MANILA, Philippines — Those who violate the “enhanced community quarantine” declared by President Rodrigo Duterte over the whole of Luzon may be arrested and charged for violating Article 151 of the Revised Penal Code, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday. Article 151 “punishes resistance and disobedience to a person in authority or the agents of such person,” Guevarra said at a press conference in Malacañang shortly after Duterte announced the enhanced community quarantine over Luzon. 11332 — the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act. RA 11332 provides polices and measures for surveillance and response to notifiable diseases and protect Filipinos from any public health threats. But Guevarra clarified that law enforcers would only make an arrest when there would “serious resistance or disobedience” to authorities.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 16, 2020 18:11 UTC