Social Distancing Unobserved At Las Piñas Drive, Drew Flak

Social Distancing Unobserved At Las Piñas Drive, Drew Flak

LAS PIÑAS – Imelda Aguilar, mayor of Las Piñas, apologized after the distribution of goods drew a big crowd in the city hall, rendering social distancing impossible.

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COURTING DISASTER The Las Piñas City government is under fire after the distribution of relief goods attracted a huge crowd that may lead to the spreading of the virus. — CONTRIBUTED PHOTO | Image from: Inquirer

According to Inquirer, videos and photos of the incident went viral quickly, which received negative reactions from netizens and even Interior Secretary Eduardo Año himself.

One of the residents named Jon said that he had to walk several kilometers to get to the city hall due to the lack of public transportation. Jon added that the line even stretched into the Alabang-Zapote road.

“Not everyone got relief goods. I even didn’t get one myself,”

”The lucky ones each received a food pack containing rice, three packs of noodles, four canned goods, a pack of coffee and a pack of milk.

The distribution was spearheaded by the mayor, as well as Vice Mayor April Aguilar, her daughter, both of which were wearing surgical masks but not gloves.

“But the people there were also in the wrong. We were being reminded by the police to keep a 1-meter distance from each other, but most were hardheaded,”

Aguilar made an apology for the incident and said that the relief goods would be delivered to residents’ houses which will begin today.

“The city government will make sure that your needs will be provided, especially in this time of crisis,”

As per the report, Jimmy Castillano, city information officer, said that the distribution of goods was meant for indigent job order workers at the city hall.

“We were surprised that a lot of people [came] and were also asking for food packs. Even the police officers tasked to maintain social distancing were overwhelmed by the volume of people,”

Año reminded local government units that they must be mindful of their duty to keep residents inside their household due to the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon.

He added that he will issue an advisory or some guidelines to local chief executives on how to enforce home quarantine effectively.

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