public transport, restrictions on land, air and sea travels, travel restrictions of all persons residing, travelling, entering or exiting the province of Pampanga which shall include those travelling via Clark International Airport, regulations on the selling and disposition of goods, groceries, rice, meat , poultry and other food items, rationing of basic and necessary commodities, price control or ceilings, observance of universally accepted health and safety protocols such as but not limited to thermal check or scanning, social distancing, proper hand hygiene, disinfection and other safety, health and sanitation practices, prohibitions and restrictions of activities that may prevent the further spread of COVID 19 and its ill eff ects, disinfection of people, cargo, motor vehicle or any other vessel use in the transport of people, goods and services - subject to certain exceptions and limitations as provided for herein and applicable laws.

Section 11. Exceptions - During the period of quarantine or lockdown, the following may be exempted from the coverage thereof, to wit:

11.1. Medical and other emergency situations or reasons;

11.2. Medical and emergency personnel and responders, including persons in their service;

11.3. Persons and establishments engaged in the delivery of foods, medical supplies and equipment, and other basic necessities;

11.4. Public offi cials in charge in the maintenance of peace and order and other authorized government offi cials;

11.5. Local Chief Executives, Legislative Offi cers, and Department Heads of the local government units in the Province of Pampanga, including persons in their service; and

11.6. National Government Offi cials and other Public offi cials who will perform or conduct offi cial business in the Province of Pampanga; and,

11.7 Such other persons, cargo and vessels as may be exempted via executive order or written exemptions issued by the Governor, Department of Health and its instrumentalities, and Inter-Agency Task for the Management of Emerging Infections Disease.

Section 12. Implementation. The Philippine National Police, barangay offi cials, local chief executives, and other law enforcement agencies are hereby directed to ensure the implementation in their respective territorial jurisdictions and boundaries of this Ordinance, including such executive orders, directives and other issuances of the Governor of the Province of Pampanga to meet exigencies during the national state of public health emergency and declaration of a province wide state of calamity.

Section 13. Prosecution of violators – Any person or entity found to have violated any provision of this ordinance and subsequent issuances of the provincial governor pursuant to and in accordance with this ordinance and other existing laws shall be prosecuted in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act No. 11332 – “ AN ACT PROVIDING POLICIES AND PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES ON SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE TO NOTIFIABLE DISEASE,EPIDEMICS AND HEALTH EVENTS OF PUBLIC CONCERN “ which, under Section 9 thereof , among others, prohibits and penalizes non-cooperation of persons and entities that should report and /or respond to notifi able diseases or health events of public concern and non-cooperation of persons or entities identifi ed as having the notifi able disease or aff ected by the health event of public concern.

Section 14. Penalties - The penalties imposed and provided for in Republic Act No. 11332 – “ AN ACT PROVIDING POLICIES AND PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES ON SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE TO NOTIFIABLE DISEASE, EPIDEMICS AND HEALTH EVENTS OF PUBLIC CONCERN “ are hereby quoted, wit:

“Section 10. Penalties. -Any person or entity found to have violated Section 9 of this Act shall be penalized with a fi ne of not less than Twenty thousand pesos (₱20,000.00) but not more than Fifty thousand pesos (₱50,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than one (1) month but not more than six (6) months, or both such fi ne and imprisonment, at the discretion of the proper court.The Professional Regulation Commission shall have the authority to suspend or revoke the license to practice of any medical professional for any violation of this Act.The Civil Service Commission shall have the authority to suspend or revoke the civil service eligibility of a public servant who is in violation of this Act.If the off ense is committed by a public or private health facility, institution, agency, corporation, school, or other juridical entity duly organized in accordance with law, the chief executive offi cer, president, general manager, or such other offi cer in charge shall be held liable. In addition, the business permit and license to operate of the concerned facility, institution, agency, corporation, school, or legal entity shall be cancelled.”

SECTION 15. Separability Clause - If any part, section or provision of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions not aff ected thereby shall remain in full force and eff ect.

SECTION 16. Repealing Clause – All orders or other issuances which are otherwise inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby deemed repealed or amended accordingly.

SECTION 17. Eff ectivity Clause – This Ordinance shall take eff ect immediately upon approval hereof.

