Philippine police draw flak for plan to monitor social media on quarantine
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine police drew criticism from netizens and activists on Sunday for a plan to monitor social media to implement quarantine pointers, with critics accusing the authorities of authoritarianism and double necessities.
National Police Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar, head of a exercise stress imposing quarantine protocols, warned of fines and penalties of neighborhood service for of us violating precautionary measures, whereas violators of liquor bans will face “additional charges”.
“Police might use public postings on social media as leads, and these shall be over and above the police visibility operations we’re conducting and might complement strategies we get from police hotline,” Eleazar instructed Reuters by phone.
Manila ended a second spherical of strict lockdown measures on Aug. 19 to improve enterprise train, nevertheless of us nonetheless ought to put on masks in public and observe one-meter distancing, whereas children, the aged and pregnant ladies …