The mayor of Calapan City in Mindoro wants Philippine National Police Chief Debold Sinas accountable for violating COVID-19 protocols.
The mayor said Sinas should be asked to explain his reckless behavior resulting in violations of the city’s screening procedure despite being tested positive for COVID-19.
Mayor Arnan Panaligan said in a Facebook thread that Sinas failed to follow the screening protocols required for anyone traveling to the provinces.
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“He should be made to answer and be held responsible for his reckless behavior,” Panaligan said.
“He was tested before he flew here. It is SOP (standard operating procedure) that when one is tested, he must first go on quarantine and wait for the result. He failed to do that. When he came here, he did not tell us that he was waiting for the test result. Thus he was allowed entry,” the mayor added.
Sinas reportedly used the PNP chopper during his visit to Mindoro and skipped the usual screening procedure.
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The PNP chief, who was always on the receiving end of criticisms ever since his “mañanita,” has violated the very protocol that the national government put in place during the ongoing lockdown.
The Calapan mayor said that the Department of Interior and Local Government and Malacañang should reprimand Sinas.
“His superiors at DILG and Malacañang must take action against him,” said Mayor Panaligan. (TDT)