APPROVED.

I HEREBY CERTIFFY to the correctness of the above-quoted Ordinance.

MARIA THERESA P. GUEVARRA Secretary to the Sanggunian

ATTESTED:

LILIA G. PINEDA (Vice-Governor) Presiding Offi cer

APPROVED:

DENNIS G. PINEDA Governor

Date of Approval: March 23, 2020

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Republic of the PhilippinesPROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

City of San Fernando

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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE

10TH SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF PAMPANGA UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 HELD ON APRIL 6, 2020

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PRESENT:

Hon. Cherry D. Manalo - Member (Temporary Presiding Offi cer)

Hon. Mylyn P. Cayabyab - Member

Hon. Rosve V. Henson - Member

Hon. Rolando D. Balingit - Member

Hon. Ferdinand P. Labung - Member

Hon. Benjamin D. Jocson - Member

Hon. Nelson T. Calara - Member

Hon. Olga Frances D. Dizon - Member

Hon. Anthony Joseph S. Torres - Member

Hon. Ananias L. Canlas, Jr. - Member

Hon. Venancio S. Macapagal - Member

Hon. Renato L. Mutuc - Member

Hon. Gabriel Moshe T. Lacson - Member

ABSENT:

Hon. Lilia G. Pineda - Vice-Governor

ORDINANCE NO. 756

AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE MANDATORY USE OF FACE MASKS OUTSIDE OF RESIDENCE AND IN PUBLIC PLACES WITHIN0 THE

PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF 2019 CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19)AND PROVIDING

FINES AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.

Sponsors: All Members

WHEREAS, Proclamation Nos. 922 and 929, series of 2020 issued by President Rodrigo RoaDuterte declaring a Public Health Emergency and a State

of Calamity throughout the country, respectively, and placing the entire Luzon under “Enhanced Community Quarantine” due to the sharp increase in the number

of confi rmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19);

WHEREAS, the General Welfare Clause of Section 16 of the Local Government Code of 1991 (R.A. No. 7160) mandates every local government unit to

promote public health and safety, maintain peace and order, preserve the comfort and convenience of its inhabitants;

WHEREAS, Section 468 par.(4) (v) of the same Local Government Code of 1991 (R.A. No. 7160) empowers the SanggunianPanlalawigan

to approve measures and adopt quarantine regulations toprevent the introduction and spread of diseases within its territorial jurisdiction;

WHEREAS, Section 9 par.(d) and (e) of R.A. No. 11332 prohibits non-cooperation of persons and entities that should report and/or respond to notifi able

diseases or health events of public concern and non-cooperation of the person or entities identifi ed as having the notifi able disease, or aff ected by the health

event of public concern, respectively;

WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the SangguniangPanlalawigan of the Province of Pampanga issued Resolution No. 6102, series of 2020 declaring the

entire Province under a state of calamity in order to address, contain and prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its ill eff ects and impact on the people of the

Province and enacted Ordinance No. 755, series of 2020 providing for measures and regulations in public health emergencies; and

WHEREAS, as of April 5, 2020, the Pampanga Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit has reported 24 confi rmed cases, 6 deaths, 15,968 Persons

under Monitoring and 161Persons under Investigation of COVID 19, thus,people are strongly encouraged to practice physical distancing and use face mask,

coupled with proper sanitation and frequent hand washing to prevent the transmission and spread of the COVID-19.

NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF THE PROVINCE OF PAMPANGA, in regular session assembled, that:

SECTION 1. TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as “The Face Mask Ordinance of the Province of Pampanga.”

SECTION 2. COVERAGE. This ordinance shall apply and covers all persons residing at or travelling within the territorial jurisdiction of the Province of

Pampanga.

SECTION 3. PURPOSE. It is a declared purpose of this Ordinance to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 by requiring the mandatory use of facemask

outside of residence and in all public places.

