On October 18, the General Mariano Alvarez Police conducted yet another security inspection and business establishment visitation to SMSEs in GMA, Cavite to ensure safety and giving away flyers to duty security guards in relation to the Philippine National Police's anti-criminality campaign.
Police Lieutenant Jennifer Cabigan, deputy chief of police under the direct supervision of Police Major Gilbert Derla, acting chief of police of GMA Municipal Police Station conducted the activity.
Meanwhile, Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Police General Guillermo Lorenzo T Eleazar ordered on Tuesday, October 19, all unit commanders to increase police visibility in areas of destinations of the public following the downgrading of the COVID-19 alert in Metro Manila to Level 3.
The order was in response to the appeal of the Department of Health to continue implementing the minimum public health safety protocol after a number of people flock to churches, malls, parks and other areas over the weekend after the downgrading of the alert status in Metro Manila.
“Based on the order of our SILG (Secretary of the Interior and Local Government) Eduardo Año, I have already directed our unit commanders in the National Capital Region to increase police presence in all possible areas of destination of our kababayan following the downgrading of alert level in Metro Manila,” said PGen Eleazar.
“Nauunawaan namin ang pagkabahala ng ating mga kasamahan sa Department of Health at sa medical community patungkol sa mga report na ipinakita kung saan nagdagsaan ang mga tao sa mga pasyalan, malls at iba pang mga lugar noong nakaraang weekend,” he added.
DOH officials and some health experts expressed concerns over what they describe was an apparent complacency on the part of the people when they go out of their homes to take advantage of the easing of restrictions in the metropolis.
In some parks and churches, it was observed that people failed to observe the protocols for their safety despite the repeated appeal of marshals.
“Kasama sa aking kautusan ang coordination sa ating mga LGUs sa Metro Manila upang maayos na maipatupad ang minimum public health safety protocols at ibang pang mga restriction na ipapatupad sa NCR,” said PGen Eleazar.
“Natutuwa kami sa PNP na kahit paano ay bumabalik na sa normal ang sitwasyon sa ating bansa subalit hindi dapat maging dahilan ito para tayo ay maging kampante at balewalain ang health safety protocols dahil kung hindi, ang panandaliang kaligayahan na ating nararamdaman ngayon ay mauuwi na naman sa matagal na lockdown,” he added.
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