Since the declaration of the enhanced community
quarantine by the national government on the entire island of Luzon, the
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) has been the point man so to
speak with respect to the performance or the non-performance of the local
government officials.
DILG has been receiving reports that barangay
officials have been collecting fees for quarantine passes, food stubs, and
community IDs, all of which are being considered as illegal and
stupid.
DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said,
"Sana gamitin ng mga barangay captain at mga konsehal ang kanilang mga
utak. Sa panahong ito, nakadagdag pa sila sa problema ng Pilipinas kung hindi
nila pag-iisipang mabuti ang kanilang mga ginagawa,” during his interview with Super
Radyo dzBB.
Jonathan Malaya (photo credit to owner) |
Malaya
explains that the local chief’s act of collecting fees for quarantine
passes, blocking cargo trucks bringing food supplies, and selling barangay pass
IDs as much as P500, is patently
illegal and has corresponding accountability to the law.
"They are supposed to give assistance and not
exact fees from people in need in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) health emergency," he pointed out.
"I'll make this clear: Barangay officials have
no authority to impose such fees and to set up checkpoints without coordinating
with their mayors."
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