PNP sends 100 cops from Visayas to enforce Cebu ECQ
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has deployed 100 policemen from Western and Eastern Visayas to Cebu City to help enforce the enhanced community quarantine due to rising COVID-19 cases.
On June 18, PNP chief Gen. Archie Gamboa ordered the deployment of these officers upon recommendation by Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, who is also the Joint Task Force Covid-19 commander.
The Eastern Visayas contingent includes 54 policemen led by Maj. Vicente Bullecer Jr., sent to augment the police force in Central Visayas as requested by PNP headquarters.
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