General Trias police chief, 2 others sacked in probe on curfew violator’s death
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 7) The chief of police of General Trias City in Cavite has been relieved from his post after two curfew violators testified that they were indeed made to do physical exercises, a claim that could back the case against policemen over the death of Darren Manaog Peñaredondo.
In a statement on Wednesday, Philippine National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana cited sworn affidavits of two individuals who said they were asked to do knee bender exercises by two General Trias policemen who were earlier sacked pending investigation.
Instead of jail time, community service eyed for quarantine violators
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 6) Those who fail to follow health protocols may only have to do community service instead of facing arrests, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Monday, over a year into the pandemic and with jails already jampacked with quarantine violators.
Guevarra bared that he already pitched to the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to impose the penalty of community service in localities instead of imprisoning violators a policy shift recommended as Metro Manila and nearby provinces are under enhanced community quarantine for the second time.
Published April 6, 2021, 11:20 AM
There were no traces of physical injury on curfew violator Darren Manaog Peñaredondo who went viral after he reportedly died due to excessive exercise imposed on him and other violators, according to Lt. Col. Marlon Solero, General Trias Cavite Police Chief.
Photo from Adrian Luceña’s Facebook account/ MANILA BULLETIN
Peñaredondo’s story went viral on social media after he was allegedly forced to do strenuous exercise as punishment for violating quarantine protocols. Adrian Luceña, a cousin of the victim, wrote on Facebook that his “kuya” went out of the house to buy water on April 1.