By Noreen Jazul Foreigners are not exempted from quarantine rules, a group of lawyers said. Integrated Bar of the Philippines logo
(MANILA BULLETIN) “Yung mga dayuhan, kahit di sila citizens of the Philippines, pag andito sila dapat sumunod sila sa ating mga alituntunin,” Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) President Domingo Cayosa told DZMM on Tuesday. “Hindi din po natin pwede kunsintihin yung pangbabastos at yung outright defiance of the authorities sino man sila,” Cayosa said. The IBP president made the remark after being asked about incidents involving foreigners violating quarantine measures. Recently, a Spanish man got involved in an altercation with a police officer in Makati City. The Spanish man, identified as Javier Parra and the officer, Police Master Sargent Roland Von Madrona, had a heated argument about how enhanced community quarantine measures must be implemented, as seen in a now-viral video on social media. Read more: Makati Police to sue Spanish man for disobeying, assaulting cop Cayosa called on the public not to be too quick to judge a situation based on what they see on social media. “Napapaigting yung mga ganitong pangyayari dahil mahilig tayong humusga kung ano ang una nating nakikita sa video or sa social media, aba may desisyon na tayo,” he said. “Kung kaagad nag re-react tayo, na kukuryente tayo at na dedeny ang due process sa mga partido,” he added.