MANILA, Philippines — Forty-one persons were apprehended for attending a party in Pasig City even while the National Capital Region is on lockdown amid rising COVID-19 cases.
Mayor Vico Sotto on Friday said the Royana Events Place in Axis Road, Barangay Kalawaan, where the party was held, has since been shot down by the city government.
Ang titigas ng ulo!
41 KATAO NAHULI SA BIRTHDAY PARTY SA ROYANA EVENTS PLACE.
Pinasara na rin po natin ng BPLO ang nasabing events place sa Axis Rd, Brgy. Kalawaan
Salamat sa ating kapulisan at pati sa concerned citizen na nag-report (hindi ito kita mula sa main road)#ECQ pic.twitter.com/TOI3mnLIH8
— Vico Sotto (@VicoSotto) August 13, 2021
Sotto tweeted: “Ang titigas ng ulo!” (These people are so stubborn.)
Pasig City, as well as the entire Metro Manila, is under enhanced community quarantine where mass gathering of any kind is prohibited from August 6 to August 20.
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Guillermo Eleazar, meanwhile, said an investigation is ongoing.
Eleazar encouraged the public to report similar incidents to authorities. A concerned Pasig City citizen reported the gathering to authorities.
“I am urging the public to report or provide any information to the police if they have information on violations of quarantine protocols,” he said in a statement on Saturday.
The public may forward reports of quarantine violations to the PNP’s official mobile hotlines 0919-160-1752 (Smart) and 0917-847-5757 (Globe), as well as their email address: e-sumbong@pnp.govph or through social media – facebook.com/OfficialPNPhotline and web portal (https://e-sumbong.pnp.gov.ph).