Questions were aplenty when President Duterte announced that Metro Manila, home to 12 million people, will be placed under a
Lockdown- Manila police conduct a dry run of a lockdown of the city of Manila, where individuals are prohibited from entering and leaving Metro Manila from March 15 to April 14, 2020 to prevent the spread of the Corona virus in the country
Checkpoints to be manned by the police and military will be set up in the borders of Metro Manila to prevent the “unauthorized” entry of individuals.According to 1st Lt. Arrianne Mae Bicharra, spokesperson of the military’s Joint Task Force-National Capital Region , all public utility vehicles and private cars that wish to enter or leave Metro Manila will be checked to ensure that individuals does not exhibit symptoms of the deadly respiratory disease.
“We will strictly impose our protocols during checkpoints, so if in case there are civilians and they have a fever or wala naman silang urgent business na gagawin inside Metro Manila, the troops will inhibit them from entering the borderlines,” she said. “Just in case may magtatangka po na hindi huminto sa checkpoints, may mga naka-position po tayong mga military and armored vehicles para harangan ‘yung mga magpupumilit pumasok,” Bicharra said. Although Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra reportedly said a warrantless arrest may only be made if a person assaults, bribes, or slanders a person in authority, Metro Manila police chief Maj. Gen.
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