Manila Bulletin
PNP ready to enforce hard lockdown if IATF would approve it
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is prepared to enforce a potential hard lockdown, according to PNP chief Police General Guillermo Eleazar, as COVID-19 cases continue to surge.
Eleazar stated that the PNP will implement quarantine restrictions mandated by local governments and the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF).
He assured the public of the police force's readiness to enforce any quarantine measures ordered by the IATF and LGUs.
The national government, through NTF Against COVID-19 deputy chief implementer Vince Dizon, is considering a hard lockdown to curb the spread of the Delta variant.
The business sector has expressed support for the proposed lockdown, and the OCTA Research group has recommended a "circuit-breaker" lockdown for Metro Manila due to increasing cases.
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