Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar directed Police Regional Offices outside Metro Manila to prepare for the nationwide enforcement of the Alert Level System.
The Department of Health said that beginning Dec. 1, the Alert Level System will be fully implemented across the country.
Eleazar said provincial and city police officials should be familiar with the guidelines for each Alert Level under the system to ensure their proper implementation in communities.
“Ngayon pa lamang ay inatasan ko na ang lahat ng Police Regional Offices na paghandaan itong pagpapatupad ng alert level system nationwide. Iba-iba ang mga panuntunan sa bawat alert level system kaya dapat lamang na alam ng bawat pulis kung paano ang deployment nito upang hindi magkaroon ng kalituhan sa pagpapatupad ng mga patakaran,” the PNP chief said.
“Inaasahan natin na magkakaroon rin ng pagluluwag sa mga regulasyon sa mga lalawigan o rehiyon na naaayon sa alert level at kaakibat ng pagluwag na ito ay ang mas maraming tao na maaari nang lumabas. Kasabay nito, mas maraming negosyo na rin ang magbubukas,” Eleazar pointed out.
“Kaya naman, nagpaalala rin ako sa ating kapulisan na siguraduhing maigting pa rin ang pagpapanatili ng seguridad upang hindi makapambiktima ang masasamang loob,” he added.
The National Capital Region is placed under Alert Level 2 until Nov. 21. Starting Dec. 1, the alert level assignments will be determined every 15th and 30th of the month.
The PNP chief reminded police personnel outside the NCR to properly implement health protocols so that the Alert Level System could also be effective in curbing the further increase of COVID-19 cases like in Metro Manila.
“Napatunayang mabisa ang alert level system sa pagtulong sa pagpapababa pa ng kaso ng COVID-19 sa Metro Manila. Kaya tutulong ang PNP na tiyaking magiging epektibo ang sistemang ito sa buong bansa,” he said.
Eleazar also encouraged the public to continue observing minimum public health standards so that the decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases would continue. (PNP-PIO) – bny
