Policemen in Negros Oriental arrested 13 individuals caught defying the enhanced community quarantine implementation.
Eight men were arrested for illegal cockfighting on Easter Sunday.| NOPPO Photo
Among those arrested were eight men who were caught holding illegal cockfighting in an open space in Barangay Villasol in Bayawan City, said Police Colonel Julian Entoma, chief of the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office . Responding policemen also confiscated P55,000 cash; five fighting cocks; 29 gaffs; and a sling bag from the suspects.
Meanwhile, five persons were also arrested in Barangay Banilad in Bacong town for swimming and loitering on the beach on Easter Sunday despite government reminders to stay at home.
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