PRD Deputy Javier Ortega has embarked on a crusade against the proliferation of foreign flags. Last week I Presented a draft law bans That the flying of flags and emblems of foreign nations in Both public and private places. The measure - According to the proposal - would apply to shops, restaurants, recreation centers, schools and even residences. Embassies, Consulates and other diplomatic agencies would be exempted, as well as sporting events. In His explanatory statement, Ortega That He assures does not just intend to Encourage xenophobia. He said the bill is simply a response to the "large number of flags deployed everywhere." "I have left the country to visit foreign cities and I have never found the Panama flag flying freely in any street, avenue, home, restaurant or business," I said. The draft is now in the Committee on Municipal Affairs, Which Ortega chairs.
