A TOTAL of 68 persons in Bacolod City were arrested by the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) for violating health protocols in the campaign against coronavirus disease (Covid-19) from August 7 to 8.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Ariel Pico, spokesperson of BCPO, said the violators were arrested by personnel of Police Stations 1 to 10, along with the operatives of Mobile Patrol Group (MPG) and Bacolod City Mobile Force Company (BCMFC), for not wearing a face mask and not observing physical distancing.

He said on August 8, a total of 41 persons were arrested in various barangays, and another 21 violators were arrested on August 7.

The violators will be charged for violation of Article 151 of Revised Penal Code for disobedience to persons on authority, in relation to Executive Order No. 35.

The police will file the case in a regular filing.

BCPO, along with the Task Force Disiplina chaired by Vice Mayor El Cid Familiaran, intensified its operation in various barangays to arrest those who are not observing the physical distancing and not wearing of face mask in public places in the city.