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MORE EYES ON THE ROAD General Guillermo Eleazar, deputy chief of operations for the Philippine National Police, tests a drone in Edsa on Saturday as a tool to verify and restrict the number of vehicles on the streets while the Luzon blockade continues. . The | MARIANNE BERMUDEZ
MANILA, Philippines – The government said on Saturday it would use smart technology, including the deployment of drones, to enforce the Luzon Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) to stop the COVID-19 outbreak.
Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, commander of Joint Task Force COVID Shield, said the use of drones for aerial reconnaissance was part of the technological advancements the government is implementing while cracking down on ECQ violators.
State-of-the-art technology will allow the Philippine National Police and the Philippine Armed Forces to be better equipped as they prepare for a selective or total closure, Eleazar said.
He said the centerpiece of the system was the Mobile Command Center (MCC), an autonomous and integrated command and control vehicle.
The CCM, Eleazar said, would be managed by the PNP Highway Patrol Group to monitor and synchronize containment operations nationwide at “dedicated checkpoints” in the country, but primarily in Metro Manila, the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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