SECTION 4. DEFINITION OF TERMS. For purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms are hereby defi ned:

a. Face masks – any reusable, indigenous, disposable item made of cloth, face shields or any breathable material worn over the nose and mouth which

can serve as protection or barrier against possible infection from a disease such as the COVID-19. These shall include surgical masks, cloth masks,

bandanas, washable mask, N-95 mask, among others.

b. Physical distancing - staying home more often, working from home if possible, catching up with loved ones online instead of in person, strictly limiting

the number of visitors to your home, avoiding large public gatherings or public transport, and staying at least one (1) meter away from other people

when you are in a public places.

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c. Public places – all place, fi xed or mobile, that are accessible or open to the public; or places for collective use, regardless of ownership or right to

access, including but not limited to schools, work places, government offi ces and facilities, establishments that provide food and drinks, accommodation,

merchandise, professional services, entertainment, and other services. It also includes outdoor spaces where facilities are available for the public

or where a crowd of people may gather such a, but not limited to, parks, playgrounds, sports grounds centers, church grounds, health/hospital

compounds, markets, walkways, and waiting areas.

Further, it shall also include public utility or common utility vehicles such as buses and minibuses off ering free rides, shuttles and vans that ferry

individuals and employees to and from their homes and places of work.

SECTION 5. MANDATORY USE OF MASKS AND OBSERVING PHYSICAL DISTANCING. As part of the precautionary and safety measures against

COVID-19 adopted by the Provincial Government of Pampanga, all persons within the territorial jurisdiction of Province are directed to wear the prescribed face

masks and observe physical distancing suffi cient to reduce, if not prevent, the probability of transmission and mitigate contamination from points of source during

the State of Enhance Community Quarantine in Luzon.

The face mask should be properly worn by covering the nose and the mouth and ensuring that there are no gaps between the face and the mask. This

shall be done at all times and in all public places.

Public and private establishments shall strictly prohibit the entry of persons who are not wearing face masks or their equivalents.

SECTION 6. ENFORCEMENT. The Philippine National Police (PNP) is hereby mandated to enforce the full extent of this Ordinance, as well as barangay

offi cials, and other force multipliers.

SECTION 7. PROSECUTION UNDER REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11332 AND PENALTIES. Any violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be prosecuted

under Republic Act No.11332 and shall be imposed the penalties provided for under Section 10 therein. Quoted hereunder to form an integral part of this ordinance

are the penalties prescribed and provided for under Section 10 of R.A.11332 entitled “AN ACT PROVIDING POLICIES AND PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES ON

SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE TO NOTIFIABLE DISEASE, EPIDEMICS AND HEALTH EVENTS OF PUBLIC CONCERN”, to wit:

“Section 10. Penalties. - Any person or entity found to have violated Section 9 of this Act shall be penalized with a fi ne of not less than Twenty

thousand pesos (₱20,000.00) but not more than Fifty thousand pesos (₱50,000.00) or imprisonment of not less than one (1) month but not more

than six (6) months, or both such fi ne and imprisonment, at the discretion of the proper court.

The Professional Regulation Commission shall have the authority to suspend or revoke the license to practice of any medical professional

for any violation of this Act.

The Civil Service Commission shall have the authority to suspend or revoke the civil service eligibility of a public servant who is in violation

of this Act.

If the off ense is committed by a public or private health facility, institution, agency, corporation, school, or other juridical entity duly organized

in accordance with law, the chief executive offi cer, president, general manager, or such other offi cer in charge shall be held liable. In addition, the

business permit and license to operate of the concerned facility, institution, agency, corporation, school, or legal entity shall be cancelled.”

SECTION 8. POSTING OF NOTICE. All private commercial establishments shall conspicuously display at or near the entrance of the establishment a

notice of this ordinance.

SECTION 9. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If any part, section or provision of this Ordinance is held invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions not aff ected

thereby shall remain in full force and eff ect.

SECTION 10. REPEALING CLAUSE. All orders or other issuances which are otherwise inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby deemed repealed

or amended accordingly.

SECTION 11. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE. The Ordinance shall take eff ect upon approval hereof. This shall have full force and eff ect until such time there is

a declaration by the Department of Health that the threat of COVID-19 no longer exists.

APPROVED.

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the above-quoted Ordinance.

