AMID ‘PEACEFUL LOCKDOWN’: Border control points remain in Bacolod City

By Glazyl Y. Masculino

 

BACOLOD City – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) has not recorded any significant incident or arrest during the two-day “no movement period” here from August 28 to 29.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Pico, BCPO’s public information officer, said it was generally peaceful over the weekend, as people adhered to the strict stay at home advise while the city was holding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mass testing on 4,384 individuals.

Pico said there was no resistance from the people during the citywide lock down as part of the provincial government of Negros Occidental’s program dubbed “Timeout Weekend” to contain the spread of the virus.

“Tawhay lang bangud man ginahatagan man sila warning,” he added.

He, however, said that eight outer border control check-up points will remain, despite the city government having already lifted its lock down early Saturday night.

He said police presence and border control check-up points in high risk areas or barangays, with many COVID cases will also remain, as directed by Police Colonel Henry Biñas, BCPO director.

The city is still under the Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ) until August 31, and more than 50 curfew violators were caught over the weekend, per BCPO report.