MANILA, Philippines – Franklin Drilon of the Senate said Friday that he was “deeply disturbed” by recent comments by Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa, comparing the door-to-door search of COVID-19 patients to the “location” of the criminals.
“Such a thing is not justified. This still creates nothing rather than accepting as true in law enforcement and in the fight opposed to the COVID-19 pandemic,” he said.
Interior Secretary Eduardo Ao said earlier that police and local government will be guilty of picking up COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms from their homes so they can be transferred to surveillance centers to prevent the spread of the virus.
At a press convention at Camp Martin Delgado earlier this week, Gamboa compared to the plan to “locate a criminal and when you have one, you have to track down his accomplices.”
“When a user suspected of contracting COVID-19 resists efforts to take them to isolation centers, what happens? Will there be an increase in the cases of “nanlaban” (resistance to arrest) to a thousand cases of nanlaban claims in Operation Tokhang? Drilon continued.
The minority leader in the Senate said he stands up when the government “turns a public aptitude challenge into a public policy challenge.”
“This COVID-19 pandemic is a public aptitude problem, just a public policy problem. We want to replace our mindset: the enemy here is the virus, the people,” he said.
He added that others who would possibly have mild COVID-19 symptoms would be afraid to come “not because they are criminals, but because they are afraid not to resort to paints and supplies for their families, and because of stigma and discrimination. “.
“What we are doing is instilling confidence in the crusade opposite COVID-19. If the government can guarantee their protection and the well-being of their families, then they may present themselves and even volunteer to be isolated.” said the senator.
“Instead of threatening them with such comments, leave them and their families,” he added.
To date, the Philippines has recorded more than 61,000 COVID-19s in the country. Of these, 1,603 patients have already died and 20,459 have recovered from the disease. [C.A]
The Inquirer Foundation supports our leaders in the fitness industry and still accepts donations of money to deposit in the Golden Bank Current Account (BDO) – 007960018860 or to make a donation through PayMaya at this link.
We use cookies for the most productive delight on our website. By continuing, you are satisfied with our use of cookies. For more information, click this link.