Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte issued a memorandum creating an incentive system that will recognize policemen’s efforts in ensuring the implementation of minimum health standards in the city, specifically in public transportations, commercial establishments, and special concern lockdown areas in the city.
The move was made amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks. The LGU and the QC Police District (QCPD) will heighten the enforcement of health protocols in the city’s 142 barangays.
“The city government will be enforcing a stricter monitoring of the implementation of health protocols with the help of QCPD led by PBGen Danilo Macerin. And to further encourage our 16 police stations in our enforcement, we will be initiating a non-cash, outputs-based incentive system for them,” explained Mayor Belmonte.
Through these incentives, the local executive is hoping the reinforcement of health protocols will be executed more strictly.
Police station commanders will intensify foot patrols in the city’s special lockdown areas, barangays with high COVID cases, hang-out areas such as basketball courts, transport terminals and footbridges, public transportation including tricycles, public markets and commercial establishments, government facilities and places of worship, and areas where violations of health protocols are regularly committed or reported.
Each police station is also tasked to submit a daily report including the total number of ordinance violation receipt (OVR) issued, and highlight the top three violations in barangays and establishments where most violations occurred.
Meanwhile, the Department of Public Order and Safety will analyze the reports and will forward it to the City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit. The CESU will then recommend where enforcement operations should be focused or re-focused.
All violators will have to pay their respective penalty within seven days of issuance at the DPOS and City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) at the QC Hall, or in satellite CTO offices in QC. — Allan Francisco
