By Pearl Gumapos
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Tuesday (Feb. 1) urged the public to be careful when going to malls and other public places.
“Ako ay nananawagan sa ating mga kababayan na pag-ingatan naman natin. Sana naman iyong attitude of being responsible ay dalhin natin ito,” MMDA Chairperson Benhur Abalos said during the Laging Handa public briefing.
“Kung sakaling tayo ay lalabas, pag-ingatan pa rin natin. Ang dami na nating pinagdaanan. Siguro natuto na tayong lahat dito. I would like to congratulate everyone for this attitude of self regulation at sana dalhin po natin ito,” he said.
Meanwhile, Abalos said local government units have the authority to impose policies or ordinances on the mobility of their residents.
“Mayroon pong karapatan ang sino mang local government unit na gumawa ng sarili niyang ordinansiya. Karapatan po iyon at ginagarantiya bilang autonomy ng isang LGU ayon sa Local Government Code,” Abalos said.
“Ang intrazonal and interzonal movement shall be allowed, however, reasonable restrictions may be imposed by the LGUs which should not be stricter as those prescribed under higher alert levels. Ibig sabihin nito ay ang paggalaw natin ay papayagan ngunit ito ay puwedeng magkaroon ng restriction pa rin,” he said. -ag
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