MANILA, Philippines — The country’s police force will be providing escorts to vehicles delivering food items and other basic needs to ensure that the basic commodities will reach their respective establishments, the head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Tuesday. “We agreed with the armed forces na all of these checkpoints sa expressways pagsinabi na these (deliveries) would pertain to a specific grocery, we would provide escorts to ensure that it would really go to groceries,” PNP chief Gen. Archie Gamboa said in an interview aired on CNN Philippines. ADVERTISEMENT(We agreed with the armed forces that all of these deliveries in checkpoints and expressways, if the deliveries would pertain to a specific grocery, we would provide escorts to ensure that it would really go to groceries.) On Monday evening, the Philippine government placed Luzon under enhanced community quarantine that suspended all modes of transportation including public mass transportation. However, private establishments providing basic needs and activities related to food and medicine production will still be open.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 17, 2020 02:48 UTC