Eleazar: Camp Crame to implement modified work arrangement due to rising COVID-19 cases in NCR

The Philippine National Police (PNP) National Headquarters in Camp Crame will adopt a modified work arrangement for non-uniformed workers amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila.

In a statement on Wednesday, PNP officer-in-charge Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said all heads of the offices were directed to assess the implementation.

“I have approved the adoption of a modified work arrangement that include work from home, for our non-uniformed personnel assigned at the NHQ at Camp Crame..” he said.

Eleazar said uniformed personnel are not included to the modified work arrangement, citing their regular law enforcement duties and other functions such as curfew enforcement.

“However, there is already an ongoing assessment on alternative work arrangement for our uniformed personnel,” he said.

According to him, the PNP is also studying if they will still continue the face-to-face classes in mandatory schooling and training of their personnel or shift them already to online classes.

Eleazar noted that regional police offices can decide whether or not they would implement the same instructions.

“Likewise, we are now also crafting a guideline to modify command activities at NHQ that would introduce a combination of physical and virtual attendance in such activities,” he said.

“In this way, the risk of infection among our personnel will be lessened since it will further reduce the number of people attending those activities,” he added.

Last week, PNP chief Police General Debold Sinas tested positive for the disease.

As of Tuesday, the PNP has recorded a total of 12,510 COVID-19 cases among its personnel with 11,429 recoveries while 1,047 are still active cases.

At least 34 PNP personnel died due to the disease. — RSJ, GMA News