00:00Following the rise of the case of leptospirosis in Metro Manila,
00:04the Health Department recommended to the local governments
00:07to implement an ordinance prohibiting swimming in the river,
00:12according to the LGUs, according to Joshua Garcia.
00:17Most parents approved the recommendation of the Ministry of Health
00:22to implement an ordinance of the LGUs
00:24prohibiting swimming of children or adults in the river.
00:29Following the rise of the case of leptospirosis,
00:32especially in Metro Manila,
00:34I'm okay with it because the number of cases didn't increase.
00:37The children should be scolded
00:42according to their parents.
00:44That's right because it's dangerous.
00:47The water is very dirty, right?
00:50The Metro Manila Council will also issue a resolution
00:53to the LGUs.
00:55The local governments are recommending
00:57to implement their own ordinance
00:59prohibiting children from swimming in the river.
01:02The parents also have a responsibility.
01:04According to the Quezon City LGU,
01:06they will study the regulations,
01:08especially those that are related to fines.
01:10If you say it's an ordinance, it has a penalty.
01:14So if a person gets wet and all his belongings are damaged,
01:18you will penalize him if you pay him.
01:20It's like he's not human.
01:23Some parents said not to issue fines.
01:26Instead, they prohibited it.
01:27Sometimes, there's nothing to buy to eat.
01:30You'll get fined.
01:31But the parents should be the ones to start it.
01:34There's nothing to buy rice to get fined.
01:38Don't do it.
01:40It's just a law.
01:41According to the DOH,
01:43one of the reasons they're looking at
01:44for the rise of leptospirosis
01:46is a behavioral problem
01:48or lack of discipline of the public.
01:50Just this past July,
01:51more than 1,400 cases of leptospirosis were reported.
01:55Of these,
01:56162 have been reported dead.
02:00Joshua Garcia for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
