BAGUIO CITY – City
police are set to file criminal charges against violators of the
Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) for breaching Republic Act 11469, the
Bayanihan to Heal as One Act, and Presidential Proclamation (PP) 922 on the
State of Public Health Emergency.
City police
chief Col. Allen Rae Co said law offenders will face imprisonment once the ECQ
is lifted.
“They will
also have criminal records that will be reflected once they apply for Police
and NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) clearances,” Co said.
He said this is the reason why all the
Unauthorized Persons Outside Residences (UPORs) caught are now being booked and
their mugshots taken. “For the last few weeks we have been lenient with them
and have not been filing cases as we do not want to add to their burden in this
time of crisis.
“ We do not
want to do it but we will if we must as a lot of people do not learn and we
have to protect not only them but other people as well,” Co said.
Four days into the intensified ECQ
implementation as ordered by Mayor Benjamin Magalong, the number of violators
had not tapered off. On the first day, there were 21 offenders rounded up; 42
on the second, and 32 on the third day. On Thursday, 32 were arrested, 18 of
them male and 14 female, including some senior citizens, three Saudi and Jordanian
nationals.
They were
apprehended at Harrison Road, Shanum St., Igorot Park, Kisad Rd., Lower Gen.
Luna,1st Kayang Rd, New Lucban, and Salud Mitra. They were brought to the
police holding stations, lectured, and booked. Co said they will sustain the crackdown
“for the good of the many.”
In lingayen,
Pangasinan, 138 persons were apprehended Monday for violating the protocols of
the enhanced community quarantine.
A report from
the regional police showed that 97 were arrested for not wearing face masks.
Eighteen
persons were arrested for curfew violations and 23 for illegal gambling. – With
a report from Eva Visperas
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