OPINION Political will: it is all that is needed BY VIC N. SUMALINOG
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SUPPORTERS of Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta Party-list work even at night to remove campaign posters along Mcarthur highway in Matina. Mayor Sara Duterte signed an executive order mandating local candidates to create their teams to retrieve their respective campaign materials and even urged the people to report uncollected materials by taking pictures. BING GONZALES
Face mask violators • Barangays tapped versus violators of face mask law BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON
THE Davao City Police Office deputized the barangays to run after those who were issued citation tickets for violating the face mask ordinance. This was after many Gaspan, police office nadakpan. Og karon, meviolators were found ignor- spokesperson, said many dyo naglisud gani ta kay ing the citation tickets even of those issued citation kadtong na-issuehan og when they were supposed tickets have refused to pay citation, ubay-ubay ato to pay the fines. the fines. for verification. Meaning Major Ma. Teresita "Daghan kaayo tag to say, wala pa namayad
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sa administrative penalty,” she said. Of the 10, 941 individuals issued citation tickets for not wearing face masks in public between January until May 14, only 3, 209 paid the P500 fine.
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The remainder, Gaspan added, will face criminal cases as the ordinance mandating the wearing of face masks in public has remained in effect even if the protocols against COVID-19 have been relaxed.
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Gaspan said the city police office has intensified its campaign to force those issued citation tickets to pay the fine. “Intensified ang among efforts sa pag(
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