The DILG ordered three governors and two mayors to explain why they should not be prosecuted for violating lockdown measures. | jiandradeINQ
Interior Secretary Eduardo Año did not name the local officials but said they would be identified as soon as the DILG filed cases against them should their written response prove unsatisfactory.
The five local officials allegedly allowed mass gatherings; failed to strictly implement social distancing measures; prohibited the movement of cargo across their borders; refused entry into their localities of essential personnel as well as migrant workers already cleared and issued Department of Health certifications; and stopped the operation of industries vital to ensuring the country’s food security.
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