The Makati City government has reminded business establishments and residents of the health and safety protocols being enforced in the city to help the national government in its campaign to stop the spread of coronavirus disease in the country.
“Makatizens, as well as workers and visitors, are required to wear face masks or other protective gear while outdoors since the city is dealing with a public health emergency,” the city’s public information office stated in its advisory Monday.
Under City Ordinance 2020-089, residents, workers, and visitors may also use protective equipment such as face shields, ear-loop masks, cloth masks, handkerchiefs, scarfs, indigenous, reusable or do-it-yourself masks and other similar gear to protect the wearer and to prevent the spread of infection or illness.
As of Sunday, the Makati Health Department recorded 1,234 active COVID-19 cases 2,196 recoveries. The department listed a total of 3,584 cases.
Mayor Abigail Binay asked residents to stay at home and follow the health and safety protocols.
The city government also reminded that all persons living and working in Makati are prohibited from spreading false information or the identity of individuals who are infected, under investigation or monitoring due to an infectious or communicable disease in traditional and digital media.
City ordinance 2020-087 also did not allow imposing restrictions on housing or lodging such as unilateral termination of lease contracts and forced ejectment.
It also prohibited rejecting job applications, terminating, or imposing discriminatory policies in hiring, provision of employment, and other related benefits, promotion or assignment of an individual even though such he or she obtained clearance of being physically fit to work from health officials.
Imposing travel restrictions within Makati or refusing entry into the city, and refusing admission, expelling, segregating, imposing harsher disciplinary actions, or denying benefits or services to a student or a prospective student are also prohibited.
The city also did not allow 1) Prohibiting people from entering business establishments; 2) Refusing to transport remains or to provide embalming and/or burial services to persons who died due to infectious diseases;
3) Committing physical or psychological violence, which causes or tends to cause stigma, disgrace or shame; 4) Bullying, including name-calling, a person whether personally or through any form of print, broadcast, or social media, and
5) Committing other similar acts that are intended, or have the effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by all persons.
Violators of the city ordinance will be slapped with P5,000 fine.