'Unconstitutional' to arrest unvaccinated who refuse to stay home, says lawyer

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President Rodrigo Duterte's order to arrest unvaccinated individuals who would refuse to stay home is 'unconstitutional' as there is no law limiting their right to travel, a lawyer said Friday. Read more:

"According to the Constitution, neither shall the right to travel be impaired except in the interest of national security, public security, and public health. However, it also includes the provision that 'only in accordance' with law," Atty. Burt Estrada, president of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines , told CNN Philippines' News Night.

"And so there being no law that limits a persons' right, constitutional right to travel based on the status of vaccination, then such an order, is, to me, unconstitutional," he added.unvaccinated in their communities and request them to"stay put." Those who would refuse and insist on going out can be restrained and arrested, the chief executive said.

Estrada said while he understands the President's concern to curb the spike in COVID-19 cases, he noted it would be up to Congress to deliver such measure. "The President's word is not law. Law is enacted by Congress, the legislative body of government," the IBP official said."If they do see a wisdom, if there's a constitutional basis which says that you can pass a law to restrain the right to travel if it is for public safety and public health, but the reasonableness of such a law has to be deliberated upon."

 

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novaxnolabas..so novaxnovote din oara sainyo.

At paramihan na ng BOBO sa Pilipinas base sa mga nagcocomment!

Talagang JOKERTE🤡days ago may order siyang hulihin lahat na unvaccinated na nagpupumilit na na lumabas..Gagohan na talaga sa Pilipinas kong mahal🇵🇭

Galawang pinklawan.. pag tumaas ang kaso ng covid blame it to the government.. pag bumaba silent.. pag super spreader like gwyneth tahimik.. lol..

Can we name this fcvking lawyer?

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