In a statement on Thursday, the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL) said that even Republic Act No. 11469 or the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act — created primarily for the government’s response on the health crisis — does not have any provision making protest movements illegal. ADVERTISEMENTNULP said the same goes for R.A. 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases, another law being used to enforce COVID-19 quarantine measures. “There is no law prohibiting rallies (even) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The planned June 12 protests however were not the first of its kind ever since the COVID-19 pandemic affected the country.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 11, 2020 12:56 UTC