MANILA, Philippines — Police Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police, on Saturday assured that children caught violating quarantine protocols are not subject to arrest. The statement was released in response to the Commission on Human Rights which raised that minors should be brought back to their parents and not arrested when they are caught flouting quarantine rules. "PNP personnel really will not arrest children who violate the curfew or other quarantine protocols enforced in Metro Manila," Eleazar said in Filipino. Eleazar added that the PNP works with the Department of Social and Welfare and Development when handling such situations. The PNP is fully aware of the rights of children, the top cop emphasized.

Source: Philippine Star August 14, 2021 07:41 UTC