QUEZON CITY, Oct. 28 (PIA) – The City Government of Muntinlupa has approved an ordinance that prohibits the use of videokes, and other similar machines/devices causing noise pollution in the community during weekdays.
City Ordinance 2020-142 aims to support students and teachers during synchronous classes, including employees on a work-from-home set-up.
Mayor Jaime Fresnedi aid said the city government recognizes the challenges of students in adjusting to distance and blended learning, as well as those who are working from home and how loud noises distract them from concentrating on their activities.
Under the ordinance, the use of karaokes, videokes, and other sound-making devices will only be allowed from 6:00am to 10:00 pm on Saturdays and 6:00am to 8:00pm on Sundays.
However, public announcements made by local and national government agencies using sound-producing machines/devices are exempted from the implementation of the ordinance.
Fine of P2,000.00 to P5,000.00 or imprisonment of not more than thirty (30) days, or both await violators of the ordinance.
Members of the Philippine National Police-Muntinlupa, Public Order and Security Office, City Security Office, Barangay Chairpersons and their personnel are set to augment monitoring and roving operations in the community to implement the regulation on videokes and other noise-making devices.
Meanwhile, the city government provided the first batch of 2,557 laptops and 28 photocopiers for public school teachers in a bid to help them adapt to distance learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
All Muntinlupa public school teachers in elementary, junior and senior high schools, including school heads, will each receive a brandnew laptop with specifications prescribed by the Department of Education. Students who are in need will also receive tablets to help them access online learning resources.
Further, the Muntinlupa City Council also passed an ordinance imposing relaxed curfew hours in the city from 12:00 AM to 4:00 AM until November 30. Meanwhile, curfew hours beginning December 1 will be 12:00 AM to 3:00 AM.
The City Council also approved the easing of age-based stay-at-home restrictions allowing persons who are at least 18 and not over 65 years old in Muntinlupa to go out of their residence unless expressly prohibited under the national and local issuances. (Muntinlupa PIO/PIA-
Source: Philippines Information Agency (pia.gov.ph)
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