Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar appealed to the public to be more responsible when visiting public and leisure areas amid the enforcement of Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila, after reports that health and safety protocols were supposedly not observed by those visiting Dolomite Beach in Manila Bay.
“Paulit-ulit ang ating paalala sa publiko na mahigpit na sumunod sa minimum health standards, lalo na kung nasa pampublikong lugar o pasyalan gaya ng Dolomite Beach,” he said.
“Nauunawaan ko ang kagustuhan ng ating mga kababayan na makalabas ng kanilang mga tahanan, subalit kung hindi tayo mag-iingat ay hindi malabong tumaas na naman ang kaso ng COVID-19 at mapilitan na naman ang gobyerno na maghigpit sa mga protocols.”
Eleazar reminded police personnel to observe maximum tolerance, especially to those caught violating the protocols, and advised unit commanders to have an ample number of cops deployed to public areas.
“Inatasan ko na ang ating unit commanders na siguraduhin na sapat ang bilang ng ating kapulisan sa mga pampublikong lugar upang matiyak ang pagsunod sa minimum public health safety na siya din namang ipinapakiusap sa ating ng Department of Health,” he said.
The national government downgraded Metro Manila’s alert status to Level 3 amid the decrease in COVID-19 infections. This alert level will be implemented until the end of October. (PNP) – jlo
