Interior Secretary Eduardo Año (File photo)
MANILA – A total of 2,417 persons were charged with violation of health protocols amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic from June 7 to 13, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday night.
In a pre-recorded Cabinet meeting with President Rodrigo R. Duterte, Año said these are among a total of 67,629 violators of health protocols who were apprehended during the past week.
Out of this number, 51,607 were accosted for not wearing face masks, 426 for mass gatherings, and 15,596 for breach of physical distancing rules.
Año also said the village chiefs of MatabungKay in Lian, Batangas, and Kasambagan in Cebu City are under investigation over reports of mass gatherings.
Meanwhile, a complaint for violation of Republic Act 11332 or the Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act was filed against the chairperson of Barangay San Mariano in Sta. Marcela, Apayao over the holding of mass gathering for a wedding.
“Sa mga naiulat na violations noong nakaraang linggo, mayroon naman tayong updates na patuloy na pag-usad ng mga reklamong inihain laban sa mga opisyal ng barangay sa Barangay Matictic, Norzagaray, Bulacan; Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City; Barangay 171 ng Caloocan City; Barangay San Jose, Navotas City; at Barangay 181 at 182 ng Tondo, Manila (Of the violations reported last week, we have updates on the ongoing progress of complaints filed against barangay officials in Barangay Matictic, Norzagaray, Bulacan; Barangay Kamputhaw, Cebu City; Barangay 171 of Caloocan City; Barangay San Jose, Navotas City; and Barangays 181 and 182 of Tondo, Manila),” Año said.
Meanwhile, he said 25,287 local government units' (LGU) Covid-19 vaccination action plans were submitted while 36,006 barangay health emergency response teams were formed.
He noted that 27,895 quarantine facilities are available for Covid-19 patients nationwide.
“Nais nating paalalahanan na para tayo dumating sa ating tinatawag na normal, ang dapat na ating lahat ng kababayan ay sumunod sa health standard at protocols. Ang ating mga awtoridad ay magpatupad ng lahat ng batas at ordinansa sa buong bansa at ang wastong pagsasagawa ng Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate strategy ng ating mga LGUs at ang tuloy-tuloy at mabilis na pagbabakuna. Ito po ang mga susi para bumalik tayo sa normal na buhay at mabuksan nang tuluyan ang ating ekonomiya (We would like to remind that in order for us to back what we call normal, all our countrymen must adhere to health standards and protocols. Our authorities will enforce all laws and ordinances nationwide and the proper implementation of the Prevent-Detect-Isolate-Treat-Reintegrate strategy of our LGUs and the continuous and rapid vaccination. These are the keys for us to return to normal life and open our economy completely),” he said.
Meanwhile, he said 1,095 anti-illegal drug operations were conducted by the police from June 6 to 13.
In these operations, Año said 32 drug personalities surrendered, 1,576 were arrested while 12 were killed.
These operations resulted in the confiscation of 172,387.32 grams of shabu and 256,301.57 grams of marijuana worth PHP1,201,589,964.40.
On Sunday, joint police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency teams seized PHP1 billion worth of shabu in separate operations in Parañaque City and Imus, Cavite. (PNA)
