(Screengrab from CCTV Footage from Pasay PNP / MANILA BULLETIN)
A belated police report stated that John Dave Pepito collapsed and died after the chase last April 14 in Barangay 179, Pasay City.
CHR spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia said that the death of Pepito was “deeply concerning and devastating” since it happened because authorities were implementing quarantine guidelines which were supposed to protect children in the first place.
“Amid the compounding difficulties that impact many vulnerable sectors, CHR reiterates the need for prudence and compassion in enforcing quarantine guidelines. The ultimate goal is to save more lives, not put human rights, including the right to life, in peril,” De Guia, a lawyer, stressed.
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