Manila Bulletin
SAF commandos sent to 'tough' Tondo neighborhood to enforce hard lockdown
A total of 250 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos have been deployed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) to Tondo, Manila, to help enforce a hard lockdown in District 1.
NCRPO chief Police Major General Debold Sinas expressed gratitude for the SAF's augmentation, stating they will be of great aid in implementing the lockdown.
The hard lockdown in Tondo District 1 began on May 3 at 5 a.m. and is scheduled to end on May 5 at 5 a.m.
The Manila city government implemented the hard lockdown to curb the spread of COVID-19 and facilitate mass testing of suspected cases.
Previously, 1,000 policemen from the Manila Police District were deployed to enforce the lockdown.
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The city government of Manila implemented a 48-hour hard lockdown in Tondo 1 district starting May 3 due to a high number of COVID-19 cases.
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Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso ordered a 48-hour hard lockdown for Tondo District 1 from May 3 to May 5 to conduct mass testing and disease surveillance.
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Nearly 300 police personnel from the National Headquarters' National Standby Support Force (NSSF) will be deployed to assist the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Regional Mobile Force Battalion in manning quarantine control points across Metro Manila.
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