Dispatch from Crame No. 886:
Sen. Leila M. de Lima's statement on the Lifting of the Nonsensical Motorcycle Barrier Rule

8/20/20

At last, they realized the stupidity of such a rule. It brings to the fore the "quality" of the deliberative process within the IATF in particular, and within the Duterte Cabinet, in general.

Whose idea was that? Nobody objected? Was that ever the subject of a focused discussion or due deliberation? Were there expert consultations? Hindi tamang gawa nang gawa ng polisiya, tapos sa taumbayan ipapapasan ang gastos na wala naman palang katuturan. Lalo na ngayong may pandemya.

Maglilimang taon na kayo sa pwesto, sana naman mapagtanto ninyo na ang trabaho ng gobyerno ay pagaanin, hindi pabigatin, ang pinagdadaanan ng publiko. Bigyan ng solusyon ang krisis, hindi dagdagan. Walang puwang dapat diyan ang kahit añong pride.

Married and live-in couples share intimate moments in the privacy of their homes. The idea of "separating" them momentarily as a supposedly health protocol, via the motorcycle barrier when they travel, defies basic common sense. It's as stupid as it can get.

Please naman: no more brainless, half-churned, and experimental solutions for the health crisis. Isipin natin ang kapakanan ng mga maaapektuhan ng polisiya, at huwag pairalin ang mentalidad na siga-siga.

(Access the handwritten copy of Dispatch from Crame No. 886 here: https://issuu.com/senatorleilam.delima/docs/dispatch_no._886)