Cebu City Woman Arrested For Duplicating Quarantine Pass
CEBU CITY – A woman in Cebu City was arrested and will face charges for reproducing her own quarantine pass.
The suspect, identified as Maria Rowena Sarsalejo of Barangay Santo Niño in the city, will face charges for violation of Article 172 of the revised penal code, in lieu of EO 65 in the city, also known as unauthorized reproduction of ECQ pass and falsification of documents, according to Inquirer’s Cebu Daily News.
Sarsalejo was nabbed by the Waterfront police yesterday after she got caught red-handed for having four copies of the pass.
Police Executive Master Sergent Michael Ventulan added that they will charge the suspect on this day.
The arrest was followed after a security guard heard her say that it is better to have more of the passes (maayo ning daghan).
The quarantine pass is one of the means limit the movement of the people once the quarantine took effect on March 28, 2020 as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19.
The suspect’s move raised flags that she aimed to sell these, which she denies, adding that she wanted to copy these in case one gets lost or gets wet.
“Dili nako ni ibaligya kay ako man ning control number. Ang ako ani, aron unta ug mawagtang ang usa, naay ikapuli,”
As per the report, the suspect, who works as a vegetable vendor, said that she could only plead and apologize as her actions were not meant to harm anyone.
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