THE Philippine National Police (PNP) said that the number of persons accosted for violations of minimum public health safety standards and hard lockdown protocols within the National Capital Region already breached 40,000 in the first week of implementation.
Citing statistical data from Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid Shield, PNP Chief, Police General Guillermo Eleazar said that from August 6 to 12, 2021 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, the PNP has been accosting an average of 5,759 violators per day. This will be higher if we include violators from the 4 provinces near the National Capital Region,” said PGen Eleazar.
Based on 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 (APORs) violators in Metro Manila, averaging 343 daily, while 3,228 Non-APOR violators were sanctioned in NCR Plus averaging 539 per day.
“Let me reiterate then that the fight against the 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, Visayas and Mindanao likewise stepped up in the implementation of a stricter quarantine control due to the threat of the Delta variant of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
PGen Eleazar cited a total of 231,856 violators in 1,243 QCPs nationwide manned by 10,986 detailed police.
On a nationwide data, a total of 12,272 non-APOR violators were also recorded—averaging 1,733 per day.