As thousands of people flocked to the Dolomite Beach at Manila Bay over the weekend, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Police Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar reiterated his reminder for persons to strictly observe minimum public health standards in all popular public hangouts.
Eleazar issued the reminder as he tasked the Manila Police District (MPD), headed by PBGEN Leo Francisco, to closely coordinate with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Dolomite beach administrators and the local government unit to possibly establish limits on the number of visitors and their length of stay.
The PNP Chief also directed the MPD to make sure that no super spreader event happens at the Dolomite beach.
“Inatasan ko na ang Director, MPD na magdagdag ng pulis sa Dolomite area ng Manila Bay upang tiyakin na nasusunod ang minimum public health safety protocols. Kasama sa aking utos ang pakikipag-ugnayan sa lokal na pamahalaan upang magkaroon ng maayos na sistema, lalo na sa pagdadala ng mga bata na nakita natin sa video at sa mga litrato na kumalat sa social media,” Eleazar said.
“Nauunawaan natin ang kasabikan ng ilan nating mga kababayan na lumabas dahil sa mahabang lockdown subalit hindi dahilan ito upang ipagsawalang-bahala ang kaligtasan ng bawat isa, lalo na ang mga batang isinama nila gayong malinaw sa patakaran na hindi pa puwede silang lumabas under the COVID Alert Level 3 status,” he added.
Last Sunday, authorities temporarily stopped the entry of visitors when the crowd reached 4,000.
The PNP chief reiterated his appeal to the public to strictly observe the minimum health standards if they wished to go to the Dolomite beach or other public areas.
“Ang ating kaligtasan ay nakasalalay din sa disiplina natin sa sarili kaya tutulong ang mga pulis upang ipaalala ito sa inyo dahil baka humabol kayo sa Undas kung patuloy ninyong babalewalain ang mga patakaran para sa inyong kaligtasan sa gitna ng pandemya,” Eleazar said. – bny
The PNP Chief pointed out, “Part of this self-discipline is making a conscious effort to strictly adhere to minimum public health standards and avoiding crowded areas where physical distancing would be almost impossible to observe.”
This self-discipline, according to PGen Eleazar, should be applied in all public places. (PNP-PIO) – bny
