Published July 3, 2021, 10:36 AM
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Saturday, July 3, police commanders in Batangas to set up Police Assistance Desks in the evacuation centers for Taal Volcano evacuees to ensure security and health safety amid the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Based on the latest data from the Batangas Police Provincial Office, more than 1,600 evacuees are staying in at least 10 evacuation centers in the municipalities of Laurel, Talisay, Balete and Agoncillo.
There were concerns, however, on the health safety of the evacuees on the threat of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), with some people fearing that the evacuation centers could be a ground for mass infection.