The PNP, which has already arrested thousands of quarantine violators without warning, warned lawyer Larry Gadon that he will face arrest if he doesn't follow health protocols.
Gadon was recently seen outside without a mask and a face shield.
READ: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/08/28/2038312/pnp-warns-gadon-follow-health-protocols-or-face-arrest
Gadon was recently seen outside without a mask and a face shield.
READ: https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/08/28/2038312/pnp-warns-gadon-follow-health-protocols-or-face-arrest
CONTEXT: Despite face masks being required in public since April, Gadon said that he does not believe they work, a point of view at odds with government's protocols and which is potentially dangerous because of his considerable following on social media. https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2020/08/16/2035768/regardless-gadons-beliefs-who-recommends-face-masks-and-iatf-requires-them
CONTEXT: In the first month of the quarantine alone, the police already arrested 25,000 violators.
Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, commander of joint task force COVID-19 shield, said in April that arrests would continue while the lockdown is in effect. https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/04/12/2006709/25000-quarantine-violators-arrested
Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, commander of joint task force COVID-19 shield, said in April that arrests would continue while the lockdown is in effect. https://www.philstar.com/nation/2020/04/12/2006709/25000-quarantine-violators-arrested
LOOK: Back in July, the police accosted health protocol violators in Quezon City.
The violators were brought to a Task Force Disiplina office using a vehicle where they were unable to observe social distancing. They were fined P1,000 for first offense.
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The violators were brought to a Task Force Disiplina office using a vehicle where they were unable to observe social distancing. They were fined P1,000 for first offense.

CONTEXT: In July, journalist Howie Severino was also apprehended and brought to a seminar after he pulled down his mask to take a drink. https://twitter.com/PhilstarNews/status/1280723729719242752