MANILA, Philippines — There is no need to place quarantine violators in jam-packed jails as this may only lead to a surge in COVID-19 cases, Senator Joel Villanueva said Saturday.
In a statement, Villanueva said that while the police need to step up the enforcement of health protocols, there is no need to put violators behind bars.
“We cannot invoke public health in jailing quarantine violators and then throw them to jam-packed jails where they will surely get infected,” Villanueva, chair of the Senate labor committee, said.
“I hope there’s no mass incarceration because what we need now is mass vaccination,” he added.
Villanueva also said that the role of poli…
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