Almost 150,000 individuals were apprehended for various violations during the two-week enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila, which ended on Friday. Data from the Philippine National Police showed that 149,963 were caught in the National Capital Region (NCR) from Aug. 6 to Aug. 20, when it was on the strictest lockdown. This means that, for two weeks, the PNP arrested an average of 10,711 individuals per day for different infractions in NCR alone. —Dexter Cabalza
Nearly 150,000 violators nabbed during lockdown
LOOK: Personnel from Philippine National Police and Quezon City Task Force Disiplina arrest residents of Barangay Old Balara, Quezon City on Monday, August 10, 2020, for not wearing face masks in an attempt to ensure public health safety and prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. Violators will be fined P1,000 each or do community service through planting. 📷Niño Jesus Orbeta/Philippine Daily Inquirer