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A crowd gathers in the vicinity of a shoe store offering a sale along Sanson Road in Barangay Lahug, Cebu City, Wednesday morning, Nov.11, 2020. Photo courtesy of Michael Pugoy Arong
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu City Legal Office (CLO) ordered Barangay Lahug officials to explain the incident of the mass gathering at a shoe store in this barangay on November 11, 2020.
The CLO has formed a committee of three to investigate the incident of the mass gathering after the sale of the shoe store on 11/11.
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In a statement to CDN Digital, city legal officer Rey Gealon said the investigation would include barangay officials as they were allegedly aware of the sale and even conducted an inspection prior to the incident, but were unable to discover that the store lacked the necessary permits.
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“A CAUSE SAMPLE ORDER has already been issued for them to respond within 24 hours why they would not be administratively responsible for breach of duty in implementing the minimum health standards as ordered by the IATF and in accordance with the editions from the mayor banning mass gatherings, “Gealon said.
“In compliance with due process, the mayor is interested in upholding the rule of law, the CLO cannot rule on the issues and come to an informed and insightful recommendation without listening to concerned barangay officials,” he said.
The city’s legal official said barangay officials would have to explain how they missed the store’s lack of permits and why they had allowed it to operate.
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CDN Digital attempted to contact Captain Hazel Employment of Lahug Barangay, but the village chief has not yet responded to our inquiries.
“It is our fervent hope that our barangay officials will continue to monitor the implementation of the protocols and standards against COVID-19, lest our response, relief and recovery efforts simply go to waste,” Gealon said.
Barangay officials have 24 hours to respond to the show of cause order./dbs
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