Duterte, Justice chief differ on liability of erring quarantine hotels

President Rodrigo Duterte and Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra disagreed on the liability of the hotel that failed to stop one of its guests from skipping mandatory quarantine protocols.

The president added hotels cannot be burdened with such task when it's supposed to be the job of the government. "There is a provision there on non-cooperation as part of prohibited acts, Mr. President. And it seems to me that non-cooperation on the part of certain entities, which are charged with a duty to respond to the pandemic, may also be punishable," he replied.

Gwyneth Anne Chua, who traveled to the US and arrived back in the country on December 22, was able to leave her quarantine room in Berjaya Hotel in Makati City 15 minutes after checking in. She partied in the city's hip area of Poblacion the same night.

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