On March 12, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte announced that the government will implement community quarantine in the National Capital Region. It is to combat the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
“Community quarantine is hereby imposed in the [entirety] of Metro Manila and in other - in other areas the LGUs are advised to abide by the following guidelines imposing localized community quarantine in their respective jurisdictions. For Manila, there's ... We don't want to use that but because you are afraid to say it “Lockdown”. And a - but it's a lockdown. There is no struggle of power here. No fight here, no war. It's just a matter of protecting and defending you from COVID-19. That's about it. It has nothing to do with the power of the military or the power of the police, nor or my power and of these guys beside me. Not that. It's not an issue of - it's just an issue of protecting public interest and public health. That's all, ”President Duterte explained.
In a social media post, James Carwyn Candila criticized President Duterte's move. For Candila, this is just a tactic to advance martial law in the region. Candila is a member of Vito Cruz's Anakbayan leftist group.
“Today, Duterte is using the THE COVID-19 crisis to establish Martial Law in Metro Manila,” Candila said.
Candila also did not like the involvement of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the said quarantine community.
“HE WILL MOBILIZE THE AFP AND PNP TO ROVE AROUND OUR STREETS. IF THE YOUTH IS CAUGHT, THEY WILL BE BROUGHT TO POLICE STATION FOR QUESTIONING, ”Candila added.
Candila's ballads against the administration have attracted a variety of comments.
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