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New petitions dare SC anew to rule, or at least tackle, Duterte govt's coronavirus response

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Two new petitions were filed challenging the Supreme Court to rule – or at least tackle – the constitutionality of the Duterte government's coronavirus pandemic response.

Jeepney drivers' plea

"The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases cannot hide behind the shield of the police power of the State in imposing quarantine measures that forbade PUVs from operating.

Only around 17,000 jeepneys out of the estimated 55,000 have been allowed to ply Metro Manila roads since JulyThe petition also sought to void IATF's Omnibus Guidelines, from which the LTFRB based its circulars on, saying the guidelines"violated the principle of separation of powers and the right to work, and the right to have an adequate standard of living.

"The ICCPR...requires that State parties provide careful justification not only for their decision to proclaim a state of emergency but also for any specific measures based on such a proclamation...The Philippines has not complied with this procedural act," said the petition.

 

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