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- He said that he thinks that the government couldn’t enforce social distancing properly without the law.
Amid the country’s battle against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Senator Manny Pacquiao shared that a bill seeking to normalize and enforce social distancing practices in different establishments will be filed in the Senate.
It will be called the New Normal Law.
He said that he is saddened by the situation but he found the need for new law in case the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) ends.
“Nakakalungkot mang isipin ngunit kailangan talaga nating magkaroon ng panibagong patarakaran sa ating pakikisalamuha kung sakaling mawala na itong ipinapatupad na Enhanced Community Quarantine,” he said in a statement.
Pacquiao added that while there are no vaccines available against COVID-19, the public should strictly follow social distancing measures.
“In short, itong social distancing ang magiging new normal sa panahon ng COVID. And I think we cannot enforce this properly without the force of law. That is why I will be pushing this New Normal Law so that we can enforce it and require people to follow it.”
Netizens reacted to the senator’s proposal, saying that it should be something that is no longer needed to enforce as it’s already become a habit of people because of the situation.
https://twitter.com/MrFrankBaraan/status/1252146974695948288
https://twitter.com/MrFrankBaraan/status/1252152652101636096
MANNY PACQUIAO THE PHILANTHROPIST? YES.
SEN. MANNY PACQUIAO? MEH.
I mean—was he trolling us w/ his latest "New Normal Bill"—a bill w/c proposes to enforce social distancing at a time, when it has already become the NEW NORMAL?
WHAT'S NEXT? HANDWASHING AS THE NEW NORMAL, TOO?✌
— Francis Baraan IV (@MrFrankBaraan) April 20, 2020
A netizen also poked fun at Pacquiao’s New Normal Law by suggesting that he should also include video conferencing apps as it has become a “new normal” during the ECQ.
Pacquiao should also legalized video conferencing, viber, zoom and messenger thru legislation because it is the new normal too. https://t.co/qXet14ppfK
— Legalist (@junjijayme165) April 20, 2020
Other netizens joked about his proposal.
https://twitter.com/sipidyi/status/1252558009244344322
new normal law ampota,,,, si pacquiao yung groupmate mong kung ano ano nalang sinusuggest para may masabing may ambag wahahahhaha pota
— ᵃ (@anniksmlndrs) April 21, 2020
https://twitter.com/hopemchll11/status/1252558536694849536
https://twitter.com/beanclaveria/status/1252558693746397184
https://twitter.com/_ayeshajmnz/status/1252171191537635329
https://twitter.com/rein_chevalier/status/1252165642154725376
https://twitter.com/cavemancamus/status/1252156694089482242
Sino ba ang hindi matatawa kay Pacquiao? May "the new normal" pang alam. Ang expression na 'yan o cliche ay may kinalaman dito: the cancellation of the oddness of something strange. Kung ang pagiging OCD ay magiging "The New Normal" dahil sa covid-19, hindi na 'yan odd behavior.
— Miyako Izabel (@sejoalzir) April 20, 2020
https://twitter.com/itsAaronDane/status/1252168240538677248
Included in the New Normal Law are shopping with a time limit and shopping list, “pre-buy” items in supermarkets, dividers in restaurants, “on-site” watching of games, concerts, and parties, and avoiding physical contact in churches.