MARIA THERESA P. GUEVARRA

Secretary to the Sanggunian

ATTESTED:

CHERRY D. MANALO

(Member)

Temporary Presiding Offi cer

APPROVED:

DENNIS G. PINEDA

Governor

Date of Approval: April 16, 2020

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Republic of the PhilippinesPROVINCE OF PAMPANGA

City of San Fernando

SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN

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EXCERPTS FROM THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE

10TH SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF PAMPANGA UNDER THE

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991 HELD ON APRIL 6, 2020

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PRESENT:

Hon. Cherry D. Manalo - Member (Temporary Presiding Offi cer)

Hon. Mylyn P. Cayabyab - Member

Hon. Rosve V. Henson - Member

Hon. Rolando D. Balingit - Member

Hon. Ferdinand P. Labung - Member

Hon. Benjamin D. Jocson - Member

Hon. Nelson T. Calara - Member

Hon. Olga Frances D. Dizon - Member

Hon. Anthony Joseph S. Torres - Member

Hon. Ananias L. Canlas, Jr. - Member

Hon. Venancio S. Macapagal - Member

Hon. Renato L. Mutuc - Member

Hon. Gabriel Moshe T. Lacson - Member

ABSENT:

Hon. Lilia G. Pineda - Vice-Governor

ORDINANCE NO. 757

AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING ANY PERSON FROM COMMITTING

ANY ACT OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS CONFIRMED

TO BE POSITIVE FOR COVID-19, PERSONS UNDER INVESTIGATION

AND PERSONS UNDER MONITORING, HEALTH WORKERS, AND

FRONTLINERS, AND IMPOSING THE APPROPRIATE PENALTIES

THEREON.

Sponsors: All Members

WHEREAS, on March 8, 2020, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

signed Proclamation No. 922, Declaring a State of Public Health Emergency

throughout the Philippines, to contain the outbreak of Corona Virus Disease

2019 (COVID-19) in the country;

WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, the Philippines was placed under a

state of calamity for six (6) months under Presidential Proclamation No. 929,

series of 2020; further, an enhanced community quarantine was declared in

Luzon to prevent the sharp increase of COVID-19 cases in the country;

WHEREAS, as of date, the Philippines has recorded more than

3,000 cases confi rmed COVID-19 positive cases and more than 100 deaths,

withthousands of persons more who are under investigation (PUI) and under

monitoring (PUM);

WHEREAS, since the emergence of COVID-19, there have been

reports of harassment, violence, and discrimination committed against persons

confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI, PUM, health workers, and

frontliners across the country;

WHEREAS, the Department of Health (DOH) has decried such acts of

discrimination and urged the public to refrain from harassing or discriminating

against such persons, especially as the stigma may compromise the

government’s eff orts toward isolation and treatment;

WHEREAS, the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious

Diseases (IATF-EID) has encouraged all Local Government Units (LGUs) to issue

executive orders or ordinances prohibiting and penalizing acts of discrimination

and attacks against persons confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI, PUM,

health workers, and frontliners amid the ongoing COVID-19 crisis;

WHEREAS, the Province of Pampanga acknowledges that

discrimination against persons confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI,

PUM, health workers, and frontliners, constitutes a violation of human rights

and negatively impacts the provision and quality of public health and safety

services during the COVID-19 crisis;

NOW THEREFORE,

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province

of Pampanga, in regular session assembled that:

SECTION 1. TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known as the “COVID-19

Anti-Discrimination Ordinance of the Province of Pampanga”.

SECTION 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY. The Province of Pampanga

recognizes that the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is

one of the fundamental human rights of every being without distinction of race,

religion, political belief, economic or social condition. In upholding this right,

the Province of Pampanga declares as its policy that the Province’s response

to COVID-19 shall be anchored on principles of human rights, upholding

human dignity, and that the right to health includes the right to have access to

information and services free from violence, harassment, and discrimination.

The Province of Pampanga shall respect, protect, and promote the human

rights and welfare of persons confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI,

PUM, health workers, and frontliners as a part of a comprehensiveand eff ective

response to Pampanga’s COVID-19 situation.

