Manila to crack down on discrimination against COVID-19 patients, frontline workers

The city government of Manila now makes it punishable to discriminate against persons with coronavirus disease, those suspected with infection, and all health workers.

City Ordinance No. 8624 or the “Anti COVID-19 Discrimination Ordinance of 2020” prohibits any form of harassment or discrimination against the above-mentioned persons as well as government forces in the frontlines. The ordinance was created following reports of people being evicted from their houses or rejected from establishments out of fear that they could infect others. Some social media posts went as far as spreading names of individuals who are allegedly infected with coronavirus.

Under the ordinance, people who will make false utterance, humiliate, harass, discriminate, and refuse to provide assistance to COVID-19 patients, those who are under monitoring and investigation, recovered patients, and frontline workers will be penalized.President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday also ordered the police and military to watch out for anyone who will harass health workers.

IskoMoreno Buti pa tong CNN, matino kung magbalita. Ipa Shutdown na yang ABiasCBN na yan. Walang ibang nagawa kundi manira sa Presidente. Pero nung hearing, parang tuta sorry ng sorry!

Are you joking? Of course you should avoid someone infected. That's what the lock down is all about. Anyone effected who is not at home should be arrested

Very good! But meron pa rin po mga ganyan. Meron nga sa amin pinapaalis yung tenant nya kasi nurse ng doh daw at pui yata ngayon. Di ba malinaw na discrimination na yun?

Taguig and makati dn sana...

bilis mag react ng manila lgu. good job!

Very good yan Yorme. Nakakaawa rn tlga sila pag ganyan.. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

IskoMoreno Talagang saludo ako sau YORME IskoMoreno....Full of love, compassion, care and sacrifices as always...natouch tlga ako sa reminders mo knina sa pa live mo...🥰🙏

when will happen anti chinese law?

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