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As the country continues to deal with a surge in coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases, Secretary of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Eduardo Año announced Monday night that 540 locations across the country had been placed under granular lockdown.

“In fact, po ay aabot sa 97 LGUs (local government units) na nag-aabot ng Alert Level 3,” she said. Ang apektado ay 717 families or 1,482 individuals sa pagpapatupad ng ating granular lockdown countrywide, makikita po na 31 cities and municipalities ang apektado, 268 barangays po, at 540 areas naman po ang kasalukuyang under granular lockdown — ang 60 ay nasa National Capital Region (In actuality, 97 local government units are on Alert Level 3.) We can see that 31 cities and municipalities are affected by our granular lockdown nationwide, with 268 barangays and 540 areas currently under granular lockdown — 60 are in the National Capital Region, with a total of 717 households or 1,482 individuals affected),” Año said in his report to President Rodrigo R. Duterte during his Talk to the People briefing.

Meanwhile, according to Año, the DILG has issued a memorandum circular to local governments, police officers, and traffic bureaus instructing them to implement the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) “no vaccination, no ride policy” in accordance with the President’s order restricting the movement of unvaccinated people.

“Ang pupuwede lamang pong bigyan ng ating exemption ang mga taong may medical condition at mga mamamayan na kinakailangang maka-access sa vital at medical services.” Only those with medical issues and citizens who require access to necessary medical services are eligible for an exemption.) For the time being, it is being correctly executed, and we can say that our countrymen are typically obedient),” he added, adding that the Philippine League of Provinces has also directed all provinces to adhere to the policy.

The case increase hasn’t spared them.

Meanwhile, Año reported that workers of the DILG and its affiliated organizations, including himself, were not immune to the outbreak.

According to Año, the Philippine National Police (PNP) has the most active Covid-19 infections (4,015), followed by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) (471), and the DILG central and regional offices (98).

The National Police Commission (Napolcom) had 60 cases, followed by the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) with 91, the Philippine Public Safety College with 13, the Philippine Commission on Women with 13, the Local Government Academy with 10, the National Youth Commission with four, and the National Commission for Muslim Filipinos with one.

Meanwhile, Covid-19 has been hired by four governors and twenty-one mayors.

Año revealed that a total of 62,833 people disobeyed the rule requiring the use of face masks during the implementation of health protocols.

44,617 people were warned, 9,654 were fined, 3,719 were sentenced to community service, and 4,843 were charged.

The DILG director also said that 332 people were arrested for mass gathering offenses, with 316 of them receiving warnings and the remainder receiving fines.

A total of 23,528 people were arrested for breaking the physical separation standard, with 20,920 being warned, 509 being fined, 1,173 performing community service, and 305 being charged.

According to the same report, 1,842 police officers were stationed in 556 quarantine motels, which housed a total of 23,970 returning overseas Filipinos (ROFs).

At quarantine hotels accredited by the Department of Health (DOH), Bureau of Quarantine (BOQ), and Department of Tourism, a total of 478 support desks were set up (DOT).

He further stated that between January 9 and 15, 783 anti-illegal drug operations were carried out, resulting in the arrest of 1,091 people.

During these raids, 17 more individuals were apprehended, and two were slain.

During these operations, law enforcement officers also recovered 15 kilograms of shabu and 91.9 kilograms of marijuana, totaling PHP113,360,294 in value.

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