SECTION 3. DEFINITION OF TERMS. For purpose of this Ordinance,

the following terms are hereby defi ned:

a. Bullying - refers to any severe or repeated use by one or more

persons of a written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical

act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another

person that has the eff ect of actually causing or placing the latter

in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or damage

to one’s property; creating a hostile environment for the other

person; infringing on the rights of another person; or materially and

substantially disrupting the processes or orderly operation of an

institution or organization.

b. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - refers to the disease

assigned by WHO with emergency code U07.1 (2019-nCoV acute

respiratory disease) in the International Classifi cation of Diseases,

Tenth Revision (ICD-10) and characterized by rapid transmission

and signs and symptoms that may include fever, tiredness, dry

cough, runny nose, sore throat, nasal congestion, diarrhea,

shortness of breath, and in more severe cases, pneumonia, severe

acute respiratory syndrome, and sometimes, death.

c. Confi dentiality of COVID-19 positive, PUI, or PUM status -

refers to the relationship of trust and confi dence created or existing

between a person confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, a PUI,

or a PUM and his or her attending physician, consulting medical

specialist, nurse, medical technologist and all other health workers

or personnel involved in any counseling, testing or professional

care of the former. It also applies to any person who, in any offi cial

capacity, has acquired or may have acquired such confi dential

information.

d. Discrimination - refers to unfair or unjust treatment that

distinguishes, excludes, restricts, or shows preferences based on

any ground such as being a person confi rmed to be positive for

COVID-19, PUI, PUM, or having employment or engagement as a

COVID-19 health worker or frontliner, whether actual or perceived,

and which has the purpose or eff ect of nullifying or impairing the

recognition, enjoyment or exercise by all persons similarly situated,

of all their rights and freedoms. It includes all forms of discrimination,

including denial of reasonable accommodation. For purposes of

this Ordinance, special measures adopted and implemented solely

to protect the rights or secure the health and safety of persons

confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI, and PUM shall not be

deemed to be discriminatory.

e. Essential services and Essential Business refer to the following:

(i) manufacturing and processing plants of basic food

products, essential products, medicine and medical

supplies;

(ii) retail establishments, such as groceries, supermarkets,

hypermarkets, convenience stores, public markets,

farmer’s markets, talipapa or wet markets, pharmacies,

and drug stores;

(iii) logistics service providers, including cargo handling,

warehousing, trucking, freight forwarding, and shipping

line;

(iv) hospitals and medical clinics;

(v) food preparations and water refi lling stations for take-

away and delivery;

(vi) delivery services, whether in-house or outsourced,

transporting only food, water, medicine, or other basic

necessities;

(vii) banks, capital markets, and money transfer services;

(viii) power, energy, water, information technology and

telecommunications supplies and facilities;

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(ix) waste disposal services;

(x) export and business process outsourcing (BPO)

companies,

(xi) airline and aircraft maintenance employees, including

pilot and crew, and ship captain and crew;

(xii) media establishments;

(xiii) hotels and other housing accommodations used as

quarantine, isolation, or treatment facilities, housing for

health workers or frontliners, or for related purposes

necessary for the government’s COVID-19 response;

(xiv) energy companies and their third-party contractors,

including such employees involved in electric

transmission and distribution, electric power plan and line

maintenance, as well as those involved in exploration,

operations, trading and delivery of coal, oil or any kind of

fuel used to produce electricity;

(xv) Under “Telecommunication utilities”, the

Telecommunications-related work force, i.e.,

Telecommunications companies (TelCos), Internet

Service Providers (ISPs), Cable TV Providers (CATV),

including those who perform indirect services such as the

security, technical, sales and other support personnel, as

well as employees of their third-party contractors doing

sales, installation, maintenance and repair works;

(xvi) pastors, priests, imams or such other religious ministers

whose movement shall be related to the conduct of

necrological or funeral rites; and

(xvii) heads of mission or designated foreign mission

representatives, including their essential personnel or

staff .

f. Frontliner - refers to a natural person who renders essential

services or works in essential businesses, and who by the nature

of their work are requiredto render servicesoutside the person’s

home or residence.

