National Capital Region Police Office Director PMGen. Anthony Aberin has reminded police officers to use common sense when enforcing the city ordinances across Metro Manila.

“Yun po yung instruction natin sa ating mga kapulisan na the implementation of ordinances dapat nandon yung compassion at tsaka common  sense,” PMGen Aberin said

[“That’s our instruction to our police officers, in the implementation of ordinances, compassion and common sense must be present.”]

He also mentioned observing human rights, police operational procedure, and maximum tolerance in the implementation.

PMGen. Aberin noted that apprehension should not always be an immediate response and action towards them. Instead, officers are encouraged to start with a verbal warning or simple reminder to comply with the city ordinances.

The implementation of several restrictions, including roaming in the streets without a shirt, drinking and smoking in public, enhanced curfew, and karaoke limits, is a part of the Safer Cities Initiative that was previously announced by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).

With reports from Lea Ylagan