The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday (Aug. 13) the number of persons accosted within the National Capital Region for violations of minimum public health safety standards and hard lockdown protocols breached 40,000 in the first week of implementation.
Citing statistical data from Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid Shield, PNP Chief Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said that from August 6 to 12, there were 40,314 violators apprehended, fined, and warned for various violations of public health safety protocols and quarantine guidelines in 34 quarantine control points (QCPs) in Metro Manila.
“Since the start of the ECQ implementation in Metro Manila on August 6, your PNP has been accosting an average of 5,759 violators per day. At mas mataas pa kung isasama natin ang mga violators naman sa apat na katabing probinsya ng National Capital Region,” Eleazar said.
Based on the data, the total number of violators would be 134,606 if the accosted violators in the four adjoining provinces of Metro Manila would be included—or a daily average of 19,229 accosted violators in NCR Plus.
Meanwhile, the PNP tallied 2,398 non-authorized persons outside of residence (APOR) violators in Metro Manila, averaging 343 per day, while 3,228 non-APOR violators were sanctioned in NCR Plus, averaging 539 per day.
“Let me reiterate then that the fight against COVID-19 and all its variants is not only the government’s responsibility, but is everybody’s obligation. Our first line of defense is to be mindful of our protection and that of our family’s,” he added.
Aside from NCR Plus, other provinces in Luzon, in the Visayas, and Mindanao likewise stepped up the implementation of a stricter quarantine due to the threat of the Delta variant of COVID-19.
Eleazar cited a total of 231,856 violators at 1,243 QCPs nationwide manned by 10,986 detailed police. Based on nationwide data, a total of 12,272 non-APOR violators were recorded, averaging 1,733 per day. (PNP-PIO) – jlo