g. Health worker - refers to all persons who are engaged in health

and health-related work, and all persons employed in all hospitals,

health facilities, health centers, rural health units, barangay health

stations, and other health related establishments, whether owned

and operated by the government or its political subdivisions with

original charters, or by the private sector, and shall include medical,

allied health professionals, administrative and support personnel

employed regardless of their employment status. For purposes of

this Ordinance,the termalso covers volunteer health workers and

trainees.

h. Person Under Investigation (PUI) - refers to a person who exhibits

symptoms of COVID-19, and has history of travel to countries with

local transmission and risk of importation or has history of exposure

to a person who is COVID-19 positive, pursuant to developing

guidelines issued by the DOH.

i. Person Under Monitoring (PUM) - refers to a person who does

not exhibit symptoms of COVID-19, but has a history of travel to

countries with local transmission and risk of importation or history

of exposure to a person who is COVID-19 positive.

j. Stigma - refers to the dynamic devaluation and dehumanization

of an individual in the eyes of others, which may be based on

attributes that are arbitrarily defi ned by others as discreditable or

unworthy and which results in discrimination when acted upon.

SECTION 4. ENFORCEMENT. The Philippine National Police (PNP)

is hereby mandated to enforce the full extent of this Ordinance, as well as

barangay offi cials, and other force multipliers.The Sanggunian Panlalawigan’s

Committee on Health and the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management

Council (PDRRMC) as the Lead Agencies shall monitor the implementation and

enforcement of this Ordinance.

SECTION 5. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY ACTS

AND PRACTICES. Discriminatory acts and practices committed against

persons confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI, PUM, health workers, and

frontliners shall be prohibited.

Discriminatory acts and practices include, but shall not be limited to the

following acts, when committed solely or partially on account of their status as

persons confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI, PUM, health workers, or

frontliners:

a. Restriction on travel and habitation. Restrictions on travel

within Province of Pampanga or refusal of entry into Province

of Pampanga, except for restrictions that are in accordance with

policies set by the government on community quarantineand

individual quarantine;

b. Restrictions on shelter and forced ejectment. Restrictions

on housing or lodging, such as unilateral termination of lease

contracts, and forced ejectment, whether permanent or

temporary;

c. Rejection from employment and unequal benefi ts. Rejection

of a job application, or other discriminatory policies in hiring,

provision of employment benefi ts, promotion or assignment of

an individual;

d. Forcible layoff or early retirement. Termination of employment,

whether directly, or in the guise of forced early retirement;

e. Expulsion or refusal of admission in learning institutions.

Refusal of admission, expulsion, segregation, imposition of

harsher disciplinary actions, or denial of benefi ts or services

of a student or prospective student, except wheresegregation

is mandated by the government to prevent further spread of

the disease; provided, that alternative or distance learning

modalities will be made available to the segregated student;

f. Banning and eviction in business establishments. Forcible

eviction and prohibition on the entry of individuals in business

establishments, and denial of service;

g. Denial of burial services. Refusal to transport remains or

provide embalming and/or burial services for, or increasing

the prices of embalming and/or burial services for a deceased

person who was confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, a PUI,

a PUM, a health worker, or a frontliner;provided that the remains

of such persons shall be disposed of in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the DOH.

h. Acts of bullying. Bullying in all forms, including name-calling,

whether personally or through any form of print, broadcast, or

electronic media, such as social media and any other online

medium;

i. Harassment or violence. Acts of violence, whether physical or

psychological, including, but not limited to:

(i) The use of physical force, especially those utilized with

malice or the attempt to harm someone; and

(ii) Acts or omissions causing or likely to cause mental

or emotional suff ering of the victim, such as, but not

limited to, intimidation, harassment, stalking, damage

to property, public ridicule or humiliation, repeated

verbal abuse and mental infi delity; and

j. Similar discriminatory acts. Other similar analogous acts

that are intended, or have the eff ect of nullifying or impairing

the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by all persons similarly

situated, or all rights and freedoms on the basis of status as

persons confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI, PUM,

health workers, or frontliners.

SECTION 6. MEASURES TO REDUCE STIGMA.

a. Stigma and Discrimination Reduction.

The Lead Agency, in coordination with relevant departments,

shall take necessary measures to reduce stigma and discrimination,

such as, but not limited to the following:

(i) Prohibition against unauthorized disclosure of confi dential

information. The unauthorized disclosure of a person’s

COVID-19, PUI or PUM status is prohibited.

