{"id":277920,"date":"2020-12-07T06:02:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T11:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=277920"},"modified":"2020-12-07T06:02:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T11:02:35","slug":"palace-thumbs-down-use-of-yantok-by-law-enforcers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/12\/07\/palace-thumbs-down-use-of-yantok-by-law-enforcers\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace thumbs down use of \u2018yantok\u2019 by law enforcers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: CHECKPOINT. A police personnel checks on a woman’s quarantine pass at the Cloverleaf Market in Balintawak, Quezon City on Wednesday (April 15, 2020). (PNA photo by Robert Oswald P. Alfiler)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday rejected the use of \u201cyantok\u201d or rattan sticks to harm violators of physical distancing protocols as more people are expected to flock to shopping centers during the holiday season.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he agreed with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.\u2019s tweet expressing opposition for the use of rattan sticks against physical distancing violators.<\/p>\n

\u201cTingin ko po tama is<\/em>\u00a0Secretary Locsin\u00a0dito, hindi po pupuwedeng gamitin iyan na pang<\/em>-hit\u00a0or pamalo dahil hindi naman po iyan pinapayagan sa ating batas at sa regulasyon ng<\/em>\u00a0PNP (I think Secretary Locsin is right here, this cannot be used as something to hit quarantine violators because that is not allowed under our laws and regulations of the Philippine National Police),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While rattan sticks could be used to measure the one-meter (three feet) physical distance requirement, he said these should not be used to harm anyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cPupuwede pa po siguro<\/em>\u00a0(It could probably be used) to measure social distancing, to make sure one meter,\u00a0pero hindi po iyan para pampalo ng mga taumbayan<\/em>\u00a0(but it shouldn\u2019t be used to hit our citizens),\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

In a tweet on Monday, Locsin shared a meme showing a nun holding a meter stick, with the caption: “This is the only \u2018yantok’ we will accept and only from someone in her uniform. Anyone else in any other uniform can go f*ck a duck.”<\/p>\n

Interior Secretary Eduardo A\u00f1o on Sunday described as \u201cbaseless\u2019\u2019 allegations that rattan sticks will be used by law enforcers to harm physical distancing violators.<\/p>\n

He insisted that rattan sticks will only be used for measurement and not for hitting anyone.<\/p>\n

A\u00f1o said existing sanctions and penalties for violators like fines and imprisonment remain.<\/p>\n

However, he said rattan sticks may also be used as self-defense if criminals attack the law enforcers just like how they use \u201cbatuta\u2019\u2019 (cudgel).<\/p>\n

The Commission on Human Rights earlier cautioned the government over threats to use rattan sticks against violators, saying the use of force and actions that may lead to humiliation and trauma is unnecessary.<\/p>\n

CHR spokesperson lawyer Jacqueline Ann de Guia said human rights and dignity must be respected at all times and situations including the enforcement of quarantine protocols.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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