Philippines: Man Dies After Punishment for Breaking Coronavirus Curfew
6 Apr 2021
A Philippine man died on Saturday after allegedly being forced to perform 300 squats by local village guards in the province of Cavite for leaving his house past curfew during a coronavirus lockdown.
Darren Manaog Peñaredondo, 28, died on April 3 after local quarantine enforcers known as
barangay tanod or “village guards” detained him in Barangay Tejero, a village near Cavite’s General Trias City, on April 1 for leaving his home to purchase drinking water after 6:00 p.m. The unauthorized outing violated Cavite province’s current curfew mandated by Manila on March 28 as part of a regional coronavirus lockdown.
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The 28-year-old was said to be stopped by local authorities in the Philippines while buying water.
Human-rights advocates have criticized other punishments for COVID-19 rule-breakers in the country.
A man in the Philippines is said to have died after being forced to do 300 squat-like exercises as a punishment for breaking the country s strict COVID-19 curfew rules.
Darren Manaog Penaredondo, 28, was out buying water at a local store in the Cavite province, south of Manila, last Thursday when he was stopped by local authorities for violating the 6 p.m. curfew.
A relative, Adrian Lucena, said on Facebook that Penaredondo and others caught breaking curfew had been forced to do 100 squat-like exercises as punishment.
Man is said to have died after being forced to do 300 squats for breaking COVID-19 curfew
Man is said to have died after being forced to do 300 squats for breaking COVID-19 curfew
Cheryl TehApr 6, 2021, 16:59 IST
The Philippine government has imposed strict community quarantine across the country, and has mobilized the police force to enforce these measures.Ryan Eduard Benaid/NurPhoto via Getty Images
A man s family says he died after being made to do squats as a penalty for breaking curfew.
The 28-year-old was said to be stopped by local authorities in the
Philippines while buying water.
Human-rights advocates have criticized other punishments for COVID-19 rule-breakers in the country.