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Caroling bawal! – DILG

Doris Franche, Mer Layson (Pilipino Star Ngayon ) - November 9, 2020 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines — Iniutos ni Interior and Local Government Sec. Eduardo Año ang
pagbabawal sa pagka-caroling ngayong nalalapit na Pasko dahil sa banta pa rin ng COVID-19
sa buong bansa.

“Based on studies and statistics, the spread of COVID-19 is more likely to occur in mass singing
like choir and caroling because singers have to remove their masks as they sing and viruses are
released through aerosols,” ayon kay Año na vice chairman ng National Task Force on COVID-
19.

Suportado naman ni Joint Task Force COVID Shield commander P/Lt. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo
Eleazar, ang panukala ni Año at hinihintay na lamang umano niya ang desisyon ng Inter-Agency
Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

Sinabi ni Eleazar na bagama’t tradisyon na ang pangangaroling, iba ang sitwasyon ngayon

dahil nanatili ang banta ng pagkalat ng virus na dala ng CoViD.

“Caroling has always been part of the Filipino tradition, I believe each and every one of us has
his or her funny and meaningful stories of caroling especially when we were children. This is
what makes the Christmas of every Filipino memorable and exciting one,” ani Eleazar.

Dahil ang mga bata ang labis na maaapektuhan ng panukala, hinikayat ni Eleazar ang mga
magulang na ipaliwanag sa kanilang mga anak kung bakit hindi maaaring mag-caroling ang
mga ito ngayong Pasko.

Sinabihan na rin ni PNP Chief Camilo Pancraitus Cascolan at Eleazar ang mga police
commanders na makipagkoordinasyon sa mga Local Government Unit (LGUs) sa pagbabawal
sa pangangaroling.

“Train up your child in a way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6