Filipino man dies after being forced to do 300 squats as punishment for breaking lockdown
The south east Asian country has one of the harshest lockdowns in the world as the number of cases of Covid continues to soar
Residents of Manila queue for aid
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A young Filipino man has died after being forced by police to do 300 squat-like exercises as punishment for reportedly breaking strict new Covid-19 lockdown rules, according to his friends and family.
Darren Manaog Peñaredondo, 28, suffered a seizure at home and died in hospital a day after the humiliating exercise last Thursday night. His death certificate indicated the cause of death was a stroke and cardiovascular hypertension.
Manila police ban hugs, kisses to contain coronavirus
10 Mar 2021
Manolo B. Jara,
Correspondent
A senior Philippine National Police (PNP) officer on Wednesday announced they would ban kisses, hugs and other public displays of affection to contain COVID-19 amid a warning from a health expert that coronavirus cases could rise up to nine times more if the UK variant would become dominant in the country.
Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana, the PNP spokesman, said the ban was part of the agency s determined efforts to ensure the observance of minimum health and safety standards in barangay (villages), commercial and recreational establishments.
The ban, Usana said, will cover couples, close friends and family members engaged in public displays of affection like hugs, kisses, holding hands and embracing each other.
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+ January 22, 2021 BARANGAY University of the Philippines (UP) Campus ranks 20th among the barangays in Quezon City in terms of crime incidence in 2020, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said.
In a statement, police said there were 250 drug-related cases, 106 theft, 72 robbery, 36 physical injury, 21 rape, 14 murder, 23 carnapping and two complex crime cases of robbery with homicide in Barangay UP Campus.
Barangay UP Campus is situated inside the sprawling 493-hectare UP Diliman (UPD) campus along with portions of six other barangays
Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana, PNP spokesperson, said the index crime trend in the barangay dropped significantly in 2020, presumably because of the community quarantine.
Peter Joemel Advincula, Alyas ‘Bikoy’
(CONTRIBUTED PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana, PNP spokesperson, said the 31-year-old Advincula was the subject of a warrant of arrest issued by Hon. Immaculada Concepcion Ylagan-Galang, presiding judge of Manila Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 17, for the crime of perjury. His recommended bail was set at P18,000.
However, Advincula surrendered to Daraga Municipal Police Station (MPS) in Albay around 12:35 p.m. Thursday.
“The CIDG [Criminal Investigation and Detection Group] Provincial Field Unit of Albay served the warrant of arrest against Advincula, who was subsequently placed under custody of Daraga MPS after undergoing the mandatory booking procedure and documentation,” Usana said.