CAMP GEN. ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan —- Village officials in Norzagaray town are facing charges for breaching health protocols when they allegedly allowed a mass gathering in a river on Sunday, May 23.
Col. Lawrence Cajipe, Bulacan police director, said Marcial Lucas, chairman of Barangay Matictic, allowed several residents and non-residents to go to the Bakas River for an entrance fee of P20 each.
The 7-kilometer river is a famous swimming place in the town before the pandemic.
Cajipe said Lucas placed three entrances to the river to enforce social distancing while collecting the fee.
Bulacan is on general community quarantine that allows outdoor activities up to 30-percent…
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