Any resident who will not wear a face mask in public places will have to pay P5,000 fine and will be imprisoned for one week in Mandaluyong City.
Mandaluyong City has taken steps in relation to the country’s Luzon-wide enhanced quarantine community to fight against the novel coronavirus 2019 or COVID-19 disease.
It is based on Ordinance No. 767, series of 2020 or the Mandatory Wearing of Face Masks Ordinance and Ordinance No. 766, series of 2020, or the Anti-Discrimination due to COVID-19, passed by the Mandaluyong City Council.
According to Ordinance No. 767, the city government strictly prohibits leaving the house without a face mask, which is also in line with the national government’s order.
Residents can also use medical masks such as surgical or N95 masks and others; or ‘industrial mask; earloop mask; indigenous; reusable or do-it-yourself mask; cloth mask; improvised mask; and face shields.
It also allows the use of scarves and handkerchiefs just to make sure they cover the nose and mouth.
The ordinance states that anyone who violates the ordinance will face a fine of P5,000 or a week’s jail term or both.
“Iwasan ang pagkalat ng COVID-19…Mag-FACE MASK sa pampublikong lugar sa lahat ng oras!” the Mandaluyong City Government lead by Mayor Menchie Abalos reminded.
(Prevent the spread of COVID-19. Wear face mask in public places at all times!)
Meanwhile, according to Ordinance No. 766, anyone convicted of harassment and violence against persons infected with COVID-19 and even city health workers and frontliners may also be fined from P3,000 to P5,000, or be imprisoned for not less than six months.
The ordinance also covers persons recovering from such illnesses, persons under investigation (PUIs), and persons under monitoring (PUMs). It also protects those who are required to leave home and report to their work even if enhanced quarantine community (ECQ) in Central Luzon is implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier, several COVID-19 patients and health workers experienced discrimination and mistreatment from their neighbors and even their relatives.
Mandaluyong City also reported a 95-year-old grandfather who fought and survived resisted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
As of today, the Philippines has recorded 4,932 cases, 315 deaths, and 242 recoveries.