The walking parade: A screengrab of the viral video of quarantine violators in Silay, Negros Occidental. Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN
The police chief of Silay, Negros Occidental said he has no intention to degrade quarantine violators, who were allegedly made to parade like zombies in their streets.
“I have no intention to embarrass them. For us, we want them to maintain social distancing to prevent infection from the virus, ” Silay police chief Major Rollie Pondevilla said over CNN Philippines, reacting to criticisms against their move to parade face mask policy violators in the streets.
“If I have malicious intentions then I could’ve crammed them in the overcrowded police station. I did not do that because I am looking at their safety, ” he further explained.
MANILA, Feb 9 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The police chief of Silay, Negros Occidental on Tuesday said he has no intention to degrade quarantine violators, who were allegedly made to parade like zombies in their streets.
“I have no intention to embarrass them. For us, we want them to maintain social distancing to prevent infection from the virus,” Silay police chief Major Rollie Pondevilla said over CNN Philippines, reacting to criticisms against their move to parade face mask policy violators in the streets. If I have malicious intentions then I could’ve crammed them in the overcrowded police station. I did not do that because I am looking at their safety, he further added.
Published February 8, 2021, 3:49 PM
BACOLOD CITY – The Silay City, Negros Occidental Police Station is open for an investigation by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on the parade of violators of COVID-19 health protocols in the city last week.
Police Major Rollie Pondevilla, city police chief, said they see no problem if they will be investigated, adding that they had not violated any rights of the violators.
A video posted on Facebook caught the attention of the CHR after the Silay police paraded 39 violators, who were caught not wearing face masks, last Thursday.
These violators walked while raising their arms forward as if they were zombies from the police station to the covered court, where a seminar was held to remind them about the strict observance of the health protocols.
Published February 6, 2021, 12:58 PM
BACOLOD CITY – Police in Silay City, Negros Occidental forced 39 violators of COVID-19 health protocols to walk like “zombies” to remind them to observe social distancing.
Police in Silay City, Negros Occidental forced 39 violators of COVID-19 health protocols to walk like “zombies” to remind them to observe social distancing.(Photo courtesy of Silay City Police Station)
Police Major Rollie Pondevilla, Silay police chief, said the violators marched from the police station to the covered court while their arms raised forward to observe one meter distance from each other.
Pondevilla said that these individuals were caught not wearing their face masks in public places, which is a violation of City Ordinance No. 3, Series of 2020.