PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) chief, General Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar yesterday urged the public to take advantage of their E-Sumbong to continuously report quarantine violations in their neighborhood and help the government address possible health problems brought about by COVID-19 and its Delta variant.

“I am urging the public to report or provide any information to the police if they have information on violations of quarantine protocols. Mas maigi kung makuhanan ito ng larawan o kaya naman ay video para may ebidensya,” the PNP chief said.

“Mayroon tayong iba’t-ibang platforms sa ating E-Sumbong kung saan puwedeng isuplong ang mga lumalabag dito,” he added.

The ‘E-Sumbong’ platform includes the PNP’s official hotlines, social media accounts, and email where the public may file reports, complaints, or concerns that need immediate action.

Gen. Eleazar urged the public to report any complaint or concern on their community or even PNP personnel involved in any irregularities through its official SMS hotline — 0919-160-1752 (Smart); 0917-847-5757 (Globe).

Information may also be forwarded to their email address: [email protected] or through social media – facebook.com/Official PNPhotline and web portal (https://e-sumbong.pnp.gov.ph).

The top cop issued the call to the citizenry after more than 40 individuals were apprehended by the police in Pasig City for attending a birthday party in a local resort. The venue was ordered closed by the Pasig City government.

“Iniimbestigahan na din natin ang insidenteng ito katulong ang LGU. Base sa inisyal na impormasyon, medyo tago ang venue ng birthday party at may concerned citizen lang na nagsumbong sa mga awtoridad kaya’t napuntahan at nasita ito ng ating kapulisan,” Gen. Eleazar said.

He earlier reminded police personnel to be on the lookout for mass gatherings in their areas of responsibility as they could become super spreader events.

“Paalala ko din sa ating kapulisan na maging alerto at huwag hayaang makalusot ang mga ganitong klaseng pagtitipon. Seryosong bagay ito lalo’t halos araw-araw ay lumolobo ang mga bagong kaso ng COVID-19 sa Metro Manila,” the top cop said.

“Patuloy na makikipag-ugnayan ang kapulisan sa mga opisyal ng barangay para mahigpit na ipatupad ang mga minimum public health safety standards at quarantine protocols sa mga komunidad,” he added.

The PNP chief also urged the public to strictly abide by quarantine protocols.

“Huwag na sanang maging pasaway lalo na’t nasa ECQ pa ang Metro Manila. Hindi tayo makababalik sa normal kung patuloy nating susuwayin ang mga quarantine protocols ngayong ECQ,” Gen. Eleazar said.

“Kung hindi man kayo nag-aalala para sa inyong sarili ay isipin ninyo ang inyong mga pamilya. Huwag ninyong ipagpalit ang kaligtasan ng inyong mga mahal sa buhay sa sandaling saya,” he added.

The PNP’s E-Sumbong aimed to improve its action on citizens’ concerns through an enhanced complaint referral and monitoring system. “Dito sa ating improved complaint referral system, bawat natatanggap na reklamo o hinaing ay itinuturing na urgent. Dapat laging isaisip ng mga pulis na time is of the essence tuwing makatatanggap ng tawag o text message mula sa ating mga kababayan. Ito iyong assurance ko sa ating mga kababayan na ang sumbong nyo, eh aksyon ko,” Gen. Eleazar said.

The PNP chief also ordered the National Capital Region Police Office headed by Major Gen. Vicente D. Danao Jr. to ensure that the distribution of government cash assistance in Metro Manila will not turn into ‘super spreader events.’

This after the NCRPO started assisting local government units in the metropolis in distributing cash assistance to low-income families affected by the Enhanced Community Quarantine.

Gen. Eleazar and top NCRPO officials have inspected the deployment of their men in different Ayuda Centers in Quezon City and Manila.

“Ang pangunahing bilin natin sa ating mga pulis ay siguraduhing hindi maging super spreader events itong pamamahagi ng ayuda sa ating mga kababayan. Alam naman natin na kailangan ng mga residente ang tulong ngayong ECQ kaya’t hindi malayong dagsain talaga ito,” the top cop said.

“Dito papasok ang ating kapulisan para siguraduhing nasusunod ang minimum public health safety standards at quarantine protocols lalo na ang social distancing at ang pagsusuot ng face masks at face shields,” he added.

Gen. Eleazar recalled the incident last week wherein the vaccination processes in some parts of Manila and Las Piñas City needed to be cancelled because of overcrowding.

“Hindi dapat mangyari sa cash aid distribution ang nangyari nitong nakaraang linggo sa iba’t-ibang vaccination centers kung saan dinumog ng mga tao,” he said.

The PNP chief said his field commanders should be aware of the schedule and system of cash aid distribution in their areas of responsibility.

“Nakikipagugnayan din tayo sa mga LGU officials dahil sila ang mangunguna sa pagbibigay ng ayuda. Ang magiging papel ng kapulisan sa cash aid distribution ay ang magbigay ng seguridad at tiyaking maayos ang proseso ng bigayan ng ayuda,” he said.