Disclosure of a person’s COVID-19, PUI, or PUM status is

authorized in the following circumstances:

(1) When made pursuant to Republic Act No. 11332 or the

“Mandatory Reporting of Notifi able Diseases and Health

Events of Public Health Concern Act” for the purpose of:

(a) Public health information system disease

surveillance and response;

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(b) Epidemic/outbreak and epidemiologic

investigations, case investigations, patient

interviews, review of medical records,

contact tracing, collection, storage, transport

and testing of samples and specimen, risk

assessments, laboratory investigation,

population surveys, and environmental

investigation;

(c) Rapid containment, quarantine, and isolation,

and disease prevention and control measures;

and

(d) Other response activities mandated by the

National Government.

(2) When made pursuant to a lawful court order.

All other disclosures are unauthorized.

(ii) Media disclosure. It shall be unlawful for any person or entity to

disclose on any form of mass media, including, but not limited

to, print, broadcast, radio, television, or social media, the name,

image, address, or any information that would identify persons

confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI, or PUM, including

any information from which such identity can be reasonably

or directly ascertained; provided, that media disclosure shall

be allowed if the person subject of the information gives prior

written consent; provided further, that this provision shall not

cover reports from the government specifying the general

location of persons confi rmed to be positive with COVID-19.

b. Information and Awareness Campaign.

The Public Information Offi ce (PIO), in close coordination with

and under the supervision of the Lead Agency, shall launch an

information and awareness campaign to reduce COVID-19 stigma

and discrimination. The PIO shall be guided by the following:

(i) Necessary risk communication. The PIO shall promptly and

carefully communicate the risk or lack of risk from associations

with products, people, and places to inform the public and

guide them in making informed decisions.

(ii) Accuracy of information. The PIO shall ensure that it shall share

accurate information from offi cial sources about COVID-19

exposure and transmission. The PIO shall take necessary

precautionsin the selection and presentation of images and

text used in all communication and information materials, and

ensure that they do not create stigma, unnecessary fear, and

cultivate prejudice or discrimination.

(iii) Engagement to reduce stigma and discrimination. The PIO

shall actively participate in measures to reduce the stigma and

discrimination committed against persons who are confi rmed

to be COVID-19 positive, PUI, PUM, health workers, and

frontliners by engaging with stigmatized or discriminated groups

in person and through various media channels including news

media and social media.

SECTION 7. REDRESS MECHANISMS FOR DISCRIMINATION,

BULLYING, HARASSMENT, AND VIOLATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY. The

Lead Agency shall establish redress mechanisms for discrimination, bullying,

and violation of confi dentiality, including, but not limited to the following:

a. A confi dential hotline and an email address dedicated to receiving

reports of violations, investigation and mediation mechanisms,

where appropriate;

b. Access to free legal assistance, including referral to the Public

Attorney’s Offi ce, Integrated Bar of the Philippines, and other legal

aid clinics, whenever appropriate, and law enforcement services.

c. Free legal literacy training on discrimination, bullying, violation of

confi dentiality and other legal rights and protections aff orded to

persons confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI, PUM, health

workers, and frontliners, in coordination with the Legal Department

of the Province of Pampanga, relevant government agencies,

and civil society organizations or individuals that do not have any

interests that confl ict with public health.

SECTION 8. SUPPORT SERVICES. The Lead Agency shall provide

support and counseling for persons confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19,

PUI, PUM, health workers, and frontliners. These mental health services shall

include psychiatric facilities, institutional councilors, and mechanisms for suicide

intervention, prevention, and response strategies. The Province of Pampanga

shall strengthen existing hotlines and provide 24/7 hotlines to provide these

mental health services.

The Lead Agency, in consultation with civil society organizations, may

design and provide additional support services, including but not limited to

matching persons confi rmed to be positive for COVID-19, PUI, PUM, health

workers, or frontliners who have been displaced or aff ected solely or partially

on account of their status as such, with providers of basic necessities, including

housing,transportation, and medical and fi nancial assistance, and other persons

or entities providing support.

SECTION 9. PENALTIES. Without prejudice to other penalties that

may be imposed under applicable laws, rules, and regulations, the following

fi nes and penalties shall be imposed on a person who commits the following

prohibited acts under this Ordinance:

a. Violation of confi dentiality. A person who violates confi dentiality

as provided under Section 5 (A) (i) (1) of this Ordinance, shall upon

conviction, suff er the penalty of a fi ne in the amount of Php 5,000.00

and imprisonment for a period not exceeding one [1] year without

prejudice to the fi ling of an action to suspend or revoke his or her

professional license in the appropriate administrative proceeding.

b. Discriminatory acts and practices. A person who commits any

of the discriminatory acts and practices under Section 4 of this

Ordinance, shall upon conviction, suff er the penalty of a fi ne in

the amount of Php 5,000.00 and imprisonment for a period not

exceeding one [1] year without prejudice to the fi ling of an action to

suspend or revoke his or her professional license in the appropriate

administrative proceeding

If the violation of this Ordinance is committed by a juridical person, the

offi cers and board of directors shall suff er the foregoing fi ne, in addition to the

suspension or revocation of the establishment’s business permit.

Any violation of this Ordinance committed by a government offi cial or

employee shall be a ground for the fi ling of appropriate cases for violation of

Republic Act No. 6713 and relevant policies.

SECTION 10. APPLICATION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 11332. Nothing

in this Ordinance shall preclude the application of the provisions of Republic Act

No. 11332, otherwise known as the “Mandatory Reporting of Notifi able Diseases

and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act”, including, but not limited to,

the prohibition on non-cooperation of the person or entities identifi ed as having

the notifi able disease, or aff ected by the health event of public concern.

SECTION 11. REPEALING CLAUSE. All ordinances, local issuances,

or rules inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed

or modifi ed accordingly.

SECTION 12. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If for any reason, any

provision of this Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining

provisions not aff ected thereby shall continue to be in full legal force and eff ect.

SECTION 13. EFFECTIVITY. This Ordinance shall take eff ect

immediately upon its approval and posting.However, the penal sanctions

of this ordinance shall take eff ect upon its posting in conspicuous places of

the Provincial Capitol and/or publication in the manner prescribed by law. In

addition, acts of discrimination as defi ned herein and under existing laws shall

be immediately prosecuted for violation of R.A.11332 and for off enses defi ned

and punishable under the Revised Penal Code such as but not limited to

grave or light coercion, grave or light threats, unjust vexation, defamation,etc.,

including the payment of actual, moral and exemplary damages under existing

laws, as the case may be.

APPROVED.

I HEREBY CERTIFY to the correctness of the above-quoted Ordinance.

MARIA THERESA P. GUEVARRA

Secretary to the Sanggunian

ATTESTED:

CHERRY D. MANALO

(Member)

Temporary Presiding Offi cer

APPROVED:

DENNIS G. PINEDA

Governor

Date of Approval: April 16, 2020

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structed within leased areas.Aquino added that among

his fi rst order of business af-ter his appointment in ear-ly June was to inspect the premises of CIAC’s leased properties.

“If we are to attract more investments, both local and foreign, we’ll have to ensure the aesthetic value and the orderliness of the expansive aviation complex,” Aquino said.

Relative to Aquino’s direc-tive, newly-appointed CIAC Vice President for Airport Operations, IC Calaguas,

formed an inspection team composed of personnel from the security department, in-ternal audit and marketing to conduct surprise inspection on all locators.

“The team is just fi nalizing protocols, then we will start with the inspection as direct-ed by our President General Aquino,” Calaguas said.

Aquino added that some locators were found to have deviated from their original business intention without the government’s prior consent and approval.

The ‘eyesores’ Aquino cit-

ed include makeshift onsite quarters, improvised storage buildings, unkempt surround-ings or crude structures with clotheslines in open view of the public.

CIAC is a government cor-poration geared towards es-tablishing a world-class com-mercial hub at the civil avia-tion complex—home to the privately-run Clark Interna-tional Airport (CRK) as well as the mixed-use business district Clark Global City and around 45 locators engaged in cargo and aviation-related businesses.Aquino