Philippines: Paraded like zombies? Silay top cop says he had no intention to degrade quarantine violators

MANILA, Feb 9 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The police chief of Silay, Negros Occidental on Tuesday said he has no intention to degrade quarantine violators, who were allegedly made to parade like zombies in their streets.

“I have no intention to embarrass them. For us, we want them to maintain social distancing to prevent infection from the virus,” Silay police chief Major Rollie Pondevilla said over CNN Philippines, reacting to criticisms against their move to parade face mask policy violators in the streets.