Nanawagan ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) sa local government units (LGUs) na ipagbawal ang pangangaroling sa kalsada sa gitna ng pandemya ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa bansa.

Apela ng DSWD, dapat na isama ng mga LGUs sa kanilang alituntunin na ipagbawal ang madalas na pangangaroling sa mga kalye at pangunahing kalsada.

Isinagawa ng ahensya ang hakbang matapos ianunsyo ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) kamakailan na pinapayagan na nila ang pangangaroling sa mga lugar na saklaw ng Alert Level 2 basta matiyak na ipairal ang minimum public health standards.

“The DSWD would also like to appeal to LGUs to include in their guidelines that caroling should be strictly conducted in safe areas within their barangays or communities and not along roads and main thoroughfares.The DSWD also emphasized that children while engaged in caroling should be supervised by their parents or guardians to ensure that they follow the minimum health and safety protocols or guidelines set by the authorities in accordance with the alert level status of their locality,” pahayag ng ahensya.

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“The public may also donate to DSWD centers and other organizations that help street kids or may conduct charity drives,” pahayag pa ng DSWD.

Charissa Luci-Atienza