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PNP tweaks checkpoints as more vehicles ply roads with eased restrictions

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Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/05/20/20200518-covid19-mecq-manila-gc-3111.jpg"/><figcaption>Motorists line up at a checkpoint along España Boulevard in Manila on the first working day of the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) on May 18, 2020. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA- The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Wednesday it was modifying checkpoints to ease traffic as more vehicles ply roads after the government lessened travel restrictions.Joint Task Force COVID-19 Shield commander Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said authorities would randomly check vehicles at checkpoints to decongest traffic.&quot;Magche-check tayo ng mga sasakyan, proper checking, pero &#x27;pag nakita natin na mahaba na ang pila puwedeng irelease natin siya freely then after that &#x27;pag medyo maluwag na magche-check ulit tayo,&quot; he said in a public briefing.(We will check vehicles properly but if we see that there is already a traffic buildup, we can release the vehicle freely then once traffic eases up we can check again.)&quot;&#x27;Pag mayroong violation, &#x27;yan po ay kukumpiskahin ang lisensya at sasampahan ng kaso,&quot; he added.(If there is a violation, we will confiscate the license and file charges.)Checkpoints have caused traffic as Filipinos returned to work across the country as the government eased quarantine restrictions to boost economic activity even as coronavirus infections in the country continued to rise.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/05/13/20/which-businesses-can-operate-in-different-quarantine-areas">Which businesses can operate in different quarantine areas?</a></li></ul>Eleazar said fewer violations of checkpoint protocols were recorded since the weekend as the majority of travelers were allowed to be out of their homes.Despite the easing of travel restrictions, Eleazar said the PNP still maintains some 4,000 checkpoints across the country.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/12/20/mga-pnp-checkpoint-tuloy-sa-mga-lugar-sa-ilalim-ng-gcq">Mga PNP checkpoint tuloy sa mga lugar sa ilalim ng GCQ</a></li></ul>

The Philippine National Police said Wednesday it is modifying checkpoints to ease traffic as more vehicles ply roads after the government lessened travel restrictions.

The Philippine National Police said Wednesday it is modifying checkpoints to ease traffic as more vehicles ply roads after the government lessened travel restrictions.

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PNP tweaks checkpoints as more vehicles ply roads with eased restrictions

Arianne Merez,

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Published May 20, 2020 12:29 PM PHT

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