SM Trece Martires operations suspended until further notice

By Raadee Sausa July 31, 2020 SM Trece Martires (Photo by cavite.gov.ph) TRECE MARTIRES, Cavite - Gov. Jonvic Remulla of Cavite, is...

By Raadee Sausa
July 31, 2020

SM Trece Martires (Photo by cavite.gov.ph)

TRECE MARTIRES, Cavite - Gov. Jonvic Remulla of Cavite, issued an executive order over the weekend suspending the operations of SM City in Trece Martires “until further notice” for violating the province’s quarantine policies.

"This is the result of a mall inspection conducted by undercover cops upon his orders, to check compliance with the province's quarantine rules," he said.





Remulla announced on his Facebook account, saying this was the result of the July 22 mall inspection conducted by undercover police, upon his orders, to check if malls are complying with quarantine rules.

“I received a video showing SM City Trece Martires’ direct violation of Cavite’s Q-Pass Policy,” he said.





The lawmaker noted that Cavite, which is under general community quarantine, continues to enforce the Quarantine Pass or Q-Pass system to limit the number of people outside their homes and curb the transmission of the coronavirus.

“Guidelines are meant to put order into controlling the pandemic situation. For those who think that the worst is over, you are mistaken. It is going to get worse before things get better,” Remulla said.

Cavite has over 1,000 coronavirus cases.

However, SM City Trece Martires said in a statement that it will comply with the governor’s order.

“We will immediately discuss the corrective measures with the local government unit, so we can quickly reopen the mall to serve all our customers,” it added.

The mall also said that the particular entrance where the quarantine violations were observed was “an isolated case as all other entrances strictly follow the provincial government’s rules."