MANILA, Philippines — Authorities who “indiscriminately” and “wantonly” use violence while enforcing quarantine measures should be punished, Senator Francis Pangilinan said. “Quarantine enforcers who indiscriminately, needlessly, and wantonly use violence must be punished. They include those who beat up the fish vendor in Quezon City,” Pangilinan said in a statement on Thursday. Pangilinan also called for the immediate decongestion of city jails across the country amid reported cases of COVID-19 among inmates. ADVERTISEMENTOf the number, 195 PDLs are in the Cebu City Jail, nine in the Quezon City Jail, and one in the Mandaue City Jail.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 30, 2020 15:45 UTC