Mandaue City’s Department of General Services (DGS) office in Barangay Labogon is used as a detention facility for apprehended quarantine violators that now totals to 1,180. | Photo courtesy of Mandaue City PIO
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The city government of Mandaue has appealed to its constituents anew to abide by community quarantine protocols as it heightens campaign against violators.
Over the weekend, the city has already “freed-up” some space in its detention facility at the Department of General Services building in Barangay Labogon to make more room if more violators will be apprehended.
These quarantine violators helped personnel of Mandaue City’s Department of General Services (DGS) move out unserviceable equipment from the facility that is the designated for use as a detention facility for quarantine violators. | Photo courtest of Mandaue City PIO
The 47 detained quarantine violators at the time even helped in moving away unserviceable equipment to make more room at the facility.
“Mao lang pod ang akong hangyo nga di ta ganahan nga moabot og ingon ana nga madakpan unya mobayad og penalty…Gamay ra gyud kaayo, magsul-ob og mask, dili maglakaw-lakaw og malapas sa curfew,” said Eddu Ybañez, Mandaue City Public Information Officer.
(That is our appeal. We do not want to reach the point that people will have to be detained and fined. That is just a small favor: wear your mask and do not loiter especially past the curfew hours.)
Ybañez said a total of 1,180 individuals have already been apprehended for violation of the city’s quarantine rules from the onset of the community quarantine last March until the start of August.
Aside from its curfew policy, the city has also started to implement its ordinance imposing penalties on those who do not wear face masks while outside of their residences.
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