Mayor Arvin Salonga. Photo by Armand Galang
SAN ANTONIO, Nueva Ecija – Not even neighbors shall be allowed to attend wakes, which can be held only three days at the most.
So ordered Mayor Arvin Salonga on Tuesday, urging village officials to go on an information dissemination drive on his Executive Order No. 15, Series of 2021 that provides stricter rules on mass gathering to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease.
“We modified the minimum health protocols to protect our constituents from Covid-19,” Salonga said of the EO he signed on March 10.
Aside from the imposition of curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., the EO provides that only immediate members of a family can attend large gatherings such as weddings, birthdays, and funeral wakes.
By immediate members of the family, the EO meant husband and wife, children and grandchildren “who are living in the same dwelling house (sic).”
Also, a special permit shall be secured from the local government before a wedding or birthday is celebrated, the mayor said.
“Zumba sessions held within the municipality are prohibited and suspended until further notice,” the EO said.
The sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks are likewise prohibited.
“Ibinilin natin ito sa ating mga kapitan, sa mga barangay leaders at sa kapulisan na sila ang magmo–monitor nito,” Salonga said.
He said a municipal ordinance is being prepared by the sangguniang bayan in this connection.
