Imprisonment of not more than one month.
This could be the heaviest punishment for anyone who spts in public places in Manila in the coming days.
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso signed Ordinance No. 8621 or "Anti-Spitting Ordinance of 2020" on Monday, which will be effective beginning this Friday.
Under the aforementioned ordinance, it is strictly prohibited to spit or release sputum, saliva, or mucus through their mouth or nose in public places in Manila. It is also part of the escalating caution in the threat of deadly COVID-19.
Any person found guilty of violating such an ordinance may be subject to the following penalties:
1st Offense- P1000
2nd Offense- P3000
3rd Offense- P5000, Attendance at a Health Seminar at the Manila Health Department or Detention of No More Than One Month
“Considering the gravity of the situation, there is an urgent need to institute a concrete preventive measure to stop the spread of the disease that has become a global health emergency and pandemic. These measures will not only prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 but also other contagious airborne diseases. This would also help spread environmental and health consciousness among the citizens apart from changing societal habits and unhygienic lifestyles, ”according to the ordinance.
{Source: Manila Bulletin}
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