Cops armed with rattan sticks to enforce distancing
Cops in Metro Manila will be armed with rattan sticks to enforce physical distancing in public areas.
The number of police officers has been doubled in places like markets, malls, churches, terminals, and ports.
Joint Task Force COVID Shield commander Lt. Gen. Cesar Hawthorne Binag said cops and soldiers would assist in these patrols.
Binag stated that the Chief PNP, Gen. Debold Sinas, ordered the deployment of social distancing patrols with one-meter rattan sticks